A few dozen people reside at the northern rivers’ Wollongbar Community Village – and it has a waiting list of 600
Gordon Richards with his daughter Debbie at the Wollongbar Community Village pod he has been living in after his South Lismore house got flooded.Gordon Richards with his daughter Debbie at the Wollongbar Community Village pod he has been living in after his South Lismore house got flooded.ordon Richards is still a bit teary.
The women in the pod next door have brought Gordon spaghetti bolognese, taken his dog, Penny, for walks and kept an eye on them. It is basic, modest accommodation: containers, demountables and some caravans. But it is free, dry and safe. There are support and healthcare workers. A few dozen people reside there, with a waiting list of 600. When building work is finished, it will accommodate 256 people.
For some people, getting back into their houses could be two or three years away, says John McKenna, the chief executive of North Coast Community Housing.Gordon Richards walks his dog Penny at the village.“All other temporary housing sites across the northern rivers are at various stages of design work, construction and operation,” a spokesperson says.
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