Lismore Mayor Steve Krieg says it's 'all about catch-up' in the town one year on from the disastrous floods which hit the Northern Rivers.
Lismore Mayor Steve Krieg says it’s “all about catch-up” in the town one year on from the disastrous floods which hit the Northern Rivers.
The city of Lismore was ravaged in February last year by the worst floods Australia has ever seen, leaving houses and city infrastructure damaged and houses unliveable. “The government has had to rewrite legislation and put these things in place which takes time, we get that,” Mr Krieg told Sky News Australia.
“Hopefully, now that legislation is in place, things can pick up and people can get a bit of certainty around their futures.”
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