The evacuation centre at Batemans Bay was hosting a stream of visitors on Thursday, some signing up and seeking advice while several people had set up tents on the nearby football oval.

The Herald spoke to a range of visitors anxious to leave, given advice by the RFS to exit the South Coast.

"We're undertaking the largest relocation of people out of the region in history, right now," said Andrew Constance, the local MP and Transport Minister.

"We need people to listen, respond, and get out," he told the Herald from the evacuation centre.