Lismore CBD Magazine "Flood Issue" March 2022 NOW WEEKLY Vol.2 No.8

LISMORE CBD MAGAZINE

MARCH ISSUE 2022 Vol.2 No.8

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SAVING OUR COMMUNITY

Donate to Lismore's official Flood Fund Lismore City Council has established a Flood Fund to assist victims of the flood.

This is the official Flood Fund for Lismore that can be found on our website www.lismore.nsw.gov.au Council has become aware that numerous people have established GoFundMe campaigns to help flood victims. While many of these have been set up with the best of intentions, Council can not verify donated monies will be used to help flood victims.

To ensure donations reach the people they are intended for, and that you do not become a victim of a scam, we ask everyone to only donate to the official Lismore Flood Fund.

To donate to the Lismore Flood Fund, you can send a direct bank transfer to the following details: Name:

Lismore City Council - Flood Appeal Account BSB: 062 565 Account: 10864633

Council is accepting donations for the purpose of disaster recovery and community support arising from the current Lismore flooding disaster. In making a donation, you acknowledge that Council retains full discretion as to how any and all donated funds are used, which may include distributing funds to other organisations or persons for those organisations to use and distribute as they determine. Council has no obligation to enforce any use of funds by a third party.

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A WORD FROM THE PRINCIPAL John Tozeland On the 28th of February in 2022 the City of Lismore was flooded leaving behind Death, Destruction and Disappointment with the lack of State and Federal Government assistance or lack of inactions in the first 72hours.

We are all heartbroken by the loss of four wonder Lismore locals who lost their lives during the early hours of Monday morning.

Ou deepest regards and thoughts are with the families during these challenging times.

OUR COVER is the Fijian Abbitoir worker's who demonstrated an extraordinary example of bravery and generosity. That bravery is particularly poignant given our literal politicians are telling people to crowdfund for flood recovery instead of using, I don’t know, our taxes?

I would also like to acknowledge those who have lost businesses and their homes, and to the many that are now displaced by the catastrophic floods.

The Fijian community in Lismore has also volunteered during the clean up of the town. As well as helping with the practical side of things, images emerged of the men singing during the clean up operation to raise the town’s spirits.

Even though some of our politicians treat disasters as photo opportunities, it’s absolutely wonderful to know that there’s still some powerful good in the world.

To the Mayor of has stepped up personal distress care towards the uncertainty.

Lismore Steve Krieg, who and during his time of has delivered comfort and community in this time of

The resilience, courage and spirit demonstrated by locals helping locals has been tremendously heartwarming and what makes our city of Lismore, such an amazing place to be. To all we send love, we will rise again and be here together with you to find the path towards re-establishing Lismore.

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We recognise this land was never ceded and acknowledge the continuation of culture and connection to land, sky and sea.

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Australia’s First Peoples and honour the rich diversity of the world’s oldest living culture.

March Deadline: Friday, March 11th

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https://lismore.nsw.gov.au/lismore-business-newsletter

Support for businesses Our Local Government Area has been impacted by a major 1 in 500-year flood event that has affected our business community and many businesses require financial support as soon as possible.

Lismore City Council will help to ensure our community is kept up to date with available financial assistance from both government and private agencies.

Financial assistance is currently available, and Lismore City Council is encouraging businesses to keep up to date with funding opportunities and apply where possible.

Some of the funding available is the Federal Government Disaster Recovery Payment and Disaster Recovery Allowance which can help support business owners and their family. Charities such as Aussie Helpers Charity are devoted to helping our famers, farmer families and communities survive through the tough times with financial assistance, counselling, livestock feed and much more.

Westpac has today launched a $2 million fund to help small businesses impacted for Westpac and St George Customers with $3,000 in cash grants.

Keeping our business community up to date with available funding and financial support is a first step to helping business owners and staff grapple with the challenge of trying to plan their next steps.

To stay up to date and apply, please visit Council’s Flood 2022 webpage by clicking HERE. If you require any business support or referral advice, please contact Kathy or myself weekdays during business hours.

Kathryn Gray M: 0437 246 216 E: Kathryn.gray@lismore.nsw.gov.au Tina Irish M: 0427 003 645 E: tina.irish@lismore.nsw.gov.au

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Tina Irish Manager Economic Development Lismore City Council

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Today Janelle Saffin MP and I took the Deputy Federal Oppostion Leader Richard Marles, Federal Shadow Minister for Natural Disaster and Emergency Management Murray Watt, and State Shadow Minister for Emergency Services and Recovery Jihad Dib out to the SCU evacuation centre.

We heard harrowing stories of survival, and powerful stories of heroism. But we also heard about the frustration and anger of people who feel they were abandoned - let down by a lack of coordination, a lack of resources, and a government that was Missing in Action when it was needed the most.

As Richard Marles said to the media afterwards, this is a catastrophe on a national scale that requires national leadership.

The Northern Rivers community needs help urgently.

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USEFUL CONTACTS Authority

In life-threatening emergencies phone 000 Agency

NSW SES For people and/or property at risk NSW Police For non-life threatening emergencies or incidents Crimestoppers To report crime Essential Energy For loss of power, electricity problems or fallen powerlines Bureau of Meteorology Forecasts, weather observations and warnings Lifeline Crisis support and suicide prevention Northern Rivers Community Gateway Trauma support, material and financial aid Women’s Health and Resource Centre Women’s services Men and Family Centre Men’s services Interrelate Family Services Family support services Jullum’s Medical Service Aboriginal services Social Futures General support services House with No Steps Disability services ACON LGBTIQ+ services Tenants Advice and Legal Service Tenancy legal advice

PurposeContact 132 500 131 444 1800 333 000 13 20 80 1300 659 210 13 11 14 02 6621 7397 02 6621 9800 02 6622 6116 02 6623 2750 02 6621 4366 02 6620 1800 1300 538 746 02 6622 1555 02 6621 1000

Lismore City Council Contact Us Phone: (02) 6625 0500 43 Oliver Avenue, Goonellabah NSW 2480. Australia

LISMORE FLOOD RECOVERY

It hard to put into words what happened today in Lismore and the surrounds.

If you need to talk, we're here to listen. And if you don't want to talk, you can text us too.

All our Lismore shops and offices are underwater, but we're still available 24/7 on our national crisis lines.

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Australia Unites: Red Cross Flood Appeal Telethon To Help Those Affected By Floods The Australia Unites: Red Cross Flood Appeal will air live on Saturday, March 12 at 7.30 on 10, 10 play, Channel 9 and 9Now. Stars from both networks will be joining forces to support those worst affected by the floods, as clean-up efforts continue across the country, despite many bracing for more severe weather and flash-flooding.

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Queensland and New South Wales have been hit hard by the severe flooding. As the massive clean-up bill continues to rise, flood affected communities are preparing for even more severe weather and flash-flooding in the coming days.

But there is some relief on the way with the Australia Unites: Red Cross Flood Appeal.

Nine and Network 10 are uniting for a telethon to help the people and communities affected by the devastating floods across Queensland and New South Wales in recent days.

What is the Red Cross Flood Appeal?

Australia Unites: Red Cross Flood Appeal will be a joint fundraising telethon with stars from both networks joining forces to support the most vulnerable people in the communities affected by the worst floods in Australia's recorded history.

Where will the proceeds from the Red Cross Flood Appeal go?

All proceeds from the telethon will be donated to the Australian Red Cross.

The Australian Red Cross has already launched an appeal to help the people and communities affected by the floods. You can donate now at https://www.redcross.org.au/floodsappeal/ or call 1800 733 276.

