NATIVE vegetation and coal seam gas were the two hot topics of the NSW Farmers' state election event in Walgett on Tuesday night.
About 100 farmers showed up to the Walgett District Sporting Club, including a bus load from Coonamble, to listen to sitting Barwon MP Kevin Humphries and independent candidate Rohan Boehm discuss a range of issues ranging from bullbars to drought.
The Labor candidate, Craig Ashby, withdrew from the event.
Tom Cullen, "Whittonbri", Coonamble, said he considered himself a Labor supporter but for him, it was now a two-man race between Mr Humphries and Mr Boehm (pictured left) due to Mr Ashby's no-show.
Audience members told Mr Humphries they felt the Coalition had failed on native vegetation and asked why they should give him another chance.
Mr Humphries said although he accepted it had taken them so long to come up with a resolution for native vegetation, nobody else would deliver on that reform.
"No one has entered land form reforms, at the level we're going to be undertaking, in the past 40 to 50 years," he said.
"If we can't get it going, I wouldn't be standing here again, that's how confident I am."
There were concerns on the effects coal seam gas (CSG) could have on properties and water.
While Mr Humphries said although they wouldn't ban CSG outright, the Coalition would continue to protect prime agricultural land and water resources.