SHOCKING: 3 - What They Never Told You

Flood recovery grant fraud battle slows cash flow for those who desperately need it

People trying to eke out a road to recovery after this year's floods say they've applied for government grants only to find fraudsters have beaten them to the punch — and the battle against bogus claims is holding up money for those in need.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2022

Huonbrook residents 'trapped in paradise' after floods wash away road in Byron hinterland

Three months after the first flood swept through the Northern Rivers region of NSW, some isolated residents are still using goat tracks to reach town or are relying on helicopter drops.

ABC News · May 29, 2022

Months on from devastating Lismore floods, 1,300 people are still unable to return home

Three months on from the devastating flood event in late February, 1,300 people remain in emergency accommodation and less than 20 per cent of businesses are back operating in Lismore.

ABC News · May 28, 2022

Grinspoon and Paul Kelly play to thousands at Lismore's flood relief concert

Thousands of people have trekked through mud deep enough to lose a gumboot in to see big-name musicians at a free flood relief concert in devastated Northern NSW.

ABC News · May 15, 2022

Flood-hit Northern Rivers legal practices struggling as system grinds to a halt amid intense demand

They help some of society's most vulnerable people, yet these legal practices are barely coping themselves after floods ravaged northern New South Wales.

ABC News · May 14, 2022

Toxic flood sludge leaves Northern Rivers residents of Broadwater homeless

Broadwater residents are angry no-one has been held accountable for the toxic flood sludge that has covered their homes.

ABC News · May 12, 2022

Survivors tell NSW flood inquiry of failures in warnings, predictions and emergency response

Northern NSW residents reel off stories of narrow escapes, criticisms of the emergency response and concerns about infrastructure making both flood emergencies worse.

ABC News · May 4, 2022

Northern Rivers residents share their stories with the NSW Flood Inquiry

Mouldy houses, living in tents, collapsed sewerage infrastructure — Northern Rivers residents tell the NSW Flood Inquiry what life is like post-floods.

ABC News · May 3, 2022

Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation labelled a 'turning point' in region's flood recovery

Flood-affected residents in the Northern Rivers region are urged to be patient as the newly formed reconstruction corporation works out the best-long term solution to rebuild Lismore and surrounding communities.

ABC News · Apr 19, 2022

Lismore business owner outlines his plans to rebuild his bakery to withstand the next flood

After a week of tears and doubts, South Lismore business owner Stephen Butcher came up with a plan to rebuild his business to withstand the next flood.

ABC News · Apr 16, 2022