12 floods in four years leave Shoalhaven farmers facing huge clean-up costs

Shoalhaven Mayor Amanda Findley said flood damage was all too common in the region.

"Shoalhaven has just clicked over the dubious record of having its 13th natural disaster in the last four years, 12 of which has been floods and severe weather events," she said.

"Our farmers have been suffering because it inundates their silage and their fields.

"So many of our dairy farmers are again waking up to a sodden mess and wondering how they're going to get through another period of time feeding their cattle, particularly coming off the fact that the last flood they experienced was in November 2023."

Joshua Becker and Romy Gilbert, ABC Illawarra, 11 April 2024.

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