Lismore had a variety of places young people could go to enjoy themselves with their friends and families, however, since the catastrophic floods in February this year, most of these places, the Cinema, PCYC, Ten Pin Bowling, the Skate Park and Rollerworld have all been affected, some will still be closed for months to come and one is never coming back.

Young people need safe spaces to socialise with their friends, let off some steam and enjoy a range of activities and pursuits they may be interested in. So it's pleasing to see that through collaborative efforts Rollerworld is much closer to opening again.

Rollerworld owner Craig Newby told us the community can expect to be skating around the rink in the first week of December, just in time for school holidays and the Xmas break.

"What the guys from Disaster Relief Australia and Resilient Lismore did in 2 days, has saved us a month of rebuild work," Craig told the Lismore App.

A Facebook post celebrating the collaborative recovery and rebuild efforts on the Resilient Lismore page said:

🛼❤️Now, that's how you get Lismore back up and skating again!

Thanks Disaster Relief Australia, Norco Milk, BlazeAid and community volunteers for smashing the jobs today at Rollerworld Lismore!

Together they:

* Cleaned skates 

* Cleaned skate parts 

* Cleaned shelving 

* Removed and cleaned window security screens 

* Window ledges and frames cleaned

* Front counter surfaces cleaned

* Building debris removed and cleaned

* Floors cleaned

* Main carpark and drive entrance surface maintenance, filled up pot holes 

* Missing rear wall barricaded 

* All walls cleaned to 1.5m high all the way round 

* tables and chairs cleaned

* Seating area cleaned and set up

* Rubbish disposed of

* Demoulded toilet area 

* Cleaned debris away 

* Cleared rubbish and any unwanted materials 

* Removed nails sticking out of wood stud wall 

* Cleared debris from fencing 

* Stood fencing back up 

* Front carpark garden weeded and cleaned

* Front shed wall pressure cleaned

Every week Disaster Relief Australia helps a community facility or organisation get back on its feet. 

We hope to see you on the rink for the chicken dance real soon.