Mr Green said he has lived in the street for 39 years during which he has seen a paddock and the adjacent properties flooded multiple times.

The privately owned paddock is next to St Paul's Retirement Community and sits between the street and the Manning River.

Heavy rains in the first week of January led to the paddock flooding again, something which Les attributes to the neglect of the paddock and an insufficient drainage system.

"It's a pig sty," Les said.

"It hasn't been cleared out in years."

The issue stems from the street's storm water drains which run into the paddock, with dumped water overtime carving out a deep hole around the mouth of the exit pipe.

One of Les' concerns is that a child might fall in the dirty water.

"There's a dirty great hole filled with bloody water," Les said.

"If it was a pool you'd have to get it fenced."

It's not the only issue stemming from the paddock, according to Les.

Flood water impacts the sewage system in the paddock as well, which allows raw sewage to leak into the Manning River.

Insuring the adjacent houses is also a nightmare according to Les, with few companies willing to insure due to their placement in an area prone to flooding.

Les's solution is that the water should be piped all the way to the river, as well as the paddock cleared.

When contacted for comment about drainage a Greater Taree City Council spokesperson said that this particular issue had already been raised and an initial inspection of the property had been completed.

Council will now engage with relevant stakeholders to progress the matter as per the established process, according to senior leader of asset planning, Phil Miles.

Council urged people with any issues to put in a customer request via a form on the website at: http://www.gtcc.nsw.gov.au/ council/forms/request-a-service/