Batemans Bay would usually be gearing up for one of its busiest weekends of the year, but it has been cut off from Canberra.
On the weekend before Christmas, Ted Sutherland would usually expect his caravan park to be bustling with hundreds of families.Authorities have warned travellers to cancel some non-essential driving tripsBut this is no ordinary weekend.
A bushfire has been burning out of control north of the NSW South Coast town of Batemans Bay for weeks, disrupting both the Kings Highway and the Princes Highway, which connect the town to Canberra and Sydney respectively."Every day there's just been more cancellations," Mr Sutherland said. Mr Sutherland's caravan park at Nelligen, just north of Batemans Bay, is experiencing a massive drop in visitors due to the fires."It is an effort to get there … the whole community needs people here.
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