Revised Dates following Cyclone Alfred: Resilient Homes Expos
The NSW Reconstruction Authority has extended the below INFORMATION to REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE ASSOCIATION members:
The RESILIENT HOMES Expos will provide businesses with the opportunity to learn more about grants available for resilient building through the Resilient Homes Program including a new grant available to cover a managing consultant to coordinate /deliver high level feasibility assessment, detailed drawings and development approval for homeowners seeking home raising, rebuild or relocation.
Due to Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the Resilient Homes Expos have been rescheduled to May 2025:
Tweed – Tuesday 6 May 2025
Lismore – Wednesday 21 May 2025
Clarence Valley – Monday 26 May 2025.
If you have previously registered, there is no need to re-register. For local residential building industry seeking to register, please visit our RA events page to find dates, locations, and details on information sessions.
The Expos will provide businesses with the opportunity to learn more about grants available for resilient building through the Resilient Homes Program, what’s involved in relocating buyback homes, and connect directly with homeowners.
Homeowners invited to attend have expressed an interest in relocating a flood damaged home to a new location or are eligible for grant funds for resilient measures.
Resilient measures can include home raising, relocation or retrofitting existing homes with resilient design and materials or a rebuild.
All attending can join information sessions and visit information stalls to speak with the Resilient Homes Program team, and regulatory authority representatives, to learn about requirements for delivering works.
Promote your business
The Expos also provide an opportunity to promote your business by interacting directly with homeowners or by hosting a small display.
Register to attend and express your interest to secure a stand or business display spot – places are limited. We will respond to confirm availability of a business display spot at one of the Expos.
If you can’t attend, and you’re interested in flood resilient works, we encourage you to list your business on Live Northern Rivers site, using the tag ‘Flood Resilient Works’. Simply follow the instructions in the attached guide provided. RA refers all homeowners looking for recommendations to the Live Northern Rivers website.
For more information email futurebuildnr@reconstruction.nsw.gov.au.
