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Northern Rivers flood buyback scheme offered to those with destroyed and damaged homes

Residents in the Northern Rivers region of NSW whose homes were destroyed or severely damaged during unprecedented floods earlier this year may now be able to move to higher ground. 

A voluntary buyback scheme for about 2,000 homes is one of three options in a $800 million program announced in a joint statement by the state and federal governments on Thursday.

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