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Lismore Floods

It's about a year since the last big floods in Lismore (my home town) in Northern NSW. My sister's house is on the left in the featured photograph, and the house on the right is one I considered buying a couple of years ago. I suspect the value of the property is a fair deal … Continue reading Lismore Floods

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018flood, Lismore2 Comments

Lismore Floods

I don't really know what to say about the floods in Lismore, except they've had a deep impact on me, even though I'm many hundreds of kilometres away, and even though for the most part, I'm reasonably relaxed about floods at home, as I have written previously. "Yeah the river's up, but it's nothing to … Continue reading Lismore Floods

April 8, 2017December 15, 2020flood, Lismore, Radio4 Comments

2012 Lismore Flood Photos

The Weather Bureau is currently predicting a 7.2 metre flood peak at Lismore (my home town) tomorrow at 3.00pm. With all the heavy rain still forecast, it will probably go higher. Thought these pics might be useful to know what a 7m flood peak means. They were from January last year. 2011 LISMORE FLOOD PHOTOGRAPHS … Continue reading 2012 Lismore Flood Photos

January 28, 2013December 15, 2020flood, LismoreLeave a comment

Rocky Creek Dam

Two weeks ago, when I was in Lismore we had a minor-moderate flood. There's a chance Lismore will flood again over the next few days at a moderate-major level. In anticipation, my niece, Karran went to the nearby Rocky Creek Dam and sent me some photographs to illustrate the depth of the storage at the … Continue reading Rocky Creek Dam

January 8, 2011April 8, 2017flood, Lismore, rocky creek damLeave a comment

7m flood peak at Lismore

December 28, 2010April 8, 2017flood, Lismore, TravelLeave a comment

The River’s Up

There was an additional activity to the usual Christmas Day routine in our family: we spent an hour or so driving around looking at the river. As a result of the constant rain of the last few days (weeks) the Wilson's River at Lismore has reached minor flood level. With more rain over the next … Continue reading The River’s Up

December 25, 2010June 5, 2016flood, Lismore2 Comments

Flood Friday

I made a brief return to the airwaves today, as part of ABC Radio's coverage of the North Coast floods. As a Lismore-boy, born and bred, and having lived through my fair share of floods, I have a reasonable knowledge of how the floods "work", and of the main indicators that you need to keep … Continue reading Flood Friday

May 22, 2009December 15, 2020flood, Lismore, RadioLeave a comment

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Born : Lismore / Widgibal – Bundjalung

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