Lismore floods: the stories behind the Faces of Disaster Country

John Hanscombe
Updated May 13 2022 - 12:14pm, first published May 12 2022 - 9:55pm
The Bank Cafe owner Brad Rickard is slowly working to clean up his Lismore business after the floodwaters nearly reached the ceiling. Photos: MARINA NEIL.
The Bank Cafe owner Brad Rickard is slowly working to clean up his Lismore business after the floodwaters nearly reached the ceiling. Photos: MARINA NEIL.

Australia's attention may have shifted. To Ukraine. To the election. To fuel and food prices, interest rates and the cost of living.

John Hanscombe

John Hanscombe

National reporter, Australian Community Media

Four decades in the media, working in print and television. Formerly editor of the South Coast Register and Milton Ulladulla Times. Based on the South Coast of NSW.

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