Right now, attention is rightly focused on helping those immediately affected by the disaster. But as the floodwaters subside, we must urgently act to avert a repeat of this crisis.
The reality has hit that there’s no longer a coffee shop in the Lismore town centre, no pub, restaurant, hairdresser, clothing store, pharmacy or newsagent.
"Mullumbimby is the kind of town you want to be part of when there’s a crisis," writes Fleur Brown in a first-hand account of the flood recovery in NSW.
