More than four years after the catastrophic 2022 floods, Resilient Lismore is marking the completion of Repair to Return — its flagship property repair program, one of Australia’s largest community-led housing recovery responses.
After three big years in the heart of Lismore’s CBD, Resilient Lismore is preparing for a new chapter and will be relocating to a new home in South Lismore over the coming weeks.
Resilient Lismore welcomes the release of the NSW Disaster Adaptation Guidelines and its strong focus on community engagement and participation.
Resilient Lismore has launched a new online system for their Tool Library, making it even easier for locals to borrow the tools they need—completely free.
Three years on, Resilient Lismore can still help with property repair. With the third anniversary of the 2022 floods this week, Resilient Lismore is urging people across the Northern Rivers who still need help repairing their homes to apply for help before their funding runs out.
Resilient Lismore is hosting a community gathering on Saturday the 1st March from 3.30pm to 7pm and are inviting the whole community to spend a few hours listening to good music, letting the kids play, and enjoying some food together. “It’s going to be a lovely, gentle afternoon and it will be a space for people to connect with others
How are we going and how prepared are we for another flood event? A number of support organisations are surveying residents currently living in the area that was flooded in 2022, to understand the state of housing, hear recovery stories, and identify ongoing support needs. “Your story is important. If you live in the flood zone, you may hear a
Resilient Lismore has welcomed the finalisation of its funding deed with the NSW Reconstruction Authority, which will enable the continuation of its ‘Repair to Return’ program. Resilient Lismore Executive Director Elly Bird said that in 2024 the organisation is scaling up its ‘Repair to Return’ project to best utilise the $5 million funding. “Repair to Return was formerly known as
The results of a recent community outreach Survey conducted by Resilient Lismore have highlighted the urgent need for the NSW government to proceed with Tranche 2 of its Resilient Homes program funding. Resilient Lismore are particularly calling for retrofit funding to be fast tracked, and for the current eligibility for retrofits to be revised. Comments attributable to Elly Bird, executive
Resilient Lismore, in collaboration with Red Cross, Social Futures, Uniting and Lismore City Council, will conduct Winter Wellbeing Outreach in late May. Teams from the organisations will door knock around Lismore, conducting a wellbeing check-in, providing wellbeing resources, key recovery and mental health contacts, and a blanket in acknowledgement of the coming winter. With the cold months upon us and
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That we are living and working together to recover from this climate disaster on Bundjalung Country, and pay our deepest respects to Elders past and present.
