Flood-hit Lismore ice-cream factory gets 11th-hour funding reprieve
by Australian Associated Press from Environment | The Guardian on (#61D7S)
Federal government announces $2.7m package day before Norco's workforce was to be stood down
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The federal government has stepped in to save jobs at a flood-ravaged ice-cream factory in Lismore a day before 170 workers were due to be stood down.
The Norco ice-cream factory was severely damaged by catastrophic floods in February, and the dairy co-operative's farmer members are unable to cover workforce costs while it is out of action.
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