Dominic Perrottet says lack of detail ‘will provide some uncertainty’ for some flood-affected people
– would include raising homes, moving homes and buying back properties at pre-flood values, but didn’t set a date for when the deals would begin.But waiting several more months for an answer is not good enough for South Lismore’s Harper Dalton, who lost all his belongings in the February flood after buying his old hardwood home in 2020. His house is still standing, but Dalton said he now feared another flood.
Dee Mould and Naomi Shine have been slowly rebuilding parts of their central Lismore home, while in temporary housing, after losing all of its contents and internal structures in February. “A lot of people are waiting on a government response while living in less than satisfactory conditions,” Mould said.
“I’ve been disappointed in the government response from day one, from the point where the community was on the water rescuing people.”“It would be great if we knew the detail now and people could be more able to plan for the future,” she said.She said the wet weather forecast this week had been a “dreadful” blow and that many people were struggling to absorb the information in their ongoing stress.
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