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The Australia Unites: Red Cross Flood Appeal will air live on Saturday, March 12 at 7.30 on 10, 10 play, Channel 9 and 9Now. You can help to provide vital humanitarian support to the people and communities affected by the QLD and NSW floods. Your generosity can help Red Cross teams on the ground to provide urgent relief, including enabling volunteers and staff to help with evacuations, relief centres and outreach service, and supporting people and communities to recover and to build resilience to disasters.

Please give today. Head to our website to donate 💗

You can donate now at https://www.redcross.org.au/floodsappeal/ or call 1800 733 276.

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In an effort to ease the burden of those badly affected by the flood, we, at We Al-li, are offering probono unfunded mental health services.

If you or someone you know is in need of mental or emotional support, particularly trauma stabilisation, please feel free to message us and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

Our thoughts go out to our beloved Lismore community. Know that our team are here to help in any way we can during this time. www.facebook.com/Wealli.programs

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As most of you know, We Al-li’s head office is in Lismore. If you’ve seen the news this morning you’ll know that Lismore is under water.

We Al-li is and always has been first responders to communities in need.

At this time Aunty Judy, Carlie Atkinson, David Ryan and their children are safe at their home which thankfully is up a hill just outside of Lismore. Their power is out and they will wait for the road to open so that they can get out to support people in their beloved community.

Please be patient with any urgent work requests, as they have other priorities right now.

We would like to send love to our We Al-li extended families who are also being affected by these floods right now and have lost their homes.

The We Al-li office is under water, but everyone is safe, and that is the most important thing. For those of you who wish to support families in Lismore in any way, including our facilitators who have lost their homes.

Please take care everyone. If you need emotional support please send us a message on our Facebook messenger and other members of We Al-li will be in contact.

Antonia Burke: 0410 843 696 Fundraiser by Antonia Burke : Lismore Flood Recover (gofundme.com) CLICK HERE

"Your approach was trauma informed long before the terminology was adopted. It is wonderfully refreshing, integrated and culturally affirming" Cathy Kezelman of Ascat LISMORE

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Bundjalung Community Flood Relief - by Koori Mail

KOORI MAIL IS ORGANISING THIS FUNDRAISER.

A FEW WORDS FROM KOORI Koori Mail is WHOLLY owned by five Bundjalung Aboriginal community organisations: ⇢ Bundjalung Tribal Society at Lismore ⇢ Bunjum Co-operative at Cabbage Tree Island ⇢ Buyinbin Co-operative at Casino ⇢ Kurrachee Cooperative at Coraki ⇢ Nungera Co-operative at Maclean.

ALL of these communities have been affected after the devastating impacts of the most recent flood, which has been the highest since colonial records began. ‼️THIS FUND will go directly to the people and communities WITHOUT deduction.‼️ Your donations will be used for: ⇢ Temporary accommodation ⇢ Medical supplies ⇢ Baby supplies ⇢ Food vouchers ⇢ Access to clean drinking water ⇢ Clothing and dry linen ⇢ Camping gear (eg. gas stove cookers, tents, sleeping bags, tarps, batteries) ⇢ Sanitary items

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Despite the flood, Jyllie’s still smiling and is hopeful that the many, necessary repairs can be made - with the hope of being able to run the iconic (and everso popular) Lantern Parade again in 2022.

But Jyllie needs help...

It is LightnUp crew Jyllie (with a foot injury) Kathy and Brett with some wonderful volunteers attempting the mammoth clean up that Lismore is enduring.

ALL of the Lanterns need to be moved out of the premises and temporarily relocated, so that the floors and walls can be cleaned, and all the irreparable items can be cleared out.

There are 100s of lanterns, of all shapes and sizes… with nowhere else onsite for them to be stored.

Space is of a premium right now in this region, so (if the weather would cooperate) the lanterns could be moved outside on to the street.

Images Courtesy of MEDIA-MODE. (www.facebook.com/MediaMode)

Small batch moves like this mean that partial cleans can take place!

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Lismore CBD Magazine is supporting The Lismore Lantern Parade to re-establish this iconic event for Lismore.

We're all in this together!

And in the spirit of community, we wanted to feature an update on a beloved Lismore institution Lismore Lantern Parade!

Sadly, like most of Lismore, the Lantern Parade was not immune to Mother Nature's force. The record flood height has impacted their space severely.

Photos don't really do justice to the ruin downstairs. Waters reached over 1m into the upstairs workroom and storage facility. There is a LOT of damage to lanterns and equipment.

We are not expecting miracles but we are hoping to save this wonderful asset to Lismore.

Images Courtesy of MEDIA-MODE. (www.facebook.com/MediaMode)

Details about Lismore Lantern Parade can be found on the following web addresses; www.lismorelanternparade.com.au www.facebook.com/LismoreLanternParade

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Lismore mayor Steve Krieg says the disaster — a record 14.37 metres, two metres above the 1954 and 1974 levels — will change the city forever.

It has to change to survive, he says.

“This was our Cyclone Tracy,” Krieg says. “This wasn’t a big flood event: this was a demolition.”

Danika Rosé

Took this outside our 2nd story apartment corner of Magellan and Keen st in the CBD. The 2022 flood level is approx, we have flood water about a metre high in our apartment came in through the steps and behind the building but don't think it hit the upstairs windows.

Just goes to show how climate change is driving more extreme weather events, from catastrophic bush fires to flood waters like this metres higher than anything recorded before.

Hope you're all staying strong and looking after yourselves and others xx

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A poem

by Kelly Kelly

Lismore’s Flooded War, The Northern floods of 2022, Affecting those of old and of new, The high tide of gods hand, Stretched wide, across the Northern lands.

Houses that never saw rain, Submerged in flooded vain, Rising water, thief in the night, Higher than records height.

Strangers waking in beds of waters, Attempting to escape rains slaughters, Holding their pets and watching them drown, But a memory in their crown.

written for Lismore.

March 2022

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The calls for help rang high and wide, The usual rescues defied, Boaties in boats, in droves they came, As people’s voices rose in proclaim, Hundreds hanging on roofs, Whilst the locals set off in troops, One by one, carrying strangers to shore, This is Lismore’s Flooded War. More and more, proclaiming their need, More and more Aussies come with speed, Saviours set up, gifts of life given, All witnessing a mission with vision, Saving those drenched and shaking, Scared, crying and hearts aching.

Aussie’s reached deep and will not cease, Until Lismore and surrounds reach their peace, And whilst locals still ache and clean the mud, We pray our towns won’t meet the same flood, And we thank those who came for their part, With the love pouring from your heart.

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Evacuation Centre Southern Cross University & The Northern Rivers Salvation Army.

Northern Rivers Corps Officer Captain Phillip Sutcliffe with Mayor Steve Krieg

Guys from TAFE NSW delivering Hot Bread, one of the guys Daughters runs a small bread business and baked that for us

Jeremy & Dave from Casino Meat Works

Ron & Michelle from Ron The Coffee Man

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Evacuation Centre Southern Cross University & The Northern Rivers Salvation Army.

Joel from Convoy of Hope with Northern Rivers Corps Officer Captain Phillip Sutcliffe

Volunteers in the Food service area at Southern Cross University

Fresh bread donated from the team at The Coffee Club, these guys had 1.7m of water through their store in the square, and still so generous in giving back to the community

These guys bought a car load of fresh produce from Brisbane Markets

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The Salvation Army Northern Rivers The Salvation Army Northern Rivers is a Christian Church, whose message is based on the bible. We cover the Richmond Valley & Lismore Local government areas and provide a wide variety of services to the local community (02) 6624 7326 30 Cambridge Drive, Goonellabah Lismore @NorthernRiversSalvos www.facebook.com/NorthernRiversSalvos www.salvationarmy.org.au/northernrivers

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We are blessed with some incredible volunteers at the SCU evacuation centre... We cant say thank-you enough to them for their effort.

