Jacob,14,battled rising waters. Now he’s celebrating a victory

Jacob,14,battled rising waters. Now he’s celebrating a victory

When their farm was engulfed with floodwaters Michelle Bryant and her son Jacob didn’t think they would be exhibiting their cattle at this year’s Easter Show.

  • byTim Barlass

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Millions of native fish wash up dead near Menindee in outback NSW

Millions of native fish wash up dead near Menindee in outback NSW

The deaths have most likely been caused by low oxygen levels as floods recede,a situation made worse by fish needing more oxygen because of the warmer weather.

  • byStephanie Gardiner
‘It is madness’:Why dozens of people have bought into flood disaster zone

‘It is madness’:Why dozens of people have bought into flood disaster zone

Tired of waiting,Lismore homeowners took matters into their own hands and sold up. Now new owners are not eligible for the scheme designed to save lives.

  • byHeath Gilmore andCatherine Naylor
‘Crazy brave’:the businesses taking on Australia’s flood capital

‘Crazy brave’:the businesses taking on Australia’s flood capital

Meet the people with dreams to make a mark in the world. Only,they chose Lismore to do it.

  • byHeath Gilmore
Lismore residents hung out to dry by government mistakes
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Floods

Lismore residents hung out to dry by government mistakes

The flood that destroyed much of Lismore has exposed a historic failure of government at all levels which made the disaster a near certainty.

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After the floods
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Floods

After the floods

A year after Lismore was devastated,we revisit its people and businesses as they chart a way forward - or out.

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The scars linger in a broken city. For many,only a flicker of hope remains

The scars linger in a broken city. For many,only a flicker of hope remains

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.

  • byCatherine Naylor
‘If,God forbid,it happened again,what’s the plan?’

‘If,God forbid,it happened again,what’s the plan?’

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.

  • byCatherine Naylor andHeath Gilmore
High-tech defence system to protect flood weary Northern Rivers
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High-tech defence system to protect flood weary Northern Rivers

A CSIRO research project recommends a comprehensive flood warning network after catastrophic failures during last year’s disaster.

  • byHeath Gilmore andCatherine Naylor
How to make our cities more ‘spongy’ during floods

How to make our cities more ‘spongy’ during floods

Of eight major cities,Sydney has been found to be the least able to absorb storm water,but there are ways to make all Australian cities more flood resilient.

  • byMarion Rae
‘People think it’s all over up here,but it’s not’:Flood volunteer’s stark message

‘People think it’s all over up here,but it’s not’:Flood volunteer’s stark message

Kerrie Gray,who helped run evacuation centres during the 2022 floods,was recognised for her contribution to the Northern Rivers community.

  • byAngus Thomson