Power in Carinda is expected to be restored this evening as multiple Essential Energy crews work to repair infrastructure downed in Sunday's storm.

Extra crews arrived overnight while a generator and service station have been set up in the town, according to an Essential Energy spokesperson.

It comes as Barwon MP Roy Butler has written to Minister for Emergency Services, Jihad Dib, for "urgent consideration" of a natural disaster declaration for Walgett Shire.

The SES says at least 12 properties are uninhabitable and residents have been offering each other shelter overnight.

Carinda Hotel owner Malcolm George offered a "decked out" school bus he owns as accommodation to one resident.

Local Maz Saunders said an elderly man whose property was severely damaged also made use of a caravan driven to his yard by other community members.

Storm damage to one of the business in Carinda. IMAGE: supplied 

"He didn't want to go, he didn't want to move because he's an old fella," Ms Saunders said.

"Everybody will have a bed for someone if they need."

Ms Saunders also said she "can't fault" the emergency response, which has included personnel from SES, Rural Fire Service (RFS), Walgett Shire Council and police.

"They're (Essential Energy workers) like little Oompa Loompas. There's just a sea of orange, men running around, putting poles up. It's amazing to see the response," Ms Saunders said.

The community hall, which was partially damaged in the storm, is also being offered for temporary accommodation.

GoFundMe set up for Carinda

Sisters Bec Thackery and Kirsty Squires have family in the area and went there as children during the school holidays with "every chance we got."

They currently live in Maitland and still visit the town where they can.

Yesterday, they set up a GoFundMe to help community members with food, bills and building supplies.

"We used to go to church with our grandmother and food shopping with her in the old shop there and of course ice cream," Ms Squires said.

"We know that Carinda is a tight community and will work together through this, but we just wanted to show them that we are all here for them and it might not be much, but whatever we can do to help."

The fundraiser has raised $415 as at 12:17pm today and has a goal of $10,000.

More detail here.

Recovery still underway

Emergency service vehicles on the ground. IMAGE: supplied

Following process - Butler

Barwon MP Roy Butler has been in contact with government authorities and said he is expecting a transition from response to recovery "at some point in the next couple of days."

"But that won't happen until mains power is fully restored," Mr Butler said.

"There's a couple of really important things that have to happen at the moment: that's crop damage assessments, and also we need to get a really good handle on the damage to council infrastructure, because that can impact on the federal assistance that becomes available if we can cross certain thresholds in terms of the value of the damage that's occurred."

Mr Butler said he understands many local residences are uninsured or underinsured, which prompted him to reach out to NSW Premier Chris Minn's office to establish a grant scheme similar to the one-off $200 payments offered to people impacted by the power outages in far western NSW last month.