Emergency measures to provide fodder to farmers hit by the bushfires on either side of Canberra are being put in place.
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A distribution point has been opened to support farmers hit by the Dunns Road and Green Valley fires, according to the NSW Department of Primary Industries.
There are already centres at Cooma, Bega and Moruya.
The latest distribution point is at Holbrook race course.
A spokesman for the department said that more were being looked at, with assessments of the safety of staff and the safety of roads leading to them.
Emergency fodder was available for sheep and cattle farmers and also sugar for bee keepers. More than 60 tonnes of sugar had already been distributed throughout the state.
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So far 1,000 tonnes of fodder and 267,000 litres of water have already been made available to farmers in this southern sector of New South Wales.
"With active fires still burning in the area we are choosing fodder distribution points which are safe and central for landholders, and where roads are open to be able to truck fodder in and out," Animal and Agriculture Services State Incident Controller, Anne Muir, said.
More than 10,500 animals have been cared for in evacuation centres across the region since the fires began.
The help comes as temperatures eased after the severe heat of the weekend and before they are forecast to rise again.
In its latest assessment of the impact of the bushfires, the NSW Rural Fire Service said 771 homes had been destroyed since January 1.
And for the whole bushfire season so far, the figure was 1,687 homes destroyed & more than 21,000 buildings saved.
"This figure is likely to increase. It will take time for teams to work through these areas due to limited access on isolated roads and villages," a spokesman said.
That includes at least 380 homes in the Eurobodalla Shire area and 88 in the Bega Valley.
A total of 20 people have died in NSW bushfires since early October.
The police listed them as:
- A 77-year-old man at Coongbar on 9 October 2019;
- A 68-year-old woman at Coongbar on 9 October 2019;
- A 69-year-old woman at Diehard on 8 November 2019;
- An 85-year-old man at Diehard on 8 November 2019;
- A 63-year-old woman at Johns River on 8 November 2019;
- A 58-year-old man at Willawarrin on 8 November 2019;
- A 64-year-old man at South Arm on 9 November 2019;
- A 32-year-old man (RFS volunteer) at Buxton on 19 December 2019;
- A 35-year-old man (RFS volunteer) at Buxton on 19 December 2019;
- A 59-year-old man at Royal North Shore Hospital on 29 December 2019, after sustaining injuries on 7 November 2019 at Yarrowitch;
- A 28-year-old man (RFS volunteer) at Jingellic on 30 December 2019;
- A 63-year-old man at Wandella on 30 December 2019;
- A 29-year-old man at Wandella on 30 December 2019;
- A 70-year-old man at Yatte Yattah on 31 December 2019;
- Believed to be a 56-year-old man at Coolagolite on 31 December 2019 (not yet formally identified);
- A 72-year-old man at Belowra on 31 December 2019;
- A 75-year-old man at Yatte Yattah on 1 January 2019;
- A 62-year-old man at Sussex Inlet on 1 January 2020;
- A 47-year-old man at Batlow on 4 January 2020;
- A 71-year-old man at Nerrigundah, found on 6 January 2020.
The Department of Primary Industries hotline is: 1 800 814647