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A lot ahead of us

"You can have my thongs if you like", I said to my nephew Sam when he mentioned he had no shoes to wear. We were on our way to Ballina Airport so I could return home to Sydney. “Sam, do you have shoes?”, Michelle asked her son, to which replied he had spent the last … Continue reading A lot ahead of us

13/03/202219/03/2022Lismore, lismore flood, lismore flood 2022Leave a comment

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

05/03/202224/04/2022Lismore, lismore flood, lismore flood 2022Leave a comment

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 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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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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  • Andrew on Can you still buy Rinso?
  • James O'Brien on Live Shows Again
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