Not Business as Usual: A co-design workshop for a flood-resilient Lismore

Three years after the floods, Lismore’s businesses and community service providers have demonstrated remarkable resilience, creativity, and innovation. While there is much to celebrate, significant challenges remain—challenges that require collaboration and support from local and state government. 

Living Lab Northern Rivers invites you to join a co-design workshop to develop practical strategies that will enhance the resilience of our local economy and help businesses recover more quickly from future floods. We have heard ideas about flood-free land for temporary retreat and storage, utilising empty floodplain land for vehicle storage, and other innovative solutions. Now is the time to explore the infrastructure and commercial precincts needed to support businesses in these flood-prone areas. 

This workshop is an opportunity to connect with like-minded business owners and service providers, share ideas, and contribute to solutions that will strengthen Lismore’s economic future. 

Your input will directly inform a coordinated plan for business resilience in Lismore, ensuring that local knowledge and experience drive future preparedness efforts. 

If you’re a Lismore-based business or community service provider, join us in shaping a future where Lismore businesses can withstand and adapt to the challenges of floods. 

Free. Places are limited and registrations are essential.  

Please get in touch with us at livinglabnr@scu.edu.au or on 02 6626 9188 if you have any accessibility requirements that you want to discuss with us.  

Disclaimer: We may take photographs at this event for promotional purposes. Please let us know if you wish not to be photographed.