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Signs of strength and community in Lismore

"There are signs of life, there are signs of positivity", a slightly older bloke told me as we chatted on Magellan Street in Lismore today. "Take a look inside the Mecca Cafe. Even the old 50s style cafe booths aren't looking too bad", he added. Even though I'm on leave all week, I went to … Continue reading Signs of strength and community in Lismore

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Flood Paperwork

“Who was that?”, I asked a relative working on cleaning up our family homes. He had just taken a phone call from a charity asking for donations to assist survivors of the floods. “I told him we would LOVE a donation”, he joked. Though the household clean-up continues, today has been a day for me … Continue reading Flood Paperwork

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The cleanup continues in Lismore

"A lot of people in the homes we've visited just stand and stare into space", one of the volunteers working on the flood recovery in Lismore told me today. I had just apologised to her for finding it difficult to respond to a very simple request. I can't remember exactly what it was, but to … Continue reading The cleanup continues in Lismore

06/03/202209/04/2022Lismore, lismore flood, lismore flood 20222 Comments

Cleaning up home after the Lismore Flood

I didn’t expect to see half a dozen people arriving at the door of our house in South Lismore today. I’m home helping clean up our family home which has been devastated by the record-breaking flood which saw water reach up to two metres inside the two-story house. We’re not alone, there are maybe 2,000 … Continue reading Cleaning up home after the Lismore Flood

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Flying Home

"You say you're going tomorrow, but your ticket says Sunday", was the overnight message from my friend Sue. We share each other's flight details on Tripit, in the event one of us comes to an untimely end. "They'll be able to find the bodies", we've joked. When she rang at 9.00 am to see if … Continue reading Flying Home

04/03/202206/03/2022Lismore, lismore flood, lismore flood 20222 Comments

My Beautiful Lismore

It's late Monday afternoon and I'm thankful my family are safe and sound. They don't have any power, they don't have any food, and they don't have any clothes. Like, seriously no clothes aside from the ones they were wearing when they were evacuated from their homes in South Lismore. Anyone who has ever been … Continue reading My Beautiful Lismore

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My beautiful hometown, Lismore has suffered the worst flood in recorded history. Many say the devastation is more akin to a cyclone or a tsunami. This is a series of posts about what happened to my family and to my town. I’ll keep adding to this as the recovery/rebuilding occurs. https://jamesobrien.id.au/2022-lismore-flood/

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