Goodbye Elliot Road
My family is feeling a little bit sad at the moment. The house in Lismore we call “home” (my sister and brother-in-law’s home in South Lismore) —the physical anchor of … Read the rest “Goodbye Elliot Road”
Temporary Fencing
No matter where you go in East, South, or North Lismore, you’ll see the same thing: temporary fencing wrapped around house after house. There are hundreds of them—whole streets marked … Read the rest “Temporary Fencing”
“Flood Exhibition”: home at last in Lismore.
My own family is featured in four powerful photographs at the “Through The Heart” exhibition, which opened last night at the Lismore Regional Gallery.
These aren’t just “disaster … Read the rest ““Flood Exhibition”: home at last in Lismore.”
Lismore Landmarks
I reassured my friend the other day, saying there was no need for any” guilt”. She had tearfully shared with me the burden of “survivor’s guilt” lingering among those who … Read the rest “Lismore Landmarks”
2022 flood lessons, and looking ahead to 2023
This is something I recorded and wrote for ABC Radio.
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Many parts of Australia and the world were, this year, impacted by floods. As they head towards 2023, what have