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
The Resilient Lismore team is back at it, after a good break over Christmas and New Year’s. We’ve undertaken training in systems, processes, IT, and trauma care. We have big plans for 2024, including hosting workshops to help our community members learn the skills needed to use tools and conduct
When the flood waters started rising in February 2022, Gary from Buckendoon thought he had seen it before. He was in high school when the 1974 flood hit and didn’t think it could get worse than that. That all changed in a hurry. “From about lunchtime the afternoon before it
The Bentley Art Prize, a cultural institution dating back more than three decades, has generously donated $1000 to Resilient Lismore. The much-loved community event, which attracts entries from all over Australia, is a not-for-profit organisation, so it donates all money raised from door entries and other means to local charities
Eight participants learnt how to use hand tools, power tools and built themselves a bench over the three Saturday mornings of our tool workshop pilot program. Led by our Two Rooms team leader Tony, the eager students had a great time coming to grips with the various tools, not only
Resilient Lismore, together with the NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS), is inviting Northern Rivers community organisations and local services to engage with a new disaster preparedness project in the region. With a hot, dry summer forecast, NCOSS has appointed Resilient Lismore as the host service for the Disaster Ready
The Office of the Advocate for Children and Young People’s (ACYP) Recovery Youth Support Service team has been working throughout the Northern Rivers region since February 2023 speaking with children and young people impacted by the 2022 flooding event. They have spoken with over 460 young people across the region
The Department of Social Services is calling for registrations for the Lennox Head National Housing and Homelessness Plan Community Forum on Thursday 26 October from 4:00pm to 7:00 pm AEDT. Register to Attend Community forums are an opportunity for members of the public to discuss their experiences with housing and
Our Field Coordinator Jonathan went back to school this week and learned plenty – not the least of which was that Resilient Lismore is on the right track with our efforts to assist our community’s recovery. Jonathan was in Melbourne undertaking the residential element of the Foundations in Disaster Recovery
As for so many in our community, coping with the aftermath of the catastrophic flood of February 2022 has been tough for Lismore resident Leisa Russell. But with the help of Resilient Lismore’s Two Rooms project and our wonderful volunteers, she is getting ready to move back into her home
Matt and Janene from Horsham in western Victoria were enjoying traveling up the east coast on a three-month holiday when they decided to use some of their time off to help others. They did their research and reached out to Resilient Lismore to offer their time and efforts to help
Resilient Lismore has reached a significant milestone, clocking up more than 100 completed ‘Two Rooms’ projects. Huge thanks to the many dedicated and passionate volunteers who have made this happen. The Two Rooms project began in the aftermath of the 2022 flood, as a practical way to get Northern Rivers
NSW government consultants came to Resilient Lismore yesterday to speak with some ‘spontaneous volunteers’, i.e. the people who turn out to help after a disaster who aren’t formally registered anywhere. Thanks to those volunteers who gave a few hours of their time to share their experiences, in order to help
Are you still waiting for quotes, materials or tradespeople to finish flood repairs to restore your business? You now have more time to submit your claims under your approved small business $50,000 grant for the February and March 2022 floods. While grant applications closed on 30 June 2023, the deadline
Elyse and her cats would like to thank their rescuers. Did you rescue Elyse and her two cats during the 2022 Lismore flood? Fremantle Media is making a documentary series and would like to organise a reunion to allow Elyse to thank you. The rescue took place between 9-10am, Monday
Stewart from Brisbane is a Good Samaritan. Literally. As a member of the Samaritan’s Purse volunteer team, he recently spent four weeks in the Northern Rivers donating his time and efforts to help our community. Having just bought a new house and remodelling the kitchen, he saw the need here
We love our volunteers here at Resilient Lismore! We’re forever grateful for the time and effort they put in to our community, none more so than this group of 10 young men from Sydney who recently spent a week helping out with our Repair to Return teams, and doing some
One of the few – perhaps only – silver linings to emerge from the heavy clouds that burst over the Northern Rivers last year is the strengthened sense of community spirit. No one exemplifies that more than Sandra from Swan Bay. Being the first in the area to get running
Northern Rivers residents might have noticed a proliferation of orange T-shirts in the area recently. They’re likely to be volunteers from Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian humanitarian relief organisation, who are in town for four weeks teaming up with Resilient Lismore  to conduct repair works on homes in the area. They
Resilient Lismore’s Two Rooms project is designed to help flood-affected community members back into warm, safe and secure accommodation. It also provides an opportunity for volunteers to learn valuable skills – and in at least one case, for a community member to do the same. Inspired by a visit from
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
