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Ideas sought for buyback land uses
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Lismore residents are being called on to shape the future of newly created public land – a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform the city’s flood buyback land into vibrant community spaces. More than 600 flood-prone properties have been bought back through the Australian and NSW Government- funded Resilient Homes Program (RHP), totalling over 70 hectares. Until…
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Flood mitigation at what cost?
Residents cut off by floodwaters at Websters Creek in March 2017. Photo: Saras Salvadore
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Time to do democracy differently?
It’s been a crash course in politics for me since a handful of MPs from the Legalise Cannabis party were suddenly elected a few years back. The old HEMP Party, Help End Marijuana Prohibition, was born out of sheer frustration at our views about the drug war not getting heard. At election time we at…
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Gwalia House: Not yet saved
Once our heritage is gone, it’s gone. This is one of the many urgent warnings in response to the acceleration of buyback demolitions across Lismore over the last two months. On Sunday 2nd August, over 100 community members came together on the lawns of Gwalia House in Lismore for a community rally to demand: Stop…
