Tag: LISMORE FLOOD
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FREE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES OPEN IN THE NORTHERN RIVERS
Four flood affected communities in the Northern Rivers have new ‘Safe Havens’ offering mental heath support. Lismore, Murwillumbah, Mullumbimby and Woodburn now have hubs offering free services seven days a week. The Safe Haven hubs are designed to be places of support and refuge – offering immediate, personalised and compassionate mental health support and counselling.…
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NAIDOC WEEK CELEBRATIONS UNDERWAY ON THE FAR NORTH COAST
Across the Far North Coast NAIDOC Week is being celebrated in different ways. For artists who lost everything in the floods, the exhibitions are encouraging creativity and healing to recover from the disaster.
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CLEANUP EFFORT IN LISMORE NEEDS MORE MAN POWER
The cleanup effort continues for Lismore residents, as many work to make their homes habitable again. While volunteers are still making trips to the region, more manpower is needed.
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MARIST BROTHERS RAMS REBUILDING AFTER LISMORE’S FLOOD
Just weeks out from the first round of the NRRRL, Lismore’s Marist Brothers Rams were gutted by the floods… their club, completely washed out in the disaster. Now, as they continue to recover, the team is focusing on what’s to come.
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LOCALS TAKING ON TWO MARATHONS FOR FLOOD RELIEF FUNDS
The Lennox Head community is digging deep – taking on not one, but TWO marathons next week. And, while it’s going to hurt, it’s all for a good cause, with funds raised going straight to flood relief efforts in the area.
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LISMORE BUSINESS WONDERING WHEN AND HOW THEY WILL REOPEN
There are calls for a jobkeeper-style payment in the Northern Rivers, to ensure flood-affected businesses have enough staff when they reopen. It comes as the region – weeks deep into the recovery phase – braces for the possibility of more heavy rain.