The Resilient Lismore team is back at it, after a good break over Christmas and New Year’s. We’ve undertaken training in systems, processes, IT, and trauma care. We have big plans for 2024, including hosting workshops to help our community members learn the skills needed to use tools and conduct
When the flood waters started rising in February 2022, Gary from Buckendoon thought he had seen it before. He was in high school when the 1974 flood hit and didn’t think it could get worse than that. That all changed in a hurry. “From about lunchtime the afternoon before it
The Bentley Art Prize, a cultural institution dating back more than three decades, has generously donated $1000 to Resilient Lismore. The much-loved community event, which attracts entries from all over Australia, is a not-for-profit organisation, so it donates all money raised from door entries and other means to local charities
Eight participants learnt how to use hand tools, power tools and built themselves a bench over the three Saturday mornings of our tool workshop pilot program. Led by our Two Rooms team leader Tony, the eager students had a great time coming to grips with the various tools, not only
Resilient Lismore, together with the NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS), is inviting Northern Rivers community organisations and local services to engage with a new disaster preparedness project in the region. With a hot, dry summer forecast, NCOSS has appointed Resilient Lismore as the host service for the Disaster Ready
The Office of the Advocate for Children and Young People’s (ACYP) Recovery Youth Support Service team has been working throughout the Northern Rivers region since February 2023 speaking with children and young people impacted by the 2022 flooding event. They have spoken with over 460 young people across the region
The Department of Social Services is calling for registrations for the Lennox Head National Housing and Homelessness Plan Community Forum on Thursday 26 October from 4:00pm to 7:00 pm AEDT. Register to Attend Community forums are an opportunity for members of the public to discuss their experiences with housing and
Our Field Coordinator Jonathan went back to school this week and learned plenty – not the least of which was that Resilient Lismore is on the right track with our efforts to assist our community’s recovery. Jonathan was in Melbourne undertaking the residential element of the Foundations in Disaster Recovery
As for so many in our community, coping with the aftermath of the catastrophic flood of February 2022 has been tough for Lismore resident Leisa Russell. But with the help of Resilient Lismore’s Two Rooms project and our wonderful volunteers, she is getting ready to move back into her home
Matt and Janene from Horsham in western Victoria were enjoying traveling up the east coast on a three-month holiday when they decided to use some of their time off to help others. They did their research and reached out to Resilient Lismore to offer their time and efforts to help
Resilient Lismore has reached a significant milestone, clocking up more than 100 completed ‘Two Rooms’ projects. Huge thanks to the many dedicated and passionate volunteers who have made this happen. The Two Rooms project began in the aftermath of the 2022 flood, as a practical way to get Northern Rivers
NSW government consultants came to Resilient Lismore yesterday to speak with some ‘spontaneous volunteers’, i.e. the people who turn out to help after a disaster who aren’t formally registered anywhere. Thanks to those volunteers who gave a few hours of their time to share their experiences, in order to help
Are you still waiting for quotes, materials or tradespeople to finish flood repairs to restore your business? You now have more time to submit your claims under your approved small business $50,000 grant for the February and March 2022 floods. While grant applications closed on 30 June 2023, the deadline
Elyse and her cats would like to thank their rescuers. Did you rescue Elyse and her two cats during the 2022 Lismore flood? Fremantle Media is making a documentary series and would like to organise a reunion to allow Elyse to thank you. The rescue took place between 9-10am, Monday
Stewart from Brisbane is a Good Samaritan. Literally. As a member of the Samaritan’s Purse volunteer team, he recently spent four weeks in the Northern Rivers donating his time and efforts to help our community. Having just bought a new house and remodelling the kitchen, he saw the need here
We love our volunteers here at Resilient Lismore! We’re forever grateful for the time and effort they put in to our community, none more so than this group of 10 young men from Sydney who recently spent a week helping out with our Repair to Return teams, and doing some
One of the few – perhaps only – silver linings to emerge from the heavy clouds that burst over the Northern Rivers last year is the strengthened sense of community spirit. No one exemplifies that more than Sandra from Swan Bay. Being the first in the area to get running
Northern Rivers residents might have noticed a proliferation of orange T-shirts in the area recently. They’re likely to be volunteers from Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian humanitarian relief organisation, who are in town for four weeks teaming up with Resilient Lismore  to conduct repair works on homes in the area. They
Resilient Lismore’s Two Rooms project is designed to help flood-affected community members back into warm, safe and secure accommodation. It also provides an opportunity for volunteers to learn valuable skills – and in at least one case, for a community member to do the same. Inspired by a visit from
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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.
