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Reconstruction Authority seeks to reclaim the narrative
Reconstruction Authority announces Mission Accomplished: Lismore Now Fully Resilient (Pending Reality) – a triumphant dispatch from the Bureau of Unchecked Optimism. The Northern Rivers Reconstruction Authority (RA for short, because acronyms = progress) has bravely announced that everything is fine. Again. Locals were briefly ecstatic over a Lismore App headline declaring: “The Resilient Lands Program…
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Monumental win for North Lismore Plateau Protection Association
It may seem difficult to keep up with the epic battle for Banyam Biagham, the North Lismore Plateau. Surely it’s all sorted by now? So you might think, but the fight to protect Aboriginal heritage is often a long hard one. There are many envious eyes turned to high ground around Lismore, and rightly so.…
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Flood-prone house demolitions continue
Just when we thought the Reconstruction Authority (RA) had got the message that the Big Scrub homes should be deconstructed, salvaged or relocated, reports are coming in from residents about the ramping up of demolition in Lismore. Locals have been recording the destruction and sharing it on social media. The community is not happy. According…
