Lismore ice-cream factory ‘will need to stand down 240 people’ unless flood support extended
by Natasha May from Environment | The Guardian on (#60X5D)
Norco says 44 workers who lost homes would be affected if government assistance ends
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An ice-cream factory will stand down 240 workers in Lismore next month - including 44 who lost their homes in floods earlier this year - unless government support is extended.
Michael Hampson, the chief executive of Norco, the factory operator, said the decision came in the absence of further details of any federal assistance and confirmation the state government would not contribute to any further support package.
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