NSW Farmers has welcomed additional manpower to repair ruined rural roads, but says flood-proofing for the future must be on the agenda.
On Tuesday NSW Regional Roads Minister Sam Farraway announced the NSW Government would deploy 200 people and heavy machinery from across the state to the central west and Murrumbidgee to assist with the mammoth task of reconnecting the road network.
Large grain growing areas, like Moree, have seen major flooding in recent weeks. Photo: Adam Marshall MP
According to local councils about 10,000km of roads had been flood-affected, leaving communities to…
