Camp administration officer Gillian Kirkham said they have been averaging only one fine day out of ten.

"It's so bad up there in the hills with the farms even the farmers can't get out at the moment," she said.

"It's like living in the Scottish Highlands actually. Apparently, outside drought season it's very common to get weather like this, and we can't keep volunteers here because it's so cold and wet, so they are being moved on to drier, warmer locations."

Mrs Kirkham said planning around COVID-19 had also been a significant factor.

"We're very isolated here, but most of our volunteers are long term travellers, backpackers and large groups of agricultural students," she said.

"So, given our duty of care to the community and our volunteers, we had to consider that. There is a large percentage of the population in Walcha who are elderly, and we didn't want to bring in volunteers who would pose a risk to them."

So far 54 volunteers have come through the Yarrowitch BlazeAid Camp, and of those only eight were local. Forty farms have registered for help, and during the camp's six weeks of operation the volunteers have started work at twelve farms and finished four.

"To date, we've cleared 24 kilometres of fencing, repaired 24 kilometres of fencing and installed 27 kilometres of new fencing," Mrs Kirkham said.

"Fencing material we have ordered will be delivered to the farm owners, and they can wait till we come back or not - it's up to them, but we are not leaving those who own the properties we have started working on with nothing."

The plan is to reopen the camp in September, and all camp equipment is being put into local storage until then.

Mrs Kirkham said the closure was not a country-wide decision and each BlazeAid Camp was considered on a case by case basis.