This is only a small portion of incredible people with generous hearts - we say a sincere thanks to all who have pitched in and helped our community at this time...

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Lismore Salvos Amazing!!! I don’t know any of these people.. builders ok’d our structure.

I went to recover a few items.. came back and all these people were making our place clean.. LEGENDS LISMORE

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@resilientlismore Resilient Lismore is a collaborative community effort to provide information and connect people willing to volunteer their time or services to help Lismore residents affected by flood.

The Lismore community-run disaster response network, Resilient Lismore, is set to scale up its operations matching volunteers with the flood-affected seeking help.

In readiness to launch its call centre, Resilient Lismore is directing volunteers to register online here: https://www.floodhelpnr.com.au Registered volunteers will then be directed to help those most in need.

You can also use this link to register donations. ***If you have already registered with us you do not need to register again***

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Evacuation Centre Goonellabah Sports & Aquatic Centre (1 Wallerawang Drive, Goonellabah NSW 2480) Hap's donating free fresh juices & smoothies at Lismore's GSAC flood evacuation centre.

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Evacuation Centre Goonellabah Sports & Aquatic Centre (1 Wallerawang Drive, Goonellabah NSW 2480)

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The generosity of people who have donated much needed supplies of food, mattresses, bottled water, blankets, towels and much more, has been amazing. Thank you.

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SES Comunity Brief Evacuation Centre Southern Cross University

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SES Community Meeting was held at 5pm 03/03/202 at the SCU. Mayor Steve Krieg emotionally connects to the audience, as he talks of the losses everyone has endured. He spoke of losing his home and business and empathised with those in the same situation. A round of applause, as he went on to commend all the hard work that is ongoing to bring us through this devastating flood.

He introduced Scott Tanner (Richmond River Police Chief) who stated we are still in a Rescue and Recovery stage. A transition will shortly see a Lismore Flood Recovery Committee formed. The committee will oversee the Local CBD and Residential Recovery.

Reinforcements will arrive from tomorrow with extra Police and army. The number of army personnel will be at least 500 in the next few days to help with cleaning Lismore. Medical Services and arranging alternate accommodation for those who have been evacuated from their homes.

Meantime the rescue Helicopter was continuously arriving and departing. The message from the Mayor was that we will get through this together.

Accommodation Northern Rivers Floods

www.facebook.com/groups/accommodationnorthernriversfloods This is a group of our amazing community offering their home for accommodation for our beautiful locals who need time out, a warm shower, clothes washed, time out for the kiddies.

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Crystal Amber

This is an amazing photo that captures the spirit of Lismore, we will revive our community and we will do it together.

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MASSIVE APPRECIATION TO THESE AMAZING GUYS! Yesterday, when we went to assess the house and start doing the cleanup I was told by our family friend and very close friend of my dad - @angiegarft that her son @jadengarft was in town with some friends helping people in Lismore with cleaning up their houses... and that they were all headed to my house to help!!

I had no IDEA what was about to come.. then ALL of these men rocked up to my home and completely got everything out in next to no time!

They have been coming over here from Byron Bay/Ballina/Lennox..

EVERY DAY since Monday.. rescuing people on boats and going to different people homes to assist with their clean-ups!!

I am SO endeared by the strength, empathy and love that every single one of these beautiful men have.. they have witnessed soo much of the devastating impacts and still continue to show up and clean up!

I was so overwhelmed with love and gratitude yesterday.. that I couldn’t even pull the words together to share it! We saw this rainbow on the way back to my sisters and it truly solidified our feelings of hope, love and gratitude.

In amongst the pain, loss, Greif and heartache, we are so blessed to have what we have... And it’s the people that are out there like these guys that bring back hope and strength into our lives!

From the bottom of my heart THANK YOU to these guys and everyone who is out there getting shit done!! “ONWARDS and UPWARDS” @tiagarft #lismoreflood2022 @CrystalAmber

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We’re so grateful for the help and support of the community and fellow members in orange, our mates at Australian Army, NSWPF, NSW Rural Fire Service, Fire and Rescue NSW, Marine Rescue NSW and of course our 45 Fijian brothers, who are now part of the Northern Rivers family.

#NSWSES members out in our #lismore community this week. We’ve been reuniting people with their pets and family members, searching and evacuating stranded people by boat and this morning sending much needed fuel to colleagues at NSW SES Woodburn Unit.

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SUPPORT THE ORANGE ANGELS

The unsung heroes It's time we honour the SES volunteers who have dedicated 500,00 hours to help Aussies when they need it most.

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Fire and Rescue NSW Fire and Rescue NSW, Station 302 Glen Innes show some of the devastations in North Eastern NSW. We extend our heartfelt sympathies to all of those impacted by these floods. Our firefighters will continue to be there for as long as we are needed in these flood ravaged communities, working alongside the NSW SES It’s seemingly impossible to articulate just and NSW Rural Fire Service. how terrible the damage and devastation is on the North East Coast, with so many Strike Team Delta is comprised of crews from station 302 people cut off from their families, unable Glen Innes, Fire and Rescue NSW Station 399 Narrabri, Fire to obtain everyday supplies or displaced and Rescue NSW Station 205 Armidale and Fire and as a result of this terrible disaster.

Rescue NSW Station 448 South Tamworth.

The crew are part of Strike Team Delta, working tirelessly in the Lismore area.

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The Fijians have won Lismore’s hearts “With the boys, it is more just like an instinct.

They just wanted to be out there to see what we could do for the community, it was such a coming together,” he said.

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Fijian Abattoir Workers Saved Lives During The Lismore Floods & Are Now Helping The Clean Up As Lismore faces its worst-ever flood disaster, throughout the week 45 Fijian abattoir workers have volunteered during the flooding,, including helping to save aged care residents and cleaning up postflood. They’ve been volunteering since Monday. Many of the volunteers — who are here as part of the Pacific Labour Scheme (PALM) — only arrived in Lismore three weeks ago.

Fijian volunteers made news this week after pitching in to rescue people from floods They arrived just weeks ago for work, but when floods paralysed the region they couldn't get to their jobs. So they got to work helping the community instead.

Semi Sailosi Lutua, one of the volunteers, told the ABC that they found people looking for help on a flood support Facebook group. “We just told locals we’re here and we could help out,” he said.

“I was going down in the boats with mates grabbing all the people. It’s so sad man, seeing all the water everywhere. “We go from rescues here [in Lismore] back to the evacuation centre …

We stayed up late until 2am the other night just to help out in the evacuation centre to help people out.” The Fijian abattoir workers also aided SES and emergency volunteers to evacuate 60 nursing home residents.

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Fijian Abattoir Workers making their way around Lismore singing during the clean up operation to raise the town’s spirits.

Another volunteer Apenisa Marau told The Daily Telegraph that the decision to volunteer was an “instinct”.

“With the boys, it is more just like an instinct. They just wanted to be out there to see what we could do for the community, it was such a coming together,” he said.

Marau told radio station 2GB about the experience.

“It was really hard, and quite terrifying trying to get those elderly people out of their homes,” he said. “Most of them were bedridden, in wheelchairs, some of them were just trying to stay afloat. ‘They were pretty shocked by the time we reached them, but we were glad we were able to get them to safety.”

