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NNIC wishes to acknowledge the massive impact this disaster has had upon our community and the entire region. Our hearts go out to everyone directly and indirectly impacted and to those who have lost their homes and their livelihoods or who are living with the ongoing trauma of inundation and landslides. Together we will get through this.

POSITIONS VACANT at NNIC

Disaster Recovery Support Program - Program Manager/Case Manager - see the jobkit here.

Disaster Recovery Support Program - Case Manager - see the jobkit here.

NEW Recovery Support Service We are in the process of rolling out the Nimbin Recovery Support Service (RSS), which is funded by Resilience NSW. We will be offering up to two years of disaster recovery support for impacted people in the Northern parts of the Lismore LGA including:

Nimbin, Goolmangar, Jiggi, Georgica, Larnook, Cawongla, the Channon and Dunoon.

Plus Cawongla, Wadeville, Barkers Vale and Lillian Rock in the Kyogle LGA

Plus Mt Burrell, Midginbil, Kunghur, Doon and Commissioners Creek in the Tweed LGA.

People living or working around any of those areas are welcome to sign on with us at NNIC and we will assign a support worker to assist you through the complex journey of disaster recovery including support with grant applications and administration, linking with key services, suppliers and expert advice and housing support/solutions. Similar RSS programs will be operating across the region including the Tweed, Murwillumbah, Tweed Coast, Kyogle, Lismore, Mullumbimby, Evans Head and the Richmond Valley and people can sign up for support with whichever RSS you prefer and can most easily access etc. All RSS programs will be offering outreach services and will be highly mobile, so if travelling to Nimbin is a challenge we can meet you halfway or closer to your home. Given the impacts in our catchment area, NNIC will have a strong focus on landslip issues, impacts on homes, internal roads and infrastructure, plus we have a specialist understanding of Rural Land sharing Communities aka MOs.

We will be following up with anyone who has registered with us to date to check how you are travelling and invite you to sign up for the RSS program. Anyone not on our register to date is most welcome to contact us via 6689 1692 or email us on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to sign up.


GOOD NEWS!! We are advised that the Disaster Relief Grant now includes access infrastructure issues. And the close date has been extended until August 2022. AND they are working on the MOs situation to figure how to deal with multiple households at the same address (they haven't quite sorted this out yet). The upshot is you should go online and check the eligibility requirements and what is required to apply and start working on getting your apps in.
 
Apparently the Back Home grant may also be extended to include access issues and also MO situations. That grant closes in April 2023.
 
To all those peeps struggling with access and other landslip infrastructure issues, or who are part of an MO, who came in and saw Res NSW or Services Aust people in the past few months and were told you were ineligible because neither grant covered your situation, you should get back in touch with Res NSW (they are here at NNIC every Wednesday) and get the app process rolling. They are saying people should apply for the Disaster Relief grant first up (if eligible) and if knocked back try for the Back Home grant which closes at a later date. We can help folks with the grant apps process at NNIC as from July..we are booked out until the end of June ATM.
Note: if you need geotech or geostructural assessments these are being offered via the Disaster relief grant
Follow this link to the Flood Recovery Back Home grant via Services NSW.
Or the Disaster relief grant via Resillience NSW
You can also register for the Flood Recovery Property Assessement and Demolition (PAD) Program also via Services NSW.
 
Q: Is it better to apply for the Disaster Relief Grant (Resilience nsw) or the new Back Home grant of $20,000? You can only apply for one or the other.
A:  The Disaster Relief Grant is means tested (only available to low income people), but you need your home inspected. The Back Home one is not means tested and capped at $20,000, but you don't need your home inspected apparently.
 

NIMBIN FLOOD INFORMATION & UPDATES

NOTE: Not every person is online or on social media - please pass info around as much as possible by other means.

NNIC is OPEN 10am-4pm Mon-Friday at 71 Cullen St Nimbin (next to the park), 66891692 and is currently functioning as Nimbin's central Disater Response and Recovery Assistance Centre, and we are working closely with multiple other community organisations, businesses and individual community members plus external agencies. Collectively we are able to provide significant support and assistance.

We can help with lots of support and info: e.g. food support (including dog/cat food/supplies), hot meals, frozen meals, drinking water, mental health support, assistance with mobile phones/devices, printing, copying, internet access and help with navigating the myriad of disaster relief payments and grants.

COVID-19: With a new variant emerged and cases rising across NSW, mask wearing inside especially in comfined spaces is recommended. Good ventilation and hand hygiene practices remain crucial. If you need NNIC services and support but you are: In compulsory self-isolation, OR Feeling unwell, OR Feeling nervous and wanting to maintain social isolation, then YOU CAN CALL us on 6689 1692 and we can arrange a telephone appointment for you so you do not have to come in personally.

SERVICES NSW/Resilience NSW staff will be at NNIC every second Wednesday as from 1st July 2022 to assist people with Service NSW flood relief payments and grants and other SNSW business.

MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT with qualified staff 3 days per week.

NEED HOUSING SUPPORT? Come in and see us at NNIC as we are keeping records to pass onto Council and others regarding local housing needs for anyone who has been displaced from your homes due to the disaster impacts.

NEED ESSENTIAL ITEMS REPLACED? Lost or damaged items from the landlsides/floods? NNIC is now registered with GIVIT so we can list your needs on GIVIT in order to try find matching donoros or either the items needed or cash to purchase them. Come and see us at NNIC. Or contact us for a form to fill out and send back to us.

DAMAGE TO COUNCIL ROADS Council is asking people to send pics/videos of damaged roads, plus your contact details, and the property address nearest to where the damage occurred to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or ring the Contact Centre on 6625 0500. This will assist Council to assess the extent of the damage and secure funds to undertake repairs.

IS YOUR CROWN ROAD ACCESS DAMAGED? If your property requires access from a properly designated Crown Road which has been damaged by the flood disaster, the cost of repairs may be covered by the NSW Disaster Assistance Arrangements.
If you believe your road may be eligible for this disaster assistance, please contact Council on 6625 0500 with details of the Crown Road so that we can review eligibility and advise you accordingly. You will need photographic evidence of the condition of the road before and after the disaster.

WATER The Level 3 Water Restrictions have now been lifted, effective immediately. Restrictions were prompted by damage to the pipe that delivers water from Nimbin weir to the storage holding dam. Council crews, working with the ADF, have repaired the pipe and supply to the holding dam is now secure.

The RURAL WATER LINE has also been restored. Many thanks to Council staff who worked with the Australian Defence Force to undertake this important infrastructure repair work.

HELP WANTED: Are you able to assist local Nimbinites to clear mud and access routes? Looking for teams of people to help out...need boots, shovels, willingness and chainsaws etc if you have them. If you can help email us on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For a comprehensive list of most funding and payment options available see this great list by ChessConnect.

If you need support to navigate the relief funding available, make an appointment with our Community Worker, who is available Wed-Friday.

CLEANING UP AFTER A DISASTER Red Cross resources HERE.

RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS Red Cross HERE

GARBAGE Nimbin Tip back to usual operating hours between 8am and 3pm, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The NSW Government’s EPA fee exemption for flood affected waste does not apply to non-flood affected waste. This means normal weighbridge fees will be charged.

Kerbside bin collections have resumed to those roads where the garbage trucks can access.

NIMBIN BUILDING MATERIALS is OPEN as usual. Some supplies interrupted.

Need CLOTHING? Nimbin CWA may be able to assist.

NNIC is a registered charity with a current Fundraising Authority. No fees are taken from donations. 100% of flood relief donations will be distributed to people in need who have been directly impacted, prioritising the most disadvantaged or vulnerable people in our community. To everyone who has donated funds to date, we thank you.

For more info and assistance come into the Neighbourhood Centre.

LOCAL ROADS HAZARDS AND CLOSURES PLEASE STAY OFF IMPACTED ROADS as much as possible to minimise further damage and avoid danger. Please always drive to conditions and follow all instructions. Roads are closed because they pose a serious danger to motorists and to reduce the risk of further damage.

ROAD REPAIR UPDATE - from LISMORE CITY COUNCIL.

Roads across our entire local government area have had significant damage.Our crews are working hard to ensure our roads are safe, however, it will take time and we ask for the community’s patience.

FOR LOCAL ROADs INFORMATION try the My Roads Info website

or try Kyogle Coouncil website here

or Tweed Council website here

LOCAL BUS INFO

Northern Rivers Buslines from Lismore will be operating from Monday March 14. Please check their website for updates and variations.

Gosels Bus Service will be operating from Nimbin / Kyogle Road at 7.50 am continuing down Blue Knob Road to Nimbin.

Quinn’s Bus Services have recommenced to a limited extent where roads are passable by buses.

Check the relevant Bus Company's website for timetable updates.

WILDLIFE RESCUE SERVICES

WIRES 1300 094 737

NRWC 6628 1866

Tweed Valley Wildlife Carers 6672 4789

Friends of the Koala 6622 1233

 

 

 

 

Latest News 7 Sibley St - Nimbin's Sustainable Living Hub

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7 Sibley Street - Nimbin's Sustainable Living Hub - what happening there?

A large variety of workshops happen to provide skills share opportunities and social connections between people.

The Nimbin Community Tools and Equipment Library is opebn to members for borrowing os useful things.

7 Sibley Street also operates as a satellite hub of NNIC, providing a soft entry point into our services and referrals into programs.

It functions as a key composting and recycling hub in the community.

It operates as a promotional hub for local producers to enhance our local economy and job opportunities.

See the Sibley St website for all the latest info and updates

Sustainability Plan Updates

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Progress against the goals of the SNCP  can be found via the Sustainability tab above under each key Focus Area's own page.

 


 

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