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The latest community information sessions for the Resilient Homes Program – the State Government’s response to those whose homes were lost or damaged in the floods – will be held in Mullumbimby today.

The two 45-minutes sessions will be held at 10am and midday at St John’s Hall, 11 Murwillumbah Rd, Mullumbimby.

The sessions will be run by the Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation, the State-owned corporation set up to address the challenges created by the February and March floods.

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The Resilient Homes Program and the Resilient Land Program are two key elements to the combined state and federal government’s response to the devastating floods in the region in February and March this year.

$800 million has been put forward to fund the two programs that seek to facilitate quick land release across the region for housing and house buybacks, house raising, and house retrofitting.

Those interested in attending can register on the NRCC’s website or just show up and register on the spot. The sessions have a maximum attendance of 80 people.

The sessions are the latest in a series of public meetings being held across the region. Other upcoming sessions include:

Maclean: Tuesday 22 November 2022

Maclean Bowling Club 1a McLachlan St, Maclean NSW 2463

  • 2:30 – 3:15pm

The Maclean session will have accessibility through an Auslan interpreter

This session is limited to 80 people

Coraki: Tuesday 29 November 2022

Coraki Bowling Club 17 Richmond Terrace, Coraki

  • 3 – 3:45pm

This session is limited to 30 people and is fully booked.

Kyogle: Wednesday 30 November 2022

Kyogle Community Centre, 3 Bloore Street, Kyogle

  • 10-10:45am

Woodburn: Tuesday 6 December 2022

Woodburn Hall, 127 River St, Woodburn

  • 10 – 10:45am

This session is limited to 80 people

Woodburn session on Tuesday 6 December 2022 is fully booked.

Ballina: Wednesday 7 December 2022

Ballina RSL 1 Grant St, Ballina

  • 10 – 10:45am

This session is limited to 80 people

Ballina session on Wednesday 7 December 2022 is fully booked.

Lismore:  Tuesday 13 December 2022

120 Dalley Street Lismore, enter via car park off Military Road

  • Session One: 3:30 – 4:15pm
  • Session Two: 5 – 5:45pm

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