Through adversity, the Manning-Great Lakes community always pulls through.
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Member for Myall Lakes, Stephen Bromhead, said residents continued to bounce back from hardship and natural disasters, namely drought, bushfires and now the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mr Bromhead visited Tinonee business Parkland Nursery and Bobin resident Paul Miscamble last week, six months on from the devastating bushfire crisis.
"Our community has been really resilient in the way they've been able to cope with drought, fire and COVID-19," Mr Bromhead said.
"Wherever you drive in the valley now you'll spot the BlazeAid fence," Mr Bromhead said.
"You take your hat off to those volunteers."
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"Coming into winter they need something better than what they've been living in," Mr Bromhead said.
Even though the COVID-19 pandemic has been at the forefront of people's minds lately, bushfire victims won't be cast aside.
"We can't forget the bushfires and even this week we're (NSW Government) announcing more assistance for people affected by bushfires through closing the gap and making sure anyone out there can get registered on Service NSW so if we haven't caught up with them yet we're able to," Mr Bromhead said.
Millions of dollars have been put into repair projects and economic stimulus in recent months.
With coronavirus restrictions starting to ease, it's more important than ever for visitors to return to the bush.
"It's so important in our area, jobs are everything and that's why we were really looking forward to opening up regional NSW, getting people back here and spending money," Mr Bromhead said.
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