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Hannah Ross and Lucy Thackray

Home buyback scheme for high-risk flood zones in the NSW Northern Rivers explained

Eight months since widespread flooding devastated much of the NSW Northern Rivers region, the state and federal governments have announced $800 million in funding to help people move, or make their home more flood resilient.

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About 2,000 home owners in in the Lismore, Ballina, Byron, Tweed, Kyogle, Richmond Valley and Clarence Valley shires will be eligible for the scheme.

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