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HISTORICAL FACTS: 6 - The Untold Story

Flood-ravaged communities split amid backlash to temporary pod housing plan

Denise Lowe says opposition from North Coast residents to the installation of the pods in parks makes her feel "less essential than people being able to walk their dog".

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As floodwaters hurtled towards Lismore, several rain and river gauges stopped working

Residents living upstream from Lismore say faults in the rain and river gauge network deprived them of potentially life-saving data as a catastrophic flood hit the New South Wales Northern Rivers in February.

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Parliamentary flood report finds SES and Resilience NSW failed Lismore, northern NSW communities

A NSW parliamentary inquiry is damning in its assessment of the response to major flood events this year, listing a slew of failures by government agencies.

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NSW government told to release flood inquiry report which recommends dismantling Resilience NSW

Shane Fitzsimmons says it's up to the government to make decisions about the findings of an independent report into the state's catastrophic floods, including the recommendation to dismantle the body he leads.

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Success of Koori Mail flood response in Lismore prompts calls for First Nations first responders

When Lismore was hit with its biggest flood in recorded history, national Indigenous newspaper the Koori Mail responded quickly to the needs of the community.

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Symbols of love mask lingering anxiety of flood-hit residents in Lismore

Northern rivers community waits for an independent NSW inquiry’s findings to learn their fate

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Lifeline defends decision to sell donated items intended for Lismore flood victims

This former Lifeline store manager says he resigned in disgust when boxes of donated items were sold instead of being given to flood victims.

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Tobias Moran charged, two arrest warrants issued in relation to murder of backpacker Simone Strobel

Tobias Moran, 42, has been charged with murdering the 25-year-old German backpacker, and NSW Police is working with German authorities in regards to arrest warrants for two persons of interest.

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Lismore remembers German backpacker Simone Strobel following man's arrest

For 17 years, the community of Lismore has grieved the death of a 25-year-old German backpacker many had never met.

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Lismore residents with flood-damaged homes still received bills from energy companies

Some customers whose homes were uninhabitable for months were billed based on estimated power usage

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Ex-partner arrested in WA over 2005 death of German backpacker Simone Strobel in Lismore

NSW police to extradite Tobias Friedrich Moran, 42, over death of Strobel who was 25 when she was found dead

The Guardian - AU

Dead backpacker's partner to be extradited

The boyfriend of German backpacker Simone Strobel, whose body was found near a Lismore caravan park in 2005, will be extradited to NSW from Western Australia.

AAP

Man to be extradited from WA over 2005 death of German backpacker Simone Strobel in Lismore

The naked body of 25-year-old Simone Monika Strobel was discovered concealed under palm fronds on a bocce court five days after she was reported missing in February 2005.

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Floodwaters reveal a wealth of heritage treasures in Lismore, now the race is on to save them

Heritage builder Murray Ings is racing against time and the elements to prevent some of the city's oldest and most gracious buildings from crumbling beyond repair.

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Lismore factory jobs saved at last minute

Norco ice-cream factory workers are celebrating after being told their jobs are safe, with the federal government offering last-minute funding.

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Lismore's Norco ice cream factory gets more funding to keep jobs for another 10 weeks

A bespoke financial package to pay the wages of employees at the Norco ice cream factory in Lismore will be extended for another 10 weeks.

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'Catastrophic' impact of NSW floods sees many elderly people going into residential care earlier than expected

Many older people have been left traumatised, depressed and suffering grief and loss — and doctors say that's affecting their ability to live independent lives.

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Photographs capture the heartbreaking reality of life after the floods in Lismore and Western Sydney

As towns and suburbs continue to go under water, experts say Australia is at a critical moment where the choices made now will determine whether the misery will be repeated for generations to come.

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Flood victims still waiting for warm, dry place to live four months after disaster

As winter bites, people who lost their homes to floods across northern New South Wales are still waiting for a $350 million promise to be delivered.

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NSW Blues hail Lismore flood heroes as team visits community ahead of State of Origin rugby league clash

Hero worship flows both ways as NSW Blues take a training session to flood-stricken Lismore.

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Unions urge support for Lismore workers

Unions have called on the NSW and federal governments to offer more support for Norco's ice-cream factory workers, whose jobs are only guaranteed to mid-July.

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Footage of Lismore CBD break-in shows thieves targeting business

Businesses in Lismore's CBD say they are struggling with repeated break-ins as footage shows some of the cunning and potentially deadly lengths to which thieves are willing to go.

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle-trained dancer Sharni Spencer named principal artist of Australian Ballet

Sharni Spencer, Newcastle-raised and trained ballerina with the Australian Ballet, has just received one of the highest industry accolades in the country - the promotion to principal artist of the Australian Ballet. Announced during the final curtain calls of the Australian Ballet's performance of Alexei Ratmansky's Harlequinade on June 25…

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To stop risky developments in floodplains, we have to tackle the profit motive – and our false sense of security

In the aftermath of destructive floods, we often seek out someone to blame. Common targets are the “negligent local council”, the “greedy developer”, “the builder cutting corners”, and the “foolish home owner.” Unfortunately, it’s not that simple, as Sydney’s huge floods make clear.

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What's causing Sydney's monster flood crisis – and 3 ways to stop it from happening again

Again, thousands of residents in Western Sydney face a life-threatening flood disaster. At the time of writing, evacuation orders spanned southwest and northwest Sydney and residents of the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley were being warned the crisis was escalating.

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