The year 2020 has been like no other. For many of us, it began in a blaze of chaos, confusion and heartbreak as bushfires tore through the region.
Then, just as we began to find our feet, it was floods which damaged roads, inundated homes and pushed debris and ash into our waterways.
The trifecta was then complete when the COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe, irrevocably changing the way we live our lives.
But despite the drama, there have been moments of joy, celebration and achievement.
The Region Media team has been there to document the highs and lows, and all the things that make our community such a wonderful place to live.
We’ve put together a selection of our favourite photographs from 2020. Flick through them to recapture some of the moments that made 2020 the year it was.
Which one is your favourite?
January: The George Bass Marathon on Moruya Beach. The race was abandoned the next day. Photo: Karyn Starmer.
January: Turbans 4 Australia delivered three semitrailers of supplies to bushfire affected towns. Photo: About Regional Instagram.
February: From left, Chloe, Scott, Danielle and Claire Hooper seeing their fridge through to its next home at the National Museum of Australia. Photo: Michelle Kroll.
February: Flooding rains brought the scarred bushland back to life in a neon shade of green. Photo: Kim Treasure.
March: Celebrity chefs (from left) Manu Feildel, Gary Mehigan and Matt Preston came to support their friend in Bermagui, and as they visited many businesses they were visibly affected by some of what they saw in the bushfire affected town. Photo: Lisa Herbert.
March: Drovers Luke Morris and Nikita Hayes were adopted by the Young district residents during their eight weeks there on the road. Photo: Edwina Mason.
April: Mogo Wildlife Park welcomed striped bundle of joy Poppy on Anzac Day. Photo: Supplied.
April: The Tumbarumba to Rosewood rail trail officially opened on 4 April. Photo: Supplied.
May: Mogo Wildlife Park announced it was building a new hospital to help care for sick and injured animals. Photo: Mogo Wildlife Park.
May: The Sugar Pine Walk was heavily damaged in the Black Summer bushfires and could not be saved. Photo: Edwina Mason.
June: Farewell Ken Connley, who was in his element in the bush chasing brumbies. Photo: Supplied.
June: Rory Phillips, a talented 13-year-old from Tumut, is raising his voice for climate action. Photo: Supplied.
July: Aboriginal elder Uncle Les Simon conducted a traditional burn on private land at Meringo. Photo: Supplied.
July: Marking the 40th anniversary of women’s involvement in active surf lifesaving duties in Australia. Photo: Supplied.
August: Roadways were cut across the region due to flooding. Photo: Karyn Starmer.
August: Health Care Centre staff encouraged the rest of Crookwell to mask up. Front: Dr Johanna Kovats. Back (left to right): Sally Galland, Heidi Ehmann, Kristen Lawton, Sally Gamble and Megan Williams. Photo: Hannah Sparks.
August: Gavin and Debbie Heron with their children, Morgan (left) and Charli, at Batemans Bay Mini Golf as it closed to make way for the town's new aquatic centre. Photo: Kim Treasure.
September: Comparison of Young during the drought and spring 2020. Photo: Edwina Mason.
September: The people of Harden-Murrumburrah voted on a mural design for the town's landmark flour mill. Photo: Supplied.
October: Instagrammers swarmed canola fields in the Hilltops Region and frustrated farmers. This adventurous photographer was caught halfway up a tree in a NSW farmer's canola field on the October long weekend. Photo: Ken Jacobs.
October: Frogs were the surprise survivors of the Black Summer bushfires. Photo: Kim Treasure.
November: A blistering spring day came to a close with a magical display of light at Malua Bay on the NSW South Coast. Photo: Kim Treasure.
November: Girls were given a taste of firefighting at the Eurobodalla Fire Training Centre in Mogo, on the NSW South Coast, as part of Girls on Fire. Photo: Alex Rea.
December: Celebrations greeted the announcement of the new Eurobodalla hospital site. Photo: Alex Rea.
December: This red-bellied black snake was caught in netting prior to rescue by WIRES. Photo: Supplied.
December: Maddi Holland and her dog, Chep, were shocked to find a wild storm had blown over their silo near Crookwell. Photo: Supplied.
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