The rollout of a home buyback scheme in the New South Wales’ (NSW’s) flood-prone Northern Rivers is creating additional trauma for victims, Lismore Mayor Steve Krieg says. Concern for those on the ground has been completely lacking from the program, which last week released mapping significantly reducing the number of homes expected to be initially…

Almost a year on from the deadly Lismore floods, the community is still waiting for a single at-risk home to be acquired through a government repair package. Record-breaking flooding devastated the NSW Northern Rivers in February and March last year, killing five people and destroying 4000 homes. The unprecedented devastation led to a $520 million (US$359…

Evacuation orders are in place for the majority of residents in the northern New South Wales (NSW) town of Lismore for the second time in a month, after heavy to intense rainfall on Tuesday and overnight led to flash flooding, with roads inundated. Residents in the north and south Lismore had already been asked to…

State Member for the northern New South Wales (NSW) town of Lismore, Janelle Saffin, has praised the efforts of local boat owners and community members, as they support the State Emergency Service (SES) to rescue stranded residents in the flood-ravaged town. This comes as floods have devastated southern Queensland and northern NSW over the past few…