FAQs
How does the grant funding work?
Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangement (DRFA) provides funding for Council to restore buildings, parks, and facilities to their pre-disaster condition. However, this funding does not allow Council to “improve”, make changes to layouts or materials, or increase the capacity of existing buildings, parks or facilities. Whilst all of Council’s Parks and Public toilets are close to being restored, more complex assets such as the buildings raise opportunities for Council to ‘build back better’.
Recognising many of Council’s assets are within the flood zone, consideration for flood resilience needs to be made in choosing the materials and designs of buildings as restoration works continue. Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements allow for complementary works to be completed alongside Community Recreation & Cultural Asset works, so long as Council combines their own funds/resources or have alternative funding sources for the reconstruction that’s identified as a variation to the asset’s pre-disaster condition. As part of the restoration this provides an opportunity for Council to improve assets to not only be more flood resilient, but potentially better serve our community.
Council has been successful in two grant programs - the Essential Community Sport Assets Program (ECSAP) and Community Local Infrastructure Recovery Program (CLIRP) – Arts and Culture Priority Needs Program.
Council has also completed applications in further grant programs including the Infrastructure Betterment Fund and the Community Local Infrastructure Recovery Program (CLIRP) – Community Assets Program. Council is awaiting the outcome of these applications.
What's structural drying and why is it so important?
Structural drying is the process undertaken after the removal of flood damaged porous building materials. Allowing the underlying structural building materials to dry out with the assistance of dehumidifiers, fans and sometimes gas heated blowers. This reduces the moisture levels present in the building to an acceptable level.
After this process has occurred validation assessments are done to assess the moisture levels within the building, as well as the presence of bacteria and other foreign spores to ensure the building is ready for remediation works. Ensuring mould and other bacteria do not regrow.
All of Council’s buildings have to go through this testing and receive post-remediation verification reports for the buildings moisture, microbial and hazardous material presence.
What happens to all of the flood damaged building materials when they are removed?
Council has been considerate in the removal of materials throughout flood remediation works at buildings, and intends to re-purpose/re-use some materials for restoration works. Any salvageable materials may be re-used in their original building, re-purposed in another building, or sold through the Lismore Revolve Shop or through commercial recycling partners.
What is Scyon Flooring?
A heavy-duty but lightweight structural flooring substrate that does double duty – it can be easily used for tile, vinyl and carpet finishes over timber or steel floor joists in both residential general interiors and wet areas.