Flood Recovery hubs, grants and support services
Community hubs
Resilient Lismore
215 Keen Street (corner of Conway and Keen Streets), Lismore
Operating hours:
- Monday CLOSED
- Tuesday 9am to 4pm
- Wednesday 9am to 4pm
- Thursday 9am to 4pm
- Friday 9am to 4pm
- Saturday CLOSED
- Sunday CLOSED
A grassroots community run organisation supporting flood impacted community with:
- A community hub – connecting locals with support services, information, tool library, donated goods and logging requests for help.
- Repair to Return project - Helping with temporary repairs to kitchens, bathrooms, and walls, so that people can be safe and secure in their homes whilst they are waiting for a buy back or more permanent solution.
Email on hello@resilientlismore.org.au or visit the website.
Village hubs
There are several community hubs across the North Coast region providing support to flood impacted people. From food support, donated goods, mental health support and other services.
Recovery Support Services
If you have been affected by floods, Recovery Support Services will help you in your recovery journey by providing personalised, long-term support. Recovery Support Services will link you to your own personalised recovery support worker, who can help you navigate and access services and disaster assistance packages.
Recovery support workers will walk alongside you, providing you with help to address the complex challenges and issues that emerge throughout your recovery journey.
Who can use these services? Anyone directly impacted by the floods:
- Residents with damaged or destroyed homes
- Residents experiencing additional impacts from the floods (i.e., social, emotional and financial)
- Business owners
- Primary producers and rural landholders
The following RSS providers cover the Lismore LGA:
Nimbin Recovery Support Services
Nimbin Neighbourhood and Information Centre
Call (02) 6689 1692 or email nimbinrss@nnic.org.au
Uniting Recovery Support
Call 0403 786 473 or email recoverysupport@uniting.org
Social Futures Recovery Connect
Call 1800 719 625 or email recoveryconnect@socialfutures.org.au. For information on RSS in other locations, please see the fact sheet(PDF, 183KB).
Farmer and Primary Producer Recovery Support Services
The Rural Recovery Support Service provides support to Primary Producers and Rural Landholders that have been impacted by natural disasters. Their Recovery Officers can help you:
- prepare grant applications find the right technical advice
- access workshops and information on key recovery topics
- connect with industry experts navigate government systems and regulations to resolve complex issues involving multiple agencies
- link to a wide range of personal, business and financial services.
Recovery Officers are a single point of contact, providing information and referrals to support you on your recovery journey.
Contact them on the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Rural Recovery Support Services line 0448 077 684, or find your local contact at Rural Recovery Support Services NSW.
Indigenous Flood Support Services
Rekindling the Spirit provides flood relief support, case management and advocacy for First Nation’s people.
Supporting with:
- Material aid and food
- Replacing important documents
- Health and wellbeing
- Housing/Accommodation
- Finances
- Education
Contact: Karri Williams on (02) 6622 5534 or via mobile on 0491 032 361.