Disaster fatigue: how nine floods in six months have taken a toll on a NSW farming community

Demand for mental health services in Gunnedah has risen as the northern NSW town deals with repeat flood eventsSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityIt's the day after the ninth flood in six monthsin the New South Wales town of Gunnedah, and Ellen Howland is in her empty gym on the corner of Bloomfield and Chandos streets - just back from where the Namoi River broke its banks."Look, I'm a mindset coach," Howland says. "I generally am very positive, but I am exhausted. I'm mentally exhausted from having to change our plans, to adapt, to pack up for floods, and then clean up from the floods, reset the business." Continue reading...