Farmers need urgent repairs to council roads in the bush but councils can't fix them and won't allow the farmers to do it either.
abc.net.au/news/nsw-farmers-offering-to-help-fix-roads-not-allowed/101890262Fixing thousands of kilometres of roads after record-breaking floods in New South Wales may take councils years to complete, and some farmers with heavy machinery want to lend a hand.The repairs are expected to cost about $2.5 billionBut those offering their services are being knocked back by local councils and the state government because they are unable to get liability cover.
"We wanted to know our position but they flatly refused in their letters to us, saying they would not comment," he said.Barwon MP Roy Butler said councils didn't have the capacity to repair all the roads that were damaged. He said councillors didn't want to take responsibility for authorising the works because if something went wrong or someone had an accident, then the council could find themselves liable.
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