Body of missing man found in floodwaters The body of a man who went missing in floodwaters has been found as a state endures more dangerous weather from ex-tropical cyclone Alfred. AAP · Mar 7, 2025
‘No-one wants to go through this again’: how disaster-stricken residents in northern NSW are preparing for Cyclone Alfred It’s been three years since floods pummelled the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. Now, Cyclone Alfred is heading for the region, threatening devastation once more. The Conversation · Mar 6, 2025
We lived through the Lismore floods three years ago. Now Cyclone Alfred brings a new threat The combination of being attacked from the sky above and the rising waters beneath our feet is terrifying The Guardian - AU · Mar 6, 2025
Cyclone triggers anxiety in town 'dragged out of mud' People still reeling from recent floods are bracing for Tropical Cyclone Alfred, which will affect a region where some are still living in temporary homes. AAP · Mar 4, 2025
‘Stripped to our bare bones’: three years on from the floods, Lismore’s housing crisis is worse than ever After the 2022 inundation more than 4,000 homes were deemed uninhabitable. Now, with few other options available, some have begun to occupy them The Guardian - AU · Mar 3, 2025
BoM issues severe weather warnings across eastern Australia as thunderstorms bring power outages Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Toowoomba and Lismore forecast to receive worst of wild weather, BoM says The Guardian - AU · Nov 13, 2024
Sick of everything? Uninhabited Scottish island for sale for £125,000 If the world is getting too much, how about this 10-acre Eilean Loch Oscair in one of the least explored areas on the west coast of Scotland? Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2024
Flood catastrophe leaves river towns mired in drug use Drug and alcohol use are among a range of issues brought on by the catastrophic floods of 2022 and trauma that lingers, say a local MP and charities. AAP · Nov 3, 2024
Cultural burning isn’t just important to Indigenous culture – it’s essential to Australia’s disaster management Last month, Australia’s newly appointed minister for emergency management, Senator Jenny McAllister, and Senator Tony Sheldon, special envoy for disaster recovery, took part in a cultural burn outside Lismore in New South Wales, as part of the National Gathering on Indigenous Disaster Resilience. The Conversation · Oct 23, 2024
Disaster resilience gathering begins in flood-hit town The National Indigenous Disaster Resilience gathering is being held in a flood-hit NSW town, hoping to highlight the importance of First Nations knowledge. AAP · Sep 24, 2024
Why some people are refusing to leave ‘unliveable’ flood-damaged Lismore homes Squatters say they’re helping relieve the housing affordability crisis – but the NSW reconstruction authority disagrees The Guardian - AU · Aug 10, 2024
Rhoda Roberts: ‘Dad believed if you changed one person’s mind it would have a ricochet effect’ The Aboriginal journalist, actor and storyteller on her family of Olympians and activists, a terrible loss and the power of persistence The Guardian - AU · Jul 26, 2024
Climate catastrophe: mapping nation's disaster hotspots Former emergency services chiefs say it is time to pump serious money into disaster preparedness as a map reveals Australia's disaster hotspots. AAP · Jun 19, 2024
John Cage’s ‘now moments’ inspire Lismore Castle Arts’ group show Lismore Castle Arts’ ‘Each now, is the time, the space’ takes its title from John Cage, and sees four artists embrace the moment through sculpture and found objects Wallpaper · Apr 28, 2024
AAP · Feb 23, 2024 Lismore still recovering two years after record flood Northern Rivers locals say another disaster would wipe towns off the map as they mark two years since thousands of people lost their homes to floods.
AAP · Feb 22, 2024 NSW disaster costs may triple unless planning improved NSW taxpayers could pay nearly triple the current annual cost of natural disasters by 2060 unless a new plan to reduce their impact is followed.
AAP · Feb 22, 2024 No plan to get flood victims out of 'temporary' houses The NSW government reacted swiftly but could not meet demand after unprecedented flooding in 2022 and needs a plan to get people into long-term accommodation.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 8, 2024 Push for airline compensation scheme; NSW flags tougher asbestos penalties – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2024 Police to review NSW evacuation centres after report finds women were sexually assaulted in Lismore ‘Disturbing’ University of Newcastle research found some women in emergency shelters during 2022 floods reported sexual assaults and violence
Newcastle Herald · Jan 22, 2024 How a community 'saved itself' after Lismore flood, amid state government failure Women did 'the bulk of unpaid work' after Northern Rivers floods.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2024 Women subjected to violence and sexual assaults resulting in pregnancies after NSW floods, study finds Exclusive: Despite the immediate horrors, women have largely led recovery efforts where government has failed, researchers say
AAP · Dec 23, 2023 Flood victims face another Christmas of uncertainty NSW Northern Rivers communities devastated by flooding in 2022 say it could take a decade to recover after progress was hampered by a mismanaged buyback scheme.
AAP · Oct 7, 2023 Man dies in hospital following alleged Lismore assault An 89-year-old man who sustained critical head injuries and multiple fractures after an alleged assault in northern NSW has died in hospital.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 30, 2023 Washed away: the struggle to make sense of the northern rivers floods, the largest in modern Australian history In this photo essay, David Maurice Smith captures the savagery of the floods that hit the NSW northern rivers in February 2022, and the devastating aftermath
AAP · Jul 5, 2023 Uninsured Lismore homes stay mud-caked and unrepaired Uninsured Lismore residents are being forced to make do with their flood-damaged homes while they wait to hear if financial help will ever arrive.