A dry farm dam in Montacute, Adelaide Hills, March 2025. Ilan Sagi. March 23, 2025 Adelaide Hills water crisis: a local problem is a global wake‑up call Kate Holland, CSIRO and Craig T. Simmons, University of Newcastle Water is being trucked into the Adelaide Hills and surrounds to fill empty rainwater tanks and dams. Is there a better way to cope with future water shortages?