Locals decided to actwhen drinks companyNorlexHoldings announced plans to tap an undergroundreservoirin thetown, truck the water up to Sydney and then send it backinbottles.
Backin 1998, when he sailed his yacht, the Sayonara, in the Sydney to Hobart race, he and his crew endured 630 miles through rough seas and hurricane-force winds off Australia.
He then broke another Olympic barrier in 2000 inSydneywhen he defended his 400m title - making him the first to win back-to-back events over the distance.