It’s an extraordinary example of bravery and generosity.

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Thanks to all our helpers cleaning houses, organising helicopter deliveries, making donations, sorting donations and getting them where they are needed, making food, serving you are all a huge blessing!

Lismore Seventh-day Adventist Church

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Pastor Tim Merritt

Relief for Lismore Community Pastor Tim Merritt at The Seventh Day Adventist Church in Lismore says they have hauled all of the stock in their op shop out onto the church floor to distribute free to locals. They began their operation on Monday, and are also now preparing food and hot drinks to give some comfort to the victims of Lismore’s worst ever flood.

Due to the extreme generosity of the community in sending so many clothes to the church, their stock has remained constant, and survivors are encouraged to come and get whatever they need.

The SES is also collecting supplies from the church to take to locals unable to make it there themselves.

Pastor Merritt says that they are also now helping take the stress off evacuation centres, which are struggling to sort through vast quantities of donations.

Photo and story by Mark Kriedemann 100.9 ZZZ FM

00.9 ZZZ FM (call sign: 2ZZZ) is a commercial radio station covering New South Wales’ Far North Coast, and is part of the Broadcast Operations Group. The station targets the 18-39 market with a mostly top 40 hits format, though in networking hours the format shifts to a more adult contemporary mix.

We began broadcasting on January 1, 1994, from its Goonellabah studios. First announcer on air was Dave Williams, followed by Vashti Stewart, Neil Marks & Mike O’Reilly. The first song played on air was “The Heat Is On” by Glenn Frey.

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Bonnie and Cayle Kate and Michael

Rachael

Lucie

Misa and Isaac Outerbridge

HUGE thank you to these legends for bringing hampers, water, food and cleaning supplies to Lismore, all the way down from the gold coast.

Ben

Seventh Day Adventist Volunteer

What you can see in the second photo is not even half of the donations, they gave us VAN LOADS. Thanks so much to Rachel from @the_craft_parlour , Lucie from @yugen_campervans , Kate and Michael (@kate_caddle ), Ben (@yep_its_ben ) and Bonnie and Cayle from @blackhopsbeer.

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The Bank Cafe Hey Lismore. Our hearts are broken. Words cannot express the worry and pain we feel right now for those affected and unaccounted for.

We don’t know what to say….

Our staff are safe. And their families.

The shop, well the video answers that question. It was taken around the peak time I’m not sure by who. It’s only stuff.

Look after each other Lismore xox

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Lismore Library Image Catherine Marciniak

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152 Keen St Lismore The big clean-up begins Our hearts go out to our beautiful community of Lismore and the Northern Rivers.

The Northern Rivers Conservatorium sustained 8 feet of water through the first floor of its heritage building in the Lismore CBD. We have lost virtually all musical equipment, office equipment, furniture and tools on both the ground floor and first floor.

Thank you, thank you from the bottom of our hearts to the amazing band of more than 60 volunteers, our staff, students and Bennet crew who did an amazing job on Day 1 of our Big Clean-up.

Day 2 will commence at 9am on Saturday 5th March. The main task for day 2 will be the removal of masonite boarding from our hardwood floors and removing it from the building. We are aiming to have this completed by midday when we are expecting the Firies to arrive to hose out the building.

(02) 6621 2266 admin@nrcac.edu.au www.facebook.com/northernrivers.conservatorium http://www.nrcac.edu.au

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Good old Days in and around Lismore N.S.W.

After ripping up carpet in our flood affected offices Miss Moneypenny Bookkeeper and Northern Rivers Financial Advice above Mary Gs on the corner of Woodlark and Keen Street - We discovered the patchiest flooring ever, amongst the various timber floorboards, chip board and metal plates we found a few cement areas with these names scratched in.

Wondered if anyone recognised the names?

Naomi Rose

The Sons of Lismore Bob Haywood, Gerard Mazzar and G. Cremin Naomi Rose Author

It is just such an amazing find really. Everyone leaves their mark on the world even if they don’t realise it. My 13 year old son found it and I know he will remember and tell people throughout his years. This is how we live on. Just incredible LISMORE

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Gerard Mazzer

Jenny Mazzer Gerard was taken from us 42 years ago in 1979 due to a car accident. It happened at Alphadale, (roadside cross on the tree.) Yes, we lived in Invercauld Road. I, (Frank) was proud to be his brother, along with Cathy (Kate) Joanne, Brian and Lynne.

Frank Mazzer Gary Gerrard After all these years and now your discovery has us talking about these once sons of Lismore again. Great find.

The people of Lismore and surrounding towns will rebuild,renew and remember.

Live Long and Strong.

Lynne Costantino Thank you for this post of my late brother Gerard Mazzer. His name in the cement on a job sums up the mischievous nature of him perfectly.

Thanks for all the comments, sounds like he was well known.

Pamela Young Gerard was my next door neighbour in Invercauld Rd. Very tragic car accident on Bruxner Highway Alphadale.

There is a cross on the highway with his name on it.

David Stuart In 1979 as a 17 year old I worked with Graham Cremin and Gerry Mazzer on the then Commercial Hotel (now Mary Gahooleys) in Lismore. We were builders labourers working under Owen Lynn who was the Master Builder. It was the first job for a lot of us. Graham lived in bangalow I think his people had the servo going up the hill and sadly Gerry was killed in a car crash not long after.

Both were good fellas to work with..

Donna Maree Jim Melville yes my husband & I knew Gerard through Lennox Head Lifesavers. He was tragically killed in a car accident near Beau Farms. Coming from Ballina there is a plaque on a tree just before you go up the hill to Lismore on the right

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As our heads emerge above the muddy, stinky, brutal flood waters, we can finally take a breath and give you an update on where our beautiful new pub is at!

Firstly our heart goes out to all of Lismore, one and all have been affected in some way or knows some one who has.

This is an unprecedented catastrophe and we know everyone is feeling the pain.

We have been buoyed by the incredible generosity of our Metropole family of staff and friends who have been working tirelessly to get us out of the mess.

The messages of support and love that we have received is incredible and helps us to move forward one step at a time.

To that end we have a goal!

We want to open the top bar for Lismore to come and have a drink and a sausage, sit for a while, share some stories, give and receive a hug (if game), one small step in the recovery of our beautiful town.

This might happen as soon as tomorrow all going well - so please come on down if you need a little pause from the back breaking, heart breaking work.

P.S. The beers will be cold!

Love Kel and Nick and the Metropole Family

It’s hard to put into words how the last few days have felt. We cannot thank the community enough for their tireless work to get us open.

We are stoked to say that the rooftop cocktail bar will be OPEN this week. Join us for an ice cold beer/wine/spirits. Hugs and good humour are free.

Thank you doesn’t feel like enough but hand on heart, THANK YOU to our family, friends, friends of friends, staff and community

6621 4414 98 Keen St Lismore www.facebook.com/hotelmetropolelismore www.hotelmetropole.com.au

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Hotel Metropole Set To Tuesday 08/03/2000

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TWO MATES BREWING Flood Appeal

Andrew Newton is organising this fundraiser.

A few words from Andrew To all our mates, Grant Smith and Andrew Newton, the founders and directors of Two Mates Brewing, are setting up a Go Fund Me page to assist in the rebuild of their community-based Craft Brewery In South Lismore.

Born from a love of family and friendship, Two Mates had the vision to create a space to gather and grow friendships and nurture families while appreciating the things that the Northern Rivers Region is renowned for, great food, good music and cold brews.

