Reaching out to the Lismore Mob
A few weeks ago, proud Gomeroi woman Deb Munson, owner of Aboriginal bush wellness company Baagi Milaygiin – Grandmothers Spirit, reached out to CHESS Connect in the hope that we could collaborate on a flood relief project. After a previously successful collaboration with Deb during the COVID lockdowns, CHESS Connect was eager to be involved.
In the wake of the horrendous flooding that decimated parts of the east coast, Deb felt compelled to connect with the Koorie Mail, a national newspaper based in Lismore, to offer assistance in whatever capacity she could. The message back from community was, that as well as the major issues of housing, homelessness and possession loss, mosquito-borne diseases were a dangerous problem.