Resilient Lismore Inc. is a registered charity and a grassroots, community based organisation that is dedicated to fostering disaster preparedness, recovery, and resilience in Lismore and the Northern Rivers.
Resilient Lismore is seeking passionate community members to join our Community Advisory Group (CAG). The CAG plays a vital role in advising our organisation on community needs, supporting disaster recovery efforts, and strengthening resilience in Lismore and surrounding areas.
As a member, you’ll contribute valuable insights, engage in strategic discussions, and help shape initiatives that support our community. Meetings are held twice a year, and members receive a volunteer expense reimbursement.
We welcome diverse voices, including residents with lived experience of the 2022 disaster, Aboriginal and CALD community members, business owners, young people, and those with expertise in disaster recovery, community development, and resilience-building.
Ready to make a difference? Apply now!
📜 View the full Terms of Reference Click Here
🔗 Submit your Expression of Interest Click Here (Expressions of Interest close on Friday March 7th)
To build connected and thriving communities, that are well-equipped to handle and recover from emergencies and climate disasters.
We strive to deliver and support community-led initiatives, helping local communities improve their capacity to prepare for, respond to, and recover from the impacts of climate change.
To build connected and thriving communities, that are well-equipped to handle and recover from emergencies and climate disasters.
We strive to deliver and support community-led initiatives, helping local communities improve their capacity to prepare for, respond to, and recover from the impacts of climate change.
Resilient Lismore coordinates local and visiting volunteers, and local tradespeople to help repair disaster damaged homes;
supports people to navigate a complex recovery landscape and provides referrals for people to appropriate recovery services.
We also coordinate and engage in community resilience networks to improve community level preparedness; advocate to government; and inform disaster resilience and recovery planning processes at all levels of government.
We are deeply embedded in community, ensuring our actions reflect community voices and advocate for their needs and interests.
We are open to everyone, creating welcoming environments, and showing respect to all.
We work closely with others, fostering strong, trust-based relationships and networks
Kindness and compassion are at the heart of our approach, guiding us to work with care for others and for ourselves.
Resilient Lismore works across the seven LGAs of the Northern Rivers
We are based in Lismore, working out of our Hub in the Lismore CBD. We deliver repair work right across the Northern Rivers, from the Tweed to the Clarence and we collaborate with communities across the region.
Our team live locally. We are part of this community and we love the Northern Rivers.
We want to see our community thrive, and that’s why we do what we do!
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Director operations
Repair to return manager
logistics and volunteers manager
REPAIR TO RETURN PROJECT MANAGER
Volunteers are the backbone of our disaster recovery work, without their donation of time and skills, we could not keep doing the important work we do. We would love to hear from you if you are interested in what we do! We also work with 88 day visa volunteers and welcome you to come and work in our community
