Essential Council infrastructure

During the flood event and in the immediate aftermath, Council sustained significant damage to critical infrastructure. This included:

• Council’s sewage treatment plants, with the plant and pump stations at South Lismore impacted by power outages, and the plant in East Lismore completely inundated. • Damage to Council’s waste management facility, with landfill cells and leachate pumps inundated and unable to function. Waste collection services were immediately postponed, as a result of this and access challenges. • Impact to 90% of our road network. • Destruction of the water supply main to Nimbin village. Large parts of the community were isolated as a result of flood waters and/or access roads being washed away or damaged. Large landslips blocking roads were cleared on Nimbin Road, Rock Valley Road, Jiggi Road, Tuntable Falls Road, Terania Creek Road, Gungas Road, Blue Knob Road and many other minor roads. Emergency Works and Restoration of access became a key priority for Council teams and local contractors, in conjunction with emergency services.