Hundreds of homes without power, evacuation orders issued, roads cut off, collapsed sand dunes and large waves lashing beaches.
These are just some of the scenes that have been unfolding in the past few days as a great stretch of Australia's east coast was hit by wild weather.
The Bureau of Meteorology says the La Niña event, currently underway, will mean a wet Summer for eastern and northern Australia. But is it all good news for farmers?
Featuring:
Robert Quirk, sugar cane grower near Tumbulgum
Lachlan Marshall, Blighty dairy farmer
James Hayes, Snowy Valleys Council Mayor, sheep and cattle farmer in Adelong
Professor Janette Lindesay, climatologist at the Fenner School of Environment and Society at the Australian National University
Producer: Eleni Psaltis
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