I rise to express the Hawkesbury community's dismay at the torturous process of restoring Cornwallis and Settlers roads following damage from successive floods. Farmers and turf-growers relying on access via Cornwallis Road in Richmond have suffered nearly two years of misery, not helped by delays in repairing the initial damage last year which led to greater damage this year and land lost forever.

They're now waiting on a decision of the New South Wales government on the escalated cost. The decision has been imminent for weeks. It's impossible to describe the sense of helplessness that affected businesses and families feel. My message to the New South Wales government is: it's time to get this sorted.

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