It was a frightening and traumatic experience that no one foreseen coming.
Where were you when it started? At home in Rappville How were you affected? We were not as badly affected as some others, we had carpet damages, wall and flooring….
Author: Anonymous
My two baby grandsons in a half shell blue plastic sandpit floating on flood water
Where were you when it all started? Girards Hill How were you affected? My daughters live next door to each other at the bottom of Esmonde Street, Lismore. Each and….
I just needed her to know one last time that I loved her…
Initial flood conversations with my daughter started on Saturday 26th February, we were already experiencing localised flooding in SE QLD, she was checking in that her younger sister and myself….
000/SES weren’t there to take our call when we needed them but the community was
Bungawalbin/Gibberagee We woke up at 6:30am 28th February 2022, looked out the window and we were surrounded by water, water was already coming in through the caravan door. We called….
Life will not be normal for a long time if ever.
Where were you when it started? Home How were you affected? We lost everything What was your experience like? Horrific How did people in your community respond? With great kindness…..
A week like no other – Michael Were, NSW General Manager Lifeline Direct
Michael Were Michael Were NSW General Manager – Lifeline Direct at Lifeline Australia | Senior Business Leader, Relationship Manager, Not-For-Profit Strategy, Fundraising… Published Mar 6, 2022 (Reposted with permission from….
The water was up to my mums waist in the top level!
I spent most of Sunday until 10pm helping my parents raise items above the 2017 flood level. I then drove one of my dads cars to my house (his other….
I never thought I would see a disaster to this extent in my lifetime.
Where were you when it started? Goonellabah How were you affected? My brother, mum and dad were trapped in Coraki, stranded due to the floods. We had friends and family….
We were not going to be rescued until the next day—if we were still alive
Three couples, a two year old and Anonymous awaited recuse overnight on a roof in Coraki while snakes crawled on the roof and cows drowned around them. This is my….
St Carthage’s Cathedral, Lismore.
Photo by Kirran Shah of St Carthage’s Cathedral, Lismore. www.kirranshah.com