Lismore’s Landslip Restoration Package is a major road infrastructure project working to rectify more than 60 complex landslips resulting from the 2022 natural disasters.
Created following an extensive process of assessment, design and strategic planning, the package is about reconnecting and strengthening Lismore – delivering the highest quality outcome at the best price with the longest lasting community benefits.
Works are being staggered across three years to reduce disruption to residents and road users, while also utilising a Lismore local government area-based workforce.
Image: Tuntable Creek Road immediately after the 2022 floods.
Adhering to a precinct-based approach for greater efficiency and reduced community impact, works will take place across the following locations.
The Landslip Restoration Package is a collective of more than 60 complex landslips in the hills around Lismore. Given their similar locations and challenges, these landslips have been grouped and will be repaired by a single contractor to boost efficiency.
Specialist civil construction companies from around Australia were invited to bid for the design and construction of the works.
Lismore City Council received 11 expressions of interest – from these, three primary proponents were selected to submit detailed capability and financial proposals. These proposals were reviewed and assessed by a panel of subject matter experts from Lismore City Council and Transport for NSW.
This review and assessment process identified the recommended contractor for endorsement by Councillors. On 10 June 2025, Lismore City Council endorsed CMC Hull JV as the successful contractor for the LRP.
The Landslip Restoration Package is funded by the Australian Government and NSW Government under the Disaster Relief Funding Arrangements (DRFA). DRFA finance originates from taxes such as income tax, corporate tax, GST, and national economic measures – not from Council rates.
No. LRP funding has been granted exclusively for the restoration of approved damage sites and cannot be used for other projects. This applies to all Flood Restoration Portfolio projects funded by agencies other than Lismore City Council.
Road closures are an integral part of this restoration process. Council teams, including the Flood Restoration Portfolio and the Roads department, are collaborating with the contractor to minimise disruptions wherever possible. Road closure dates and durations will be released soon, though it should be noted these will be subject to weather.
Wet weather is part of Northern Rivers life. The contractor’s schedules will incorporate flexibility and the capability to shift tasks to minimise work stoppages due to weather.
The damage from the 2022 floods was of a scale never before seen in Lismore. In the aftermath, emergency works were prioritised to restore safe access. Intermediate and maintenance works have continued since, as detailed assessments, funding allocation and design works were completed.
More than 2,000 individual assessment, design and planning processes have been required to get council to where it is today. The unprecedented scale and scope of these restoration works has been met with an unprecedented funding response from government. This has allowed Lismore to undertake restoration works beyond its day-to-day capabilities, with careful governance protocols needed to ensure funding is targeted and effective.
The Landslip Restoration Package works within very specific funding parameters and physical guidelines, with roads often only able to be restored to ‘pre-flood condition’, based on historical information. If a pothole sits within the confines of an LRP road project, it may be fixed. If not, it would fall under day-to-day Lismore City Council works and be addressed when possible. On average, Council repairs 25,000 potholes a year – almost 70 potholes a day.