The devastation both financially and emotionally of the unprecedented events of the recent floods in Lismore has our families in complete shock. However, our business and our families are resilient and determined to rebuild our brewery for the community now more than ever.

Unfortunately, our insurance company has notified us that our policy (like 90% of businesses in Lismore) does not cover flood damage if the floods exceed the Levy wall unless we had paid the enormous premium to activate this clause. This has added to our devastation, having already funded the start-up phase of the business solely between our two families.

Two Mates will direct all funds associated with this appeal into the re-establishment of all the Brewery and Taphouse operations, ensuring that we will return to delivering the same quality product and service as we did before this catastrophic natural disaster.

We thank you in advance

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TO ALL OUR MATES The Two Mates Team have set up a Go Fund Me page to assist in the rebuild of our communitybased Brewery in South Lismore.

The devastation both financially and emotionally of the unprecedented events of the recent floods has our families in complete shock. However, our business and our families are resilient and determined to rebuild our brewery for the community now more than ever.

Unfortunately, our insurance company has notified us that our policy (like 90% of businesses in Lismore) does not cover flood damage if the floods exceed the Levy wall, unless we had paid the enormous premium to activate this clause.

This has added to our devastation, having already funded the start-up phase of the business solely between our two families.

Two Mates will direct all funds associated with this appeal into the re-establishment of all the Brewery and Taphouse operations, ensuring that we will return to delivering the same quality product and service as we did before this catastrophic natural disaster.

We thank you in advance Grant & Andrew https://gofund.me/152ad479 0477 192 337 7 Engine Street South Lismore www.twomatesbrewing.com.au www.facebook.com/twomatesbrewing

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Our thoughts are with those who have lost their loved ones and returning to their properties to see the carnage.

We are fortunate that all of our team are safe and no one was hurt! We can't say the same for the pub.

Everyone has lost so much these last few days. Our hearts go out to everyone affected.

75 Molesworth Street, Lismore drink@thesherwoodhotel.com.au

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Firstly, a massive thank you to everyone that helped us these last few days. The generosity of people has been truly humbling. We are still a long way from being clean but there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

We will be re-opening, but it could be a few months.

Before we re-open we want to give back to the community that has lost so much.

Right now, we have 7 dry rooms upstairs with queen beds and private showers. We would like to offer these for free for 2 months to people who have been completely devastated. However, we are unable to have people upstairs until the building is fire safe first. This means replacing a lot of gyprock downstairs on the ceiling, fixing the fire system, air conducts and electrical.

The legends at Joel Jenson constructions have offered to give some free labour to help replace the gyprock ceilings but it’s a big job so any help to them would be fantastic, Frigid Air are going to prioritise fixing the duct work, we have an electrician coming to certify the building this week to make it safe.

Essential energy have stated they will get us a generator to give power to the accommodation once we have the certificate.

Also the fire brigade will provide us with temporary smoke detectors while we find someone to replace the fire systems.

If you know someone that is desperate for a clean bed please let us know, we will try our best to be fair, we will need to prioritise people without a support network. (PM us) unfortunately, the hotel has no disability access upstairs.

Big shout out to the legends at @stoneandwood, BlackHops and our amazing team who have worked tirelessly to clean this massive venue down. We are eternally grateful.

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Operation cleanup is now in full force!

Thankful to have such an amazing team that always has an incredibly positive energy in everything they do.

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Pete and Nola flood recovery I’m sure many of you know & love Pete & Nola of Creative Tattoo Art. This beautiful couple have lost everything, as many others have in the flood.

A GoFundMe has also been set up by their family, so if you would like to help them out this way please click on the link below.

Terri Bonny donated $200 Such beautiful people my Mum wanted to donate as well so this is from both of us.

All the best Pete & Nola

A few words from Jenny Anyone who knows or has had any interactions with Pete and Nola Davidson knows how generous they are and will always do anything they can to help anyone in need. Now, they need our help.

On the morning of 28 Feb 2022, after days of torrential rain, Pete and Nola’s home was inundated with flood water and they were rescued by neighbours with only the clothes they were wearing. They’ve lost everything and are now faced with the overwhelming prospect of starting over.

I’m sure that there are so many people out there who have been on the receiving end of their generosity, selflessness and goodwill over the years and now it’s our turn to give back.

Any amount great or small will go a long way to helping them get back on their feet, please give whatever you can ❤️

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Jenny OBrien and Sandy Davidson are organising this fundraiser.

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A few words from Jesse My family (mum, dad, sister and her two kids) live in Lismore - NSW (Australia) and have lost nearly everything to the recent floods.

Although Lismore is familiar with floods this one was much higher and came so quickly that even possessions they had placed above the level of previous floodwaters were lost.

Three houses were completely submerged and two cars were destroyed, as well as essential items and sentimental possessions.

Cleaning up and repairing the damage will be a long process and although some things can never be replaced, the funds gathered will help to provide carpentry, electrical and painting work to make the houses livable again, as well as replace some essential items.

Any small assistance will go a long way to their recovery. Thank you for taking the time to read this and for your support.

Money will go to the repairs of the 3 houses to make them livable again.

Carpentry Electrical repairs Painting Purchasing of beds cleaning equipment

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Jesse Trapp is organising this fundraiser.

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Lismore Christadelphians Flood Fund

A few words from Lee

Hi all, thank you so much for the love and generous support of the Christadelphian community members in Lismore.

Here are a few more details to help clarify this page, as requested by GoFundMe. The nominated beneficiary for this GoFundMe is Garry Tyson who is the Treasurer of the Lismore Christadelphian Ecclesia Incorporated, a Not For Profit Organisation in Lismore.

Garry and the other members of the Lismore Christadelphian Ecclesial Welfare Committee will be distributing the funds to those affected by the 2022 floods in the Lismore Christadelphian community.

The money will be used to purchase items needed for immediate relief Eg. food and other grocery items, clothing, bedding, medical needs, emergency accomodation & other needs at the discretion of the Lismore Christadelphian Welfare Committee.

We commenced this campaign, as previous members of the Lismore Christadelphian community, to assist fund-raising from those seeking to help (primarily from the extended Christadelphian community) whilst taking some administration pressure off those in the Lismore Christadelphian community who are still in crisis-mode.

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Lee And Jo Benson is organising this fundraising appeal on behalf of Garry Tyson.

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Help Andy & Wally repair after the Lismore flood

A few words from Emma

Hello friends, my name is Emma, but more importantly, these people are my best friends. This beautiful family—Wally, Andy, and their two small children, Clancy and Ned—have lost everything in the devastating floods that hit Lismore on Bundjalung Country earlier this week.

After being rescued from their rooftop as the floodwaters rose in the early hours of Monday morning, the first thing Wally & Andy were worried about was their neighbours, family and friends. They didn’t care about the possessions they lost or the fact that the first home they had saved up for and purchased only one year ago was gone. They were worried about everyone else. That’s the kind of community-minded people they are. To know this family is to love them, and now it’s time to help them, too.

If I could set up a crowdfunding page that only accepted precious items they've lost, then I would. But for now, faced with the reality of starting again, I'm setting up this crowdfunding page so that Andy and Wally can replace and repair items destroyed and lost so that their family can carry on living. Fundamental things like lounges, a fridge, new beds for the children, manchester, toys, a new hot water system - the list is endless.

Any donation that you can make in aid to rebuilding future memories for this family would be of tremendous help.

Thank you!

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Emma Finneran is organising this fundraising appeal on behalf of Andrea Wade.

