Coastal towns in New South Wales are now at the mercy of the big dry as critical water shortages threaten hundreds of thousands of people.
Crucial rivers and dams are at risk of running out within weeks, as the nation's new drought boss Shane Stone called for politics to be taken out of national disasters.
Without significant rainfall or intervention, new official 'Day Zero' projections revealed crucial drinking water supply for coastal centres are expected to run dry. Image: News Corp Australia
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