Immediately after the floods, Justine Elliott hit the ground running, touring the area with then opposition leader Anthony Albanese.
Justine immediately challenged former PM Scott Morrison when he excluded flood-ravaged residents in the Tweed, Byron, Mullumbimby and Ballina regions from Federal disaster relief payments, and was successful in procuring them.
Justine has helped procure $800 million for the Resilient Homes program with a further $90 million recently added. Another recent federal government funding boost has been $100 million for over 50 local infrastructure projects including: Mullumbimby Ambulance Station, the Heritage Park upgrade, Mullumbimby Recreation Ground Car Park Restoration, and the Petria Thomas Memorial Swimming Pool upgrades.
The Albanese government has also committed $618,869 under Round 1 of the Growing Regions Program to construct a Men’s Shed, environmental centre, performance stage and commercial kitchen, as well as provide upgrades to existing infrastructure at the Mullum SEED Eco Hub in Mullumbimby. The Roads to Recovery program is progressively increasing from $500 million to $1 billion per year; the Road Black Spot Program is increasing from $110 million to $150 million per year, and $200 million per year is available under our Safer Local Roads and Infrastructure Program, with a recent injection of $52 million to improve the resilience of Byron Shire’s roads.
Noelle, you have either been in a coma for the last three years, being loose with the truth about having no political agenda, or have absolutely no idea of what is happening in your area. The Disaster Recovery Program is a state program, Janelle Saffin is the state Parliamentary Secretary for Disaster Relief, Tamara Smith is the state Member for Ballina, Justine Elliott is the federal Member for Richmond, and Mandy Nolan is an inexperienced local entertainer and serial headline grabber.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