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A few words from KARE Help KARE Deliver Pet Essentials To Lismore Hi, The team at KARE KANINE needs your help!

We are organising a large donation of the essential items that the pets of Lismore currently cant access.

The goal is to raise as many funds as possible to purchase bulk pet supplies.

E.g. Food, clean water, bedding, medical supplies & more.

With the help of Life Without Andy, we will be delivering it to the people of Lismore.

Imagine you were stranded with just the clothes on your back and pets to care for.

We want to do anything we can to support and care for the people and animals of Lismore, so we need YOUR help.

Any donation, big or small, will make a tremendous difference.

Kare, xx

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KARE KANINE is organising this fundraiser.

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A few words from Naomi Lismore family flood devastation

Our dear customer Ally, her family and community have been impacted by the Devastating floods in Lismore. Ally is a single mum with 4 kids who has lost her home and all her belongings like many other families.

Unfortunately Lismore is classified as a flood zone and houses aren’t covered by insurance. I’m hoping we can all chip in as little or as much as possible to help Ally and her town try recover from this devastation people are facing it’s a very long hard road ahead for all.

People are still stranded on top of their homes waiting to be rescued it’s completely heartbreaking. Any donations would be appreciated by all in this extremely hard times ahead.

All funds raised will go directly to Ally.

Thank you. X

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Naomi Bartak is organising this fundraising appeal on behalf of Allysha Le Page.

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A few words from Ella Please help my nephew and his family My nephew Tom, his wife (to be) Trin and their children Atticus, Sailor and Dolly have lost everything in the recent floods in Lismore.

Everything in their home has been destroyed - furniture, clothing, children's toys and all of their memories have been either completely damaged or washed away.

They are fortunately safe and staying with friends.

Tom and Trin have created a beautiful family over the past years and now face the heartache of having to rebuild a home for themselves.

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Ella Liberto is organising this fundraiser.

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Help Riina, Tim and Imbi rebuild their home.

A few words from Maali

Tim, Riina and Imbi's new lives in Lismore have been totally devastated by these unprecedented floods that have inundated northern NSW. This is their first home that they moved into only seven months ago, which was to be the start of a new life.

They understood the possible risks of living in Lismore, but the house they purchased was built 100 years ago and had survived floods before, the highest of these having reached the floor level of the elevated Queenslander style weatherboard house. But this flood, like nothing Lismore has ever seen before, has submerged the house (along with thousands of others) up to the roof. Tim and Riina, as with most people in the region, do not have flood insurance as the cost is prohibitive.

Due to an important medical appointment, the family happened to be in Sydney this last week.

Thankfully they avoided the drama of the evacuation. Still, they have now lost everything they own, including many precious and sentimental family items and memories of those no longer with us.

The damage to the house is yet to be assessed, but having been totally submerged, major reconstruction work will be required. So money will be required for an unknown amount of building materials, labour, furniture, household goods, food and many things that haven't been thought of, including living for an extended period until the house can be repaired. Our hope is for Tim, Riina and Imbi to get back to normal family life, knowing that this will take many months in the town they have made home. All money raised will go towards helping them get their lives back on track.

All financial help will be greatly appreciated Raindrop indicates Riina and Tims's house in the first picture.

Thanks in advance, Rahnel, Milford and Aug familes

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Flood relief for the de Silva family

A few words from Petra I'm fundraising to help our beautiful friends, Caroline and Derek and their young boys Winston and Artie recover from the Lismore floods.

Their house has been submerged leaving them homeless and with not much more than the clothes on their back.

Having only just moved to the NSW in January, they have already sacrificed so much to set themselves up here. The clinic in which Derek is working from in Mullumbimby has also been affected, so it is unknown when they will be able to work again.

We are collecting clothing and basic necessities for them but money will be needed to purchase furniture and other large items, while also creating some financial security for them while they navigate these next few months.

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Petra Watson is organising this fundraising appeal on behalf of Derek De Silva.

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Northern Rivers Stained Glass Emergency Fund

A few words from Sarah

My name is Rah and my partner Maire not only lost her home like many others, she also lost everything in her business Northern Rivers stained Glass down in the lismore cbd. So many people contacting her to see how they can help, feeling so helpless. So if you have the capacity to contribute in the way of a donation it will be welcome.

This double whammy for Maire losing both her business and her home with her 2 daughters and pets. Her business is nearly 3 years old with moving location only 1 year and 2 days before the flood hit. We prepared as much as we could, got out what we could with many people helping.

We thought we had done everything we could, but no one expected this amount of water or it rushing through so fierce. Everything we had strapped down and packed was demolished by the flood water. Her shop isn’t safe to go into and from the photos doesn’t look structurally safe enough to go into for a long time.

The last few days we have been cleaning out the debris and salvaging what we can save from her house, and then today the photos came through of her shop. Catastrophic is the only word I can think of, we thought we knew what we were expecting but we never expected this.

Like everyone she has lost thousands of dollars worth of things that cannot be replaced. I want to help her like she has helped so many other people. I once had a guy say to me “your partners shop makes lismore colorful” and it did.

The artwork she created was and is incredible and the gift shop she created for the other 50 plus artists and creators to put there work in was such a colorful part of this town . As all the business are in the same situation and I’m hoping everyone gets help for rebuilding or for just surviving through this.

This has hit so many of us hard, the destruction is something we didn’t expect but it’s here and we are doing the best we can. The funds will help with cleanup and survival.

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Sarah Mcshea is organising this fundraiser.

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Lismore floods family help Hi everyone my name is Suellen Evans I am the aunty of one of the flood affected families could you please help my beautiful nephew Jay his partner Alix and their 4 beautiful girls and neighbours who have lost everything in the Lismore floods.

As you have seen on the news these families have been wiped out and have lost everything. They have had to watch all there belongings go under in a torrent of water and watch their cars float away helpless and not being able to protect anything but themselves and their families.

Please Please if you can help any small amount would be greatly appreciated thankyou

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My poor, poor shop - So many shops in town are in much worse condition. It’s just devastating.

Sending love to my fellow businesses owners and also to everyone who have their homes so badly damaged.

The level of kindness and compassion I have experienced in the last few days has been so phenomenal.

Because many people are asking how they can help, I’m sharing the link for a fundraising page that my best friend has set up. https://gofund.me/6cb12821 Thanks so much for all the messages of support, truly appreciated.

Stay strong Lismore

0408 478 253 169 Keen Street Lismore thecuriouskookaburra@gmail.com www.facebook.com/thecuriouskookaburra

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The Curious Kookaburra Flood Assist

Chantelle Peters is organising this fundraising appeal on behalf of Rebecca Ryan.

Hi, my name’s Chantelle Peters. On the 28th February 2022 my best friend’s shop, The Curious Kookaburra, was hit by unprecedented flooding in Lismore NSW. The shop supports over 30 local artists and makers who have now lost the majority of their work.

The creative workshop space which was also newly reopened after covid restrictions and lockdowns has also submerged in water over the ceiling.

I know Rebecca has been receiving many kind requests to support so I have created this page for urgent financial assistance. It will take many weeks for flooding to subside and clean up to commence and the loss of income will be hard hitting.

The money raised will be used to purchase cleaning equipment, cover rent/electricity/water/insurance while the shop is not operational and cover loss of stock and equipment.

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I Know she will appreciate your help

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Hanging Rock Flowers

There are no words. We took what we could. Lifted as high as we thought we needed to. But more importantly we are safe. Our hearts go out to the people of Lismore.

