“I’ve got full confidence that we can protect Lismore into the future.” The mayor reflected on the impact on the flood, which peaked at 14.4 metres, and saw the CBD flood up to the second ...

Difficult for cars to be getting around the Lismore CBD after the levee ... Below is a map of the last roads out of Lismore. Be aware, flood water is rising quickly, roads may already be inundated.

Neither the NSW government, Lismore City Council, nor the region’s local government bodies have reached any solid agreement on how to map ... flood-resilient retrofits in the Lismore CBD ...

Flood-weary Lismore residents are being urged to stay out of the CBD as the Australian Defence Force and SES personnel continue checks on hazardous materials. It comes amid fresh flood warnings ...

Lismore was inundated when the river topped 14 metres. Photo AFP, NSW SES “Do people prefer to leave the CBD where it is and work flood mitigation around that, or should we look at relocation?” ...

Anyone who has ever been to Lismore knows the city floods — hardly a year goes by without the river coming up. The first big flood that I ... Back in '74 the CBD was inundated as well as parts ...

WHETHER you are a Lismore flood veteran or new to the CBD, there is no excuse for not ... on how to best read the Bureau of Meteorology's maps. The panel will also explore the free online Business ...

River levels may reach major flood levels Saturday afternoon. River levels are no longer expected to reach the height of the Lismore CBD levee (10.6 metres) during the afternoon,” The Bureau said.

Experts involved in the rebuild of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina have turned their talents to helping Lismore ... CBD. Conceding it will take a tonne of money and many years for ...

The Koori Kitchen at the edge of the Lismore CBD delivered many thousands of meals during the height of the city’s flood crisis almost a year ago, and was still handing out hundreds a day until ...

Locals checking out the flood levels in Lismore on Saturday. Nick Moir So it goes in flood-prone Lismore, the northern NSW town that is among the hardest hit by the days of heavy rain and high ...

Piles of ruined goods and rubbish fill back streets of Lismore's CBD. Picture ... As they begin to pour their first coffees since the flood, owner Darcy Ogdon-Nolan moves forward in the knowledge ...