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Off-grid family who trekked to safety from flooding at Upper Lansdowne return with big plans

As sunlight streams through rainforest trees, Lauren and James Archer splash in a creek with their young children. 

It's a typical day at their off-grid property in the hills of Upper Lansdowne on the New South Wales Mid North Coast.

The Archers made a tree change from western Sydney about six years ago and, despite some significant challenges during flooding, they haven't looked back.

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