0423 956 585

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HEY CREW, It looks like it will be a little while until we are all back in the studio doing what we love BUT don't forget we can still connect via my online program..... You can do it anywhere.... With a friend or even with a kind stranger.

A contribution via my online 6 week program would be a helpful and practical way to help The link is below Fitness by Kate was launched in 2021 and everyone is really enjoying their new mindset around movement.

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Fully supported by audio assistance Sign up to Fitness By Kate today at https://fitnessmanouvers.com/ftbsp-restart/ #FitnessByKate #OnlineFitnessProgram #FitnessManouvers #bodypositivitycoach #workoutsformums #athomestrengthtraining #healthyhabitspayoff #over40sworkouts #juststrongwomen #fitnessjourney

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The Stockpot Kitchen - Smokehouse BBQ and Fried Chicken

The Stockpot Kitchen - Smokehouse BBQ and Fried Chicken Lismore, NSW ·

If you’re hungry we’ve got a BBQ going and will have some chicken burgers and snags on offer. Pop by in halfa and we can pretend life is good for a few minutes.

Also, we have supplies coming so we’ll be able to cook a fuck load more for the weekend.

Big love people.

— at The Stockpot Kitchen - Smokehouse BBQ and Fried Chicken (02) 6621 6684 133 Molesworth St Lismore thestockpotkitchen@gmail.com http://www.stockpotkitchen.com.au www.facebook.com/thestockpotkitchen

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Sheaffe Motors Tilt Tray Towing Lismore

We are a family operated Tilt Tray Towing and Mechanical repair business operating in Lismore NSW since 1956, We were able to get back to the workshop, assess the damage and start the clean up and what a massive day it was!

This is amazing the community spirit, We have a bbq cooking today and some fresh fruit and vegetables Also a range of baby products.

Thank you to everyone who has donated products and their time.

Baby Give Back and Black Diamond Tinting Co.

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We would like to say a huge thank you to the Grahams Precast Concrete Products Pty Ltd crew who came to help and a MASSIVE thank you to the guys at Full Forced Fabrication who drove down from Warwick to help out affected people they don’t even know.

The help we had today was beyond appreciated.

The way this community is coming together is incredible! We even had people dropping off food and drinks throughout the day.

Stay strong community of Lismore - we can get through this together!

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Pebbles Flintstones

North Coast Electrical Ty guys. Champions. Helping me get the last of the large stuff in my home and it’s contents out. It’s appreciated. Ty ty ty.

May many good things come your way.

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We are down but not out!!

Thanks to the support of some local legends we saved all our stock and freezers and fridges stay tuned for updates!!!

SG Asian supermarket will never give up.

Thank you guys so so much! we're here to wash up!

8 of us for far. Still thousands of things need to be washed.

Help if you could please. We're appreciated!

We just want to thank everyone that came in today to help empty our shop Sarvah and family, Jim my old flatmate, Coco you are a legend staying till the end, James and Jan could not have done it without you guys, Mish and Caz also dam amazing Lawson you saved our fridges and freezers I wanted to give you a kiss but that's a bit weird And a beautiful lady Christa+her son.

(02) 6621 5943 42 Magellan Street Lismore http://www.sgasiansupermarket.com.au/ sg.asianfood@gmail.com www.facebook.com/SG-ASIAN-Supermarket

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I often talk to people of my fondness for this place, our Star Court Arcade. When I was a child, the arcade was home to the only cinema in town.

It was my grandmother who took me to the cinema and she lovingly put up with I watching films like Return of the Jedi, E.T, Ghostbusters, Burke and Wills, Young Einstein, and Malcom.

When I grew older, I still visited this place to see Pulp Fiction and Raise the Red Lantern.

But it wasn’t just a place to watch films, it was a beautiful shopping arcade that I used to window shop with my mother and grandmother.

My great great great grandfather and uncle had one of the first photography studios in Lismore on this site.

This place is in my bones. This history was one of the driving reasons to take over this business.

To see images like this hurts quite deeply. To all my Star Court family, I can’t wait to sit down with you and share some drinks and stories when this is all done.

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Reads in Ireland The Read family were natives of Pettigo, County Donegal, Ireland.

Pettigo is on the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. Early records show that land was held by the Read family in the Parish of Templecarn, and that Read families also lived in 2 streets in Pettigo (alternate spelling Reid).

George had been born c1816 to James Read and Jane Knox, who were both deceased prior to the family’s emigration to Australia. Jane was born c1825 in Tullycarne: her maiden surname was Stevenson, with alternative spelling Stephenson. Note that these dates do not match up with the death certificate for George Read and it seems both George and Jane lowered their ages by approximately 10 years when they emigrated.

James, son of George and Jane, emigrated to Australia in 1856. he was joined in Australia the following year (1857) by two of his brothers, George and John. After they had established themselves in Australia, the three brothers paid the deposit to enable their parents George and Jane, and the remaining siblings, to also emigrate to Australia.The Depositors Journal of 1862 shows that James Read paid the deposit for the family on the 1st November 1862.

George Read and his wife Jane along with their youngest six children said goodbye to Georges' parents James and Jane and left Pettigo to go to Australia. They sailed from Plymouth on the 30th May 1863 on the ship 'Spitfire', and after an 86-day voyage they arrived in Sydney. In charge of the ship were Master J.M Eloe and Surgeon Arthur Jartlett.

The Spitfire carried 420 immigrants, comprising 25 married males, 31 married females, 150 single males, 147 single females, 27 male and 35 female children between age of one and twelve, 9 males and 2 females less than one year. Two births and two deaths took place on the voyage. The family settled at Morpeth in New South Wales.

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Reads in Australia In 1856 James decided to emigrate to Australia. He sailed later that year on the ship 'Commodore Perry' arriving in Sydney on 1st May. He was sponsored to work for Mr. A.J Arch at Maitland, New South Wales. Australia needed skilled people such as farmers, carpenters, housemaids and labourers.

These people decided to leave their families to travel thousands of miles across the sea to begin a new life in a country where there were many hardships.

Overcrowding, poverty and unemployment in England and Ireland were rife.

The British Government agreed to pay the passage for emigrants if they could pay their deposit or if they had skills that were needed in the colony. They would be granted free passage as long as they had a job to go to. Employers often paid the deposit for these new settlers on the condition that the immigrants work for them for a number of years after arrival.

This scheme was called the Assisted Immigrant Scheme and these people were called free settlers. After arrival and a couple of years to establish themselves these Settlers often saved enough money to pay the deposit for the rest of the family to immigrate.

This was the case for the Read Family. After two years James paid the deposit for his brothers George and John to come to Australia. George 22 and John 19 sailed from Liverpool, England on 12 October 1857 aboard the ship 'Peter Maxwell' arriving in Sydney on 10th January 1858 after ninety days at sea.

Life aboard these ships was not pleasant, with squalid cramped surroundings, rife with disease. Many did not survive, especially infants under three years. The three brothers then decided to pay the deposit to bring their parents and the other six siblings to Australia.

The Depositors Journal of 1862 shows that James Read paid the deposit for the family on the 1st November 1862. George Read and his wife Jane along with their youngest six children said goodbye to George's parents James and Jane and left Pettigo to go to Australia.

They sailed from Plymouth on the 30th May 1863 on the ship 'Spitfire'. James Had married Sarah LEE at Maitland, New South Wales, and had two daughters, Margaret Jane b.1860 and Mary A. b.1861. They subsequently had nine more children, eleven in total.

