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'When Jo Groves bought her property in Lismore, she worked hard to make it her
own and thought she would grow old in it.
Now, she's unsure when she'll be able to return and, even then, she's
apprehensive about it.
"I have to come back in the short term," she said.
"But in the longer term, I'll get out as soon as I can."
Ms Groves is one of many Australians on the east coast — and in Lismore in
particular — who have been displaced after two years of record rainfall and
widespread flooding.
When she bought her home in late 2016 she knew flooding was a risk.
Jo Groves stands with her hands in her pockets, looking down, in front of an
exposed wall with wires.
"But I'm a low income earner and my choices were limited in terms of affordable
housing in Lismore," she said.
In 2017, just months after she finished renovating and moved in, Lismore was
hit with its worst floods in 40 years.
A foot of water gushed through her newly renovated home.'
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
