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Grant scheme to keep GPs in flood-ravaged Lismore

Healthcare providers in Lismore will receive $5 million in government aid to rebuild flood-damaged infrastructure, replace equipment or move to new premises.

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Lismore flood victims still waiting for land buy backs

Nearly one year on from Lismore's deadly floods, victims are still waiting for a single home to be bought back through a $500 million government scheme.

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Insurance crisis deepens for homes, business and local councils in flood prone areas of northern NSW

Almost a year after the country's most costly natural disaster, the hardest-hit areas in northern New South Wales are grappling with a future where many homes, businesses and even local councils are uninsurable.

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Personal trainer from Melbourne donates $15,000 car to Lismore flood survivor

Michael Smith drives from Melbourne to northern NSW to donate his $15,000 car to a flood-affected resident — and then takes a 23-hour train ride home.

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Charity Koori Kitchen searching for new home as Lismore City Council asks for carpark back

Lismore City Council is asking the popular food service, Koori Kitchen, to move on from its central car park location, but the charity co-founder says it is yet to find an alternative space.

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Lismore's flood-affected doctors plead for government support 10 months after disaster

Nearly 10 months on from catastrophic floods in the Lismore region, local doctors battling to re-establish full services say their calls for support are being ignored by the state and federal governments.

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North Lismore Plateau development proposal rejected as region grapples with housing crisis

A planning panel considering a proposal to build more than 700 houses on the North Lismore Plateau rejects the application after it fails to answer "key questions" like whether landslips issues could be managed.

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Lismore's new cafe a space for the Deaf community and hearing people to 'come together'

Lilly Cook is new in Lismore but she's determined to make a mark, opening one of Australia's few Deaf-run cafes to much community support.

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‘A night they deserve’: Lismore’s year-12 formal endures

After two once-in-a-generation floods and a pandemic, Richmond River High’s class of 2022 dress up, dance and put a truly harrowing year behind them

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Relocation expert highlights advantages of land swaps during Lismore visit

The man who supervised Grantham's post-flood relocation says US president Joe Biden is "crying out" for ideas on how to relocate a major city. He thinks Lismore could be the shining example.

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Northern NSW leaders Lismore MP Janelle Saffin, mayors Steve Krieg, Robert Mustow describe their own flood recovery

For these leaders, finding the strength to shepherd their communities through a devastating natural disaster is one thing. Rebuilding their own lives is quite another.

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NSW failed Lismore flood victims: report

Local and state authorities failed to protect at-risk Lismore residents - the elderly, disabled and pregnant - from record-breaking floods, a new report says.

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Lismore residents can take their homes with them under $800m buyback program

If residents choose not to move their home or if it is not possible, they will be sold or stripped for materials

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NSW flood victims criticise buyback scheme

Northern NSW residents impacted by floods say they were not adequately consulted over the newly announced $520 million buyback package for homes.

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Woman's body found in NSW flood emergency

The body of a woman who went missing in floodwaters has been found on a riverbank in NSW as the premier urges people not to drive into water across roads.

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SES urges residents of several NSW areas to evacuate – as it happened

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Murray At Highest Level In More Than 100 Years At Echuca As East Coast Preps For More Floods

Meanwhile Lismore & Northern NSW is set for major flooding.

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Lismore band Hussy Hicks' Same Boat video game surges up Apple App Store chart

When the members of Hussy Hicks decided to put out an '80s style video game with their EP, Same Boat, they didn't realise that they would end up in one on the very day of the intended release. But more surprises were to follow.

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Archbishop of Canterbury visits flood-ravaged Lismore in an 'uplifting' experience for locals of faith

Amid a two week tour covering the breadth of Australia, the Anglican church's most senior leader carved out time for a visit to residents hit by this year's catastrophic floods.

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‘Changing people’s way of thinking’: the CWA members working for Indigenous recognition

The Country Women’s Association is finding ways to get Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women together to raise support for the Uluru statement

The Guardian - AU

‘It brings it home’: Archbishop of Canterbury highlights climate crisis in Australia with visit to Lismore

Justin Welby says churches should encourage direct action on climate change as he sees boarded-up shops and unliveable houses in far-flung parish reeling from disasterGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast

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Worst-case flooding in Lismore could reach 16.5m — so how likely is a Probable Maximum Flood?

A flood in Lismore could theoretically reach as high as 16.5 metres. But what would it take for this worst-case scenario and how likely is it to occur in our lifetime?

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Extinction Rebellion: Why A Lismore Resident Glued Her Hand To The Perspex Shield Over A Picasso

Two Extinction Rebellion activists, one a Lismore resident, glued their hands to the perspex over a Picasso painting on Sunday — here's why.

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Greyhound racing heartland devastated by closure of flood-affected Lismore track

Greyhound racing in northern New South Wales has been dealt a blow by a decision to permanently close Lismore's track.

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Norco ice-cream factory to be saved

Norco will rebuild its Lismore ice-cream factory and hopes that production at the farmer-owned co-operative in NSW will resume in April.

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