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Building dams to protect Lismore from flooding would cost billions. Could nature do it better?

The unprecedented flooding in New South Wales in 2022 killed 13 people across the state, left 4,000 properties uninhabitable and damaged a further 10,900 homes. Lismore was especially hard hit due to its location on the Wilson River floodplain.

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Canefields to ocean to rolling hills: vision splendid of 135km northern NSW rail trail short-changed

Despite the backing of councils in a region in dire need of support, the federal government has rejected a $42m grant request to complete the trail’s 54km missing link

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NSW’s deadly one-in-100-years floods could have been slashed by two metres using dams, CSIRO finds

Governments have not committed to measures modelled in report on Lismore’s 2022 floods. Seven people died in the northern rivers region

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Backlash is often swift when authorities try to plan retreat from the coast. There’s a better way

Climate change is exacerbating rainfall, flooding and sea-level rises in coastal and low lying areas. During the past few years, disastrous floods have swept through Lismore in New South Wales, Northern Queensland, and the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. Large waves have pounded beaches, causing erosion in Byron Bay and…

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After years of waiting for help, Liam and Rachel are cutting their Lismore home in half and moving to higher ground

Damning NSW auditor general’s report finds $100m scheme has not delivered a single home or lot since devastating 2022 floods

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Floodland review – a moving portrait of Lismore and its inhabitants

Filmed in the aftermath of the 2022 Lismore floods, this documentary moves like water, dipping into the lives of various townspeople with fluid ease

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Rebuilding after a disaster is a long road. Lismore’s businesses offer hope for others

“Right – flood’s on. Get ready.” That’s what Jody Cheetham has told her staff the last two times she’s watched the river rising, following after heavy rain in Lismore in northern New South Wales.

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'Our Rocky': telling tale of first Aboriginal Olympian

In 1964, Frank Roberts travelled to Japan to compete in the Tokyo Olympics. Now his story is being told by his cousin in a one-woman show.

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Inquest finds German backpacker Simone Strobel killed by homicide - but can’t say who attacker was

Latest inquest rejects previously found ‘very strong suspicion’ that a member of Strobel’s traveling party was involved in her death near a Lismore campground

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‘No more empty homes while people are homeless’: the squatters being evicted from the northern rivers’ ‘buyback’ homes

Since the catastrophic floods of 2022, just 41 homes in the Northern Rivers have been raised, retrofitted or relocated. Far more have been bought back – and those living in them have been told to leave

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Flood victims wait in hope for future-proof solutions

Flood victims are crying out for solutions to help prevent the further decimation of their communities by future extreme weather events.

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‘We are in a housing crisis’: Lismore residents accuse NSW government of demolishing homes that should be relocated

People are demanding greater transparency around decisions made as part of the government’s buyback scheme on city’s flood plain

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Veteran MP to lead flood recovery in devastated regions

A new portfolio has been created and a veteran minister added to state cabinet amid ongoing criticism about the slow pace of flood recovery efforts.

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Minns accused of ‘fuelling division’ after Lismore residents allegedly harassed on squatters’ street

Police called after reports of abuse, thrown objects on street where NSW premier ordered homes to be demolished

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We spoke to kids after the Lismore floods. To recover, they told us they need support, time and hugs

Many children in Queensland and northern New South Wales have had their lives disrupted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

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Three-year payout row: flood victim's insurance warning

A flood victim who waited three years for her insurance payout warns the thousands of people making claims over ex-tropical cyclone Alfred to brace for a fight.

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BoM defends forecasts after claim coastal community not properly warned

Bureau urged to review its systems after Fraser Coast mayor says Hervey Bay was pelted with 260mm of rain after being told it was not in firing line

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Flood, dam-spill fears put wind up locals after cyclone

A sodden region is bracing for more rain, sparking fears a nearby dam may spill and renew a flood threat in the aftermath of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred.

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Valerie drove her bright red Suzuki into the eye of Alfred. Now she’s heading home to the northern rivers

Experience has taught many residents in flood-prone areas around Lismore and northern New South Wales the value of leaving early

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Cyclone Alfred Update: 13 Injured Following ADF Vehicle Crash In Lismore

13 ADF personnel have been injured due to a crash involving two army vehicles in Lismore, NSW, during flood relief efforts.

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Twelve soldiers remain in Lismore hospital after army trucks rolled in northern NSW

Two personnel in serious condition after accident near city lashed by torrential rain brought by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred

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Ex-Cyclone Alfred has left flooding in its wake. Here’s how floods affect our health

Ex-Cyclone Alfred is bringing significant rainfall to southeast Queensland and the Northern Rivers of New South Wales. Flooding has hit Lismore, Ballina, Grafton, Brisbane and Hervey Bay, which received 150 mm of rainfall in two hours this morning.

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Almost 230,000 properties without power as ex-tropical cyclone brings more dangerous rain

South-east Queensland and northern NSW face further heavy downpours and flash flooding

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Six seriously injured in ADF trucks that crashed near Lismore in northern NSW

One truck rolled several times into a paddock and another tipped onto its side, attempting to avoid the first vehicle, at around 5pm on Saturday

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Body of missing man found in floodwaters

The body of a man who went missing in floodwaters has been found as a state endures more dangerous weather from ex-tropical cyclone Alfred.

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