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EXPLAINED: Post flood layoffs for nsw dairy workers | Rare Historical Photos

Then prime minister Scott Morrison inspects flood damage at the Norco ice cream factory in Lismore. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Hundreds of dairy workers from the NSW Northern Rivers are set to lose their jobs as Norco says a $35 million government grant is not enough to rebuild the flood-damaged ice cream factory.

A $34.7 million grant, jointly-funded by the Commonwealth and state government, has been labelled inadequate by the company, which says it is now on track to lay off up to 240 workers.

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