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David Witherdin, a little known public servant, holds the fate of the Northern Rivers in his hands, charged with extensive powers to rebuild the flood-ravaged region.

David Witherdin, a little known public servant, holds the fate of the Northern Rivers in his hands, charged with extensive powers to rebuild the flood-ravaged region.

David Witherdin, a little known public servant, holds the fate of the Northern Rivers in his hands, charged with extensive powers to rebuild the flood-ravaged region.

We speak to locals, MP Janelle Saffin, and business owners about the long road to rebuidling Lismore and the Northern Rivers after the floods.

Some Lismore locals are calling for the federal government to underwrite insurance as they clean up from a second catastrophic flood event.

We speak to Northern Rivers locals who lived through the Lismore and surrounding floods, about what people need to understand.

The prime minister was met with anger and protest on his visit to the flood-ravaged NSW town, and didn’t stop to shake hands