Pim (L) 40, and Dome (R) 42, Henchaichone, owners and chefs of Na SiamThai Restaurant in Narooma, NSW, with their children Lipo, 4 (L) and Lisha, 2 (R). Pim and Dome have owned the restaurant for 6 years and are grateful to Narooma locals who have supported them through the summer bushfires and the more recent period of COVID-19 social distancing restrictions. Picture by Sean Davey.

Linda Sang with her dog Ed at Well Thumbed Books in Cobargo, NSW. Linda and a few other local Cobargo residents started the bookshop ten years ago, which also acts as a meeting place for local community interest groups as well as the local newspaper The Triangle. Picture by Sean Davey.

Fishmongers Trish and Tony Rose sell seafood every Wednesday though Sunday from their vans on the Princes Highway in Narooma, NSW. Picture by Sean Davey

Jade Griffiths, 24, owner of Narooma Kinema, a classic art deco cinema in Narooma, NSW. Picture by Sean Davey.

Jade Griffiths, 24, owner of Narooma Kinema, a classic art deco cinema in Narooma, NSW. Picture by Sean Davey.

Narooma Kinema, a classic art deco cinema in Narooma, NSW, that is owned by Jade Griffiths, 24. Picture by Sean Davey.

Jade Griffiths, 24, owner of Narooma Kinema, a classic art deco cinema in Narooma, NSW. Picture by Sean Davey.

Jade Griffiths, 24, owner of Narooma Kinema, a classic art deco cinema in Narooma, NSW. Picture by Sean Davey.

Veronica Szery, Park Manager at Potoroo Palace - Native Animal Educational Sanctuary in Yellow Pinch, NSW, with Djingo, an Alpine dingo, that has been with the sanctuary since he was a puppy. Picture by Sean Davey.

Second generation oyster farmer Dom Boyton on his way to checking his oyster pots in Millingandi, NSW. Picture by Sean Davey.

Second generation oyster farmer Dom Boyton on Merimbula Lake, NSW, sets out to check his oyster pots. Picture by Sean Davey.

Second generation oyster farmer Dom Boyton on Merimbula Lake, NSW, checking his oyster pots. Picture by Sean Davey.

Second generation oyster farmer Dom Boyton shucks an oyster freshly picked from his pots in Merimbula Lake, NSW. Picture by Sean Davey.

Oyster farmer Pip Boyton shows off some of her oysters at her oyster farm in Millingandi, NSW. Picture by Sean Davey.

Second generation oyster farmer Dom Boyton unloads oysters for grading at his oyster farm in Millingandi, NSW. Picture by Sean Davey.

Jasmine Maree Fleet, 35, owner of The Little Bouquet florist, greets customers at the front of her shop in in Merimbula, NSW. Since COVID-19 social distancing restrictions have been implemented, Jasmine doesn’t allow customers into the shop and has had numerous supply issues due to the disruption of the freight network from Melbourne. Picture by Sean Davey.

Tarquin Moore, 45, owner of independent shop ‘Arcadia’ in Central Tilba, NSW. Tarquin and his wife Dan have been in Tilba for over 25 years. Picture by Sean Davey.

Larry Sher known affectionately known as ‘Larry Lettuce’, owner of Millingandi Greens, a primary producer of lettuce and other green vegetables and herbs, at his farm in Millingandi, NSW. Picture by Sean Davey.

Larry Sher known affectionately known as ‘Larry Lettuce’, owner of Millingandi Greens, a primary producer of lettuce and other green vegetables and herbs, at his farm in Millingandi, NSW. Picture by Sean Davey.

Larry Sher known affectionately known as ‘Larry Lettuce’, owner of Millingandi Greens, a primary producer of lettuce and other green vegetables and herbs, at his farm in Millingandi, NSW. Picture by Sean Davey.