Work issues, the odd minor health complaint here or there, even something as trivial as a flat tyre on our way to a holiday.

But the true definition of unfair has been experienced by the good folk of Canowindra again.

Once again the small town of 2300, located just 60 kilometres south-west of us, has had its heart and soul ripped out in the worst way imaginable.

We all fell in love with the Scott family for the resilience they showed following the tragic murder of their daughter and sister Stephanie in Leeton last April.

Leading the way in keeping the family together was family patriarch Robert, or Bob to his many close friends.

On Tuesday Bob’s body was discovered on a property near the town, felled by a tree.

His death is a tragic twist to a tale that has already touched so many lives, whether you know the family or not.

It also came just a matter of days after Stephanie’s killer Vincent Stanford, a cleaner at the school where the bubbly drama teacher plied her trade, was sentenced to life in prison.

Adding salt to their already gaping wounds was the news this week that Stanford intends to appeal his life sentence.

His lawyers submitted a notice of intention to appeal the sentence in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal last week.

Tributes to Bob flew in on the Central Western Daily’s website and Facebook page once it emerged he was the victim of Tuesday’s sad accident

There was an interesting comment observed on Twitter on Tuesday when news was breaking of Mr Scott’s death.

“Can we buy Stephanie Scott's family a luxury island or something with the $180m plebiscite money? How horrendous for them to lose dad too,” it read.

Such is the sympathy we feel for this small-town family who, if given the option of that luxury island, may still choose the security of their loving community.

The love given to the Scotts in the aftermath of Stephanie’s murder is the same love given to the family of Chris Noble when he was killed in a Rozelle shop explosion in September 2014.

You see the loss of Bob Scott is the third tragedy to hit the people of Canowindra in a tick over two years.

That truly is unfair.