On Wednesday, winds of up to 130 kms per hour ripped through the township causing widespread damage including trees uprooted and power lines ripped out.

Due to the speed of the winds – the extreme weather is officially classified as a Category Two Cyclone.

Mid-Western Regional Council general manager Brad Cam said they are now talking with Dubbo MP Troy Grant about seeking Natural Disaster Funding.

“The funding will hopefully offset some costs, with the total clean-up expected to reach hundreds of thousands of dollars.”

The five minute storm caused major damage around mainly the CBD with Lawson Park suffering extensive destruction on Wednesday afternoon.

“We are expecting the clean-up – especially around Lawson Park – to go into next week.

“We have contract arborists still trying to clean up the CBD area – by trimming trees and removing rubbish.

“As they go through – from street to street – they are finding more and more damage.

“Residents are being encouraged to take their storm-related green waste to the waste transfer facilities – with free access continuing today,” he said.

But Mr Cam is reminding residents - “if the arborist has already been down your street they won’t be back to clean up any further waste.”

Mudgee’s Mortimer and Lovejoy Streets remained closed on Monday afternoon, with crews and a hygienist trying to remove the asbestos from around St Paul’s Church.

Mudgee SES Local Controller Jeff Ballard said they have now wrapped up the clean-up efforts around town.

“We had seven teams from around Sydney and our region arrive to help and they worked very efficiently and effectively to get the area cleaned up.

In just four days the SES completed 132 jobs in total across the Mudgee area including a job in Gulgong. 

“Mudgee SES can not thank all teams who came and gave their assistance to help us complete this outstanding amount of jobs, enough,” he said. 

“We had crews on the way from nearby towns within half an hour of receiving the first call for assistance. 

“We would also like to thank the businesses and contractors that helped out in the completion of this event and above all the Mudgee community for there support and patience,” Mr Ballard said.

Dubbo MP Troy Grant congratulated the local community for pulling together.

“A big thank you to the Council, emergency services workers and the community for their ongoing efforts in cleaning up after last week’s storm. “The Mudgee spirit really is alive and well.”