Meet the people with dreams to make a mark in the world. Only,they chose Lismore to do it.
Some of Lismore’s flood survivors have charted a way out. Some are still cooking on camp stoves in homes without walls. These are their stories.
One year on from a record-breaking disaster that killed four people and left thousands homeless,little has been done to fix the Northern Rivers flood warning system.
A CSIRO research project recommends a comprehensive flood warning network after catastrophic failures during last year’s disaster.
The first time Avinash Ayres stepped inside her 111-year-old wooden house,she knew she wanted to call it home. Now she worries it is under threat.
The state government maintains it is a federal responsibility to provide relief for the region’s private health businesses,and locals are getting worried.
The fury after the Northern Rivers floods has not been replicated in the central west. “It’s the response we should have had in February,” said one high-profile Lismore local.
After a winter spent living in the bare bones of a gutted house in North Lismore,Brian Burgin wants to follow the sun. Now he’s hopeful an $800 million package will give him the means to do it.
Flooding has left its traumatic mark on Northern Rivers children. Some have had panic attacks for the first time,while others fear for their safety every time it rains heavily. Months on,their resilience keeps them going.
Thousands of residents in Lismore and surrounding areas devastated by floods earlier this year can now choose to have their homes bought back.
The only dedicated medical rescue helicopter in northern NSW is without its base in Lismore because the headquarters has only just been repaired following the previous floods.