00:02For the past few weeks, Scott Worthington has been scraping by with no diesel.
00:08Nothing there.
00:10He needs tens of thousands of litres each week to cart grain and water to his livestock.
00:18We've got no feed, we've got no water, and now we've got no fuel.
00:22Like many farmers, he's been waiting for his supplier to deliver diesel from Sydney.
00:27They couldn't get access to the fuel that was in the distributor in Sydney.
00:33At nearby Trundle, Andrew Kerr is facing similar problems.
00:38They'd stopped all fuel supplies to rural and regional New South Wales or Australia in general.
00:44His machinery is fuelled by diesel to sow winter crops, but he says it's not just farmers who are suffering.
00:51The school bus ran out of fuel.
00:53But when it affects the kids, that's when you really hit home and go, hang on, this is affecting their
00:58education.
00:59The limited availability of diesel in regional areas is being compounded by soaring prices.
01:05A few weeks ago, farmers were paying around $1.60 per litre, and now it's almost $3.
01:11I really honestly believe that between the government and the fuel companies, they need to sit down and make sure
01:21this is fair and equitable, substantiated, and isn't price gouged, because it's just not right.
01:27Farmers believe the damage has already been done.
01:31I don't think the people in power that had their hands on the taps of the fuel had thought that
01:37through.
01:37They thought, oh yeah, we'll just stop it, we won't send it, but it has a far-reaching impact into
01:43the communities.
01:44This impact is expected to be felt for weeks to come.
01:48Let me know I'm here.
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