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William Stevenson married Alice Sexton the second daughter of Robert and Margaret Sexton (nee Joley) in Maitland on 7th September 1866. His occupation listed on his Marriage Certificate was a bootmaker.

Alice's father along with his father John and brother Burroughs had been deported from Huntington England to the colony in 1837, their crime sheep stealing. William and Alice had six children, two died as infants. Early in 1882, William visited Lismore to take Photographic Portraits. As advertised in 'The Northern Star' 4th February 1882.

William S. READ photographer was on a visit to Lismore to set up his Photographic Studio at Mrs Geraghty's boarding house (next to the PO).

He had arrived on the Steamer Coraki. While visiting William must have seen an opportunity to start a business in Lismore and sometime later in 1882 he moved Alice and the family to Lismore. In 1883 William and Alice had their last child Rupert Reginald.

My great great great grandfather and uncle had one of the first photography studios in Lismore on this site.

Northern Star, Lismore.

Saturday 4 February 1882

William set up his Photographic Studio above The Star Court Arcade in Molesworth Street, Lismore. In 1882 he applied for a land grant of 80 acres somewhere in Lismore.

William became quite a community man and served on the Lismore Municipal Council as an Alderman for at least ten years from 1887 to 1897. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, the Hospital board, the Railway Children's Committee and the committee to start the first Lismore Show in 1885 at which he won first prize and a highly commended in the portrait section. Alice was a member of the Ladies Benevolent Society.

When old enough William's sons joined the Photographic Business and about 1908 took over and ran the business under the name 'Read Bros Photography'. William at some time had purchased property at 80 Uralba Street where he resided until his death on 5th May 1926 aged 85 years. His son Stanley along his wife and children also lived at this address. Sometime between the end of 1926 and 1928, Stanley and Mary moved to Queensland, taking Alice then aged 80 years with them. Alice died on 16 March 1938 aged 84 years.

William set up his Photographic Studio above The Star Court Arcade in Molesworth Street, Lismore.

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William S. Read

This place is in my bones. This history was one of the driving reasons to take over this business.

0460 839 384 Shop 20 Starcourt Arcade 126 Molesworth St Lismore contact@curiouscraft.com.au www.facebook.com/curiouscraftales

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THE ARK Woodlark Street Lismore.

Photo: K Graham and D Eaton

Mother Jess Rankin takes shelter from the floods beneath a washing basket on the roof of her South Lismore house.

Trapped on the roof of her home in South Lismore, with floodwaters rising and rain pelting down, Jess Rankin took shelter under an unlikely household item - the washing basket.

Rankin cut a forlorn figure as she sheltered as best she could with her her two young children and elderly father on the roof of the Caniaba Street home.

Aerial Photo of Lismore.

In what is set to become an enduing image of the 2022 flooding event, Rankin used a washing basket to take cover from the rain.

Lismore CBD Magazine Would like to acknowledge all the wonderful people who are assisting by providing donations and supplies to Lismore Residents. The crisis is devastating and so many people are affected. This issue records just a few of the many heartbreaking stories and events.

We are extremely saddened by the four people who have lost their lives during these events that have unfolded. Our deepest condolences to their families. Our warmest thoughts are with the Lismore Community in these challenging times.

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The historic Corndale Hall once stood here.

Now, all that is visible is part of the toilet block.

Historic Corndale Hall (1891) has been washed away in the floods sweeping the Northern Rivers of NSW. The hall, which is a centrepiece of the valley community between Lismore and Clunes, got washed off its stumps.

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Better music for Lismore.

Hi Lismore, welcome to Local Sounds Lismore.

Your new digital radio station.

We launched our station last week and we're looking forward to playing you the best of the 70's 80's & 90's.

We'll bring you news and local information for locals and tourists alike.

It's all free, just visit https://localsounds.com.au and have a listen. Like our Facebook page and we will keep you updated. www.facebook.com/AirNewsMediaAust/

#BetterMusicForLismore

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Better music for Lismore.

A VISION FOR REGIONAL RADIO Tourist radio is not dead yet.

Two brothers, Matt and John White have a vision for radio in regional cities that mixes great music with local information that is relevant to both locals and visitors. They call it Local Sounds Lismore. “We want to bring a local feel, professional sounding radio and the music people love to Lismore residents and tourists alike” John White said.

John and Matt started their radio careers at community station YYY in Brisbane’s north in the early 90’s. Matt continued to work in radio industry across Australia over the past 25 years. John chose a career in the finance industry and continued his love for music playing in a rock band around Brisbane.

“We love radio and live music and want to bring the old tourist radio into the modern age, giving tourists a compelling reason to visit Lismore” said Matt White. “Our Air News Media partnership is key part of our model, we want to give listeners the latest news with a regular and comprehensive update. Air News provides a professional service that we believe is as good as the BBC.” John White said “We launched 3 weeks ago and have had a fantastic response from people living around Lismore and the region, listeners from outside the region are lapping up the local information. Because we are digital we can track new and repeat listeners and can already see daily growth. 70% of our listeners this week had listened in the preceding weeks, so we know the format is working”.

The station name, Local Sounds says it all. The commercial free, digital only station, plays a wide variety of hits from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, they feature local artists and amp it up with a party mix every Friday and Saturday night.

The station can be accessed for free via their website https://localsounds.com.au or via the free app.

The station can be accessed for free via the website https://localsounds.com.au or via the free app.

www.facebook.com/AirNewsMediaAust/ info@airnews-media.com.au www.airnews-media.com.au/

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Men & Family Centre wins national contract to develop online Men’s Behaviour Change Program for regional men The Northern Rivers-based Men & Family Centre (M&FC) has won a contract from No to Violence to develop and implement an online Men’s Behaviour Change Program (MBCP) for men in rural, regional and remote locations.

The project could dramatically improve access to MBCPs for men in the regions, which are often unavailable outside of metropolitan or major regional centres.

M&FC Co-Manager Lainie Rees said the organisation was chosen to lead the project because of its recognised expertise in the Men’s Behaviour Change field, and its understanding of the needs of regional communities.

“Our established Men’s Behaviour Change Program (MBCP) is normally delivered through face-to-face group meetings.

“Over the past two years, however, face-to-face group meetings have been difficult to deliver due to COVID restrictions. This has forced us to look into online options to keep clients engaged with our service.

“We’re excited by the opportunity to take the lessons we’ve learned over the past two years and apply them to the development and delivery of a full online behaviour change program for men living in rural, regional, and remote areas.”

MBCPs aim to support men's behaviour change by directly challenging attitudes and behaviours that are driven by gender inequality and increasing men's understanding of the impacts these attitudes and behaviours have on affected family members. MBCPs attempt to increase the safety of women and children by supporting men to hold themselves accountable for their violent and abusive behaviours.

The project is being managed by No to Violence – the largest peak body in Australia representing organisations and individuals working with men to end family violence.

No to Violence CEO Jacqui Watt said the project was an important step in understanding online MBCPs for marginalised men.

“We know that men living in rural, regional, and remote areas are too often unable to access MBCPs because of geographic limitations.

"This project aims to understand the extent to which MBCPs designed specifically for the online space and for particular audiences are effective—and the implications for future programming.”

“We are excited to work closely with the Men & Family Centre on this pilot as part of our ongoing commitment to collaborating with our member organisations to strengthen our practices and keep women, children and families safe,” explained Watt.

The Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre has been contracted to conduct a full program evaluation.

Men who wish to find out more information about the program should contact the Men & Family on (02) 6622 6116 or use the contact form on the Men and Family Centre website: www.menandfamily.org.au.

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