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The NSW floods were bad enough. But then came the mould, and getting rid of it in winter is ‘almost impossible’

Nadia Zarb, like many others, faces insidious threat from dangerous fungus creeping through homes and businesses damaged in May

The Guardian - AU · Jun 7, 2025

More support to come as troops back up flood mop-up

Community members become first responders when disaster strikes, but the prime minister has promised flooded communities they will not be left behind.

AAP · May 27, 2025

Clean-up signals new threats for flood-ravaged region

A flood-hit region looks set to battle more heavy rainfall but experts warn residents will confront another threat when their massive clean-up finally starts.

AAP · Feb 7, 2025

‘Volunteer flexibly’: encouraging Australia’s millennial mud army to stick around

Younger volunteers flocked to help Lismore when it was first flooded earlier this year – but then they needed to return to work

The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2022

Election corflutes and blankets used as makeshift insulation against the cold in flood-ravaged Lismore

People living in homes damaged by floods in NSW's Northern Rivers region are struggling to stay warm during the cold snap, with no walls and limited heating prompting some to get innovative.

ABC News · Jun 9, 2022

One in 25 properties 'uninsurable by 2030'

A new report warns 521,000 properties could be uninsurable by the end of this decade due to climate change risks.

AAP · May 2, 2022

Northern NSW towns under evacuation orders as heavy rainfall hits flood-ravaged regions

SES issues evacuation orders for parts of Lismore, Billinudgel, Mullumbimby and Tumbulgum as severe weather lashes parts of NSW and Queensland

The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2022

Five years after ‘the biggest flood in living memory’, our city once again lies in ruins

If we’re to learn a lesson from the catastrophic floods in Australia, it’s that we are severely underprepared for catastrophic events like this one.

The New Daily · Mar 27, 2022