‘Localise everything’: After floods, Northern Rivers residents join forces to build disaster resilience

In areas where some felt let down by emergency responses, community groups share skills such as how to clear landslips, operate chainsaws and preserve food

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Northern Rivers residents are learning to use chainsaws, sandbag their homes and clear landslips safely as communities band together to ensure they are prepared for future natural disasters after this year's devastating floods.

Their efforts have a new sense of urgency after the Bureau of Meteorology declared a La Nina event is under way - a weather pattern that typically elevates flood risks.

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