How Lismore was inundated by record-breaking floods

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Three days before the biggest flood in modern Australian history inundated the Northern Rivers, Lismore was told its concerns were “premature”. It was the first in a series of failures. Read more:

 

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Greatest force in NSW government bureaucracies is inertia.

What a joke!! I he are the Lismore people treated like second class citizens Where is the Aussie.. fair go This is just abysmal… these people deserve so much more!!

The river in the sky had been moving south for a week before it hit Lismore. Heads should roll.

They had to say that cos they weren’t allowed to blame the real issue - the new highway that is acting like a dam wall for both incoming and outgoing tides. Blind Freddy knew that would be a problem but not nearly enough exit points were built. Govt obfuscation again!

Lismore has forever been suffering from flooding events. The 2022 version was as predictable as night follows day. The three layers of government needs to accept there is a flood plain in Lismore and plan the flood mitigation program accordingly. How hard can it be?

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