Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation's failure to make appropriate decisions for the flood people of the Far North Coast
Petitioner:
Mrs Helen Robinson
| Member:
Saffin, Janelle
| No. of Signatories:
475
| Date closed:
13/10/2023
To the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly,
The Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation (NRRC) has failed to deliver stated aims including:
• Accelerating return to normal life
• Prioritising community needs, reducing risk to life
• 2000 buybacks
• Fast tracking availability of land, expedite planning processes
• Prioritising house relocations over demolition
• Constantly promising “contact in coming weeks”.
Inconsistent, unreliable and contradictory contact, particularly in recent weeks, has compounded trauma causing frustration, anger, anxiety, depression and despair.
The NRRC has completely ignored Sendai risk management principles, local government and SES risk assessments.
We request the Legislative Assembly to call on the Government to:
• Acknowledge the failure of decisions which conflict with promises to first and foremost consider risk to people’s lives
• Revise NRRC decision making processes in consultation with expert data and analysis from Council and SES and others incorporating actual risk to life, health, and property
• Provide trauma informed training for those communicating with impacted community members
• Make public all information that has informed NRRC decisions
• Make public full NRRC budget details
