“It’s bloody cold!” said one Guyra resident, standing huddled under the shelter of a Bradley Street shopfront, and gazing gloomily out at the sleet-swept street.
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A thick blanket of snow fell on Guyra this morning, and the town is only going to reach four degrees today.
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June Paine braved the cold to take photos of her animals. She expected her alpacas (not shown) to be in their warm shed, but found them unconcernedly lying in the field.
Claire Lenne, who’s only lived in Guyra for a year, was delighted by the snow.
“I find it exciting because I’ve rarely lived in an area where it snowed, so it’s unusual,” she said. “I took lots of photos, and sent them to friends!”
Greg Starr, on the other hand, had moved away from Guyra because it was too cold for him.
“I only got back here this morning,” he said, “and it started to snow!"
The cafes are doing a roaring trade serving hot drinks.
“Snow’s good for business,” Caffiends’ June Paine said. “People have come to see the snow, so we’ve been run off our feet!”
JoJo’s Amy Wilson agreed. “We haven’t stopped this morning,” she said. “We’ve seen a lot of unfamiliar faces, and served a lot of snowseekers!”
One family had come up from Coffs Harbour.
"It's fun for the kids to see it; it's exciting,” said the mother.
“It's really cool - and cold!" said her daughter.
They hadn't made any snowmen - but, she said, "we saw a dead one on the side of the road".
Amy Wilson’s children had great fun romping in the snow.
“My kids were up at the crack of dawn in it,” Amy said. “They got that much snow off the trampoline they made a big snowman, and it was a cowboy. I’ve never heard so many giggles!”