Kicking off our scheduled Outback Links Projects for 2022, the NRMA team headed to Trundle in NSW’s Central West to help communities in need.
Laying around 400km west-north-west of Sydney is Trundle – a small, sub-1000 population town within the Parkes Shire of Central West New South Wales.
The town boasts some quirky traits, including the Trundle ABBA Festival (yes, in honour of the Swedish pop group), Bush Tucker Day, and – perhaps Trundle’s strangest accolade – a 60-metre-wide main road, considered one of Australia’s largest.
While the town is truly unique, the hardships endured by its community as of late are, unfortunately, all too familiar.
Bushfire, flood and COVID-induced travel restrictions have hit Trundle in the same way as many regional NSW towns, with local economies and residents struggling to recover after back-to-back wallops.