Natasha Shearer has been continuing her efforts to help those flood affected, and has made one more household happy by getting it finished off by Christmas.

The flood-affected family was hesitant to go on the record - after almost three years of reclaiming their home, they are looking forward to putting the ordeal behind them. Still, it doesn’t make them less appreciative of Natasha and her team.

Natasha feels the appreciation; it keeps her motivated. “My highlight is putting smiles on those in need the most, especially during Christmas," she said.

Natasha and her helpers made a list of people that they wanted to help after the floods, and she is still working through that list, “I promised them I was going to do something.” Natasha's principle is as simple as that.

“We keep going and see people whenever we can, it might be a whole weekend, or to go down to paint a house, or I'll get a plumber in, or whatever.”

There are still things that have been donated or are being donated that are being distributed, “And then we've got different people who don't want to be acknowledged, but behind the scenes that will pay for different things.”

That helps when donated goods aren’t enough - to hire a tradesperson to get a job done.

 A couple of organisations have recently given acknowledgement to Natasha's efforts.

Resilient Lismore sent gratitude to those they have worked with, and Natasha received a well-deserved recognition.

Elly Bird, the Executive Director of Resilient Lismore, said, “We've worked alongside Natasha since the 2022 floods. 

“We worked together to distribute significant amounts of goods into the community, and she's been forced to be reckoned with. She has always done everything out of the goodness of her heart, and her contribution to the recovery can't be understated.”

Natasha lives in Queensland, and has since before the floods. She comes to Lismore for family and mob and those who need help.  

Her children attend a school in Bilambil, and she travels to keep her children in the school where they were before the move to QLD to keep them happy and secure. 

Jeff Robinson, the Principal of Bilambal Public School, has worked with Natasha, and his description of her efforts speaks to her dedication to those she cares for - community - in another aspect of her community spirit in action

“She's one of the only people I know that would literally give you the shirt off her back if she felt that you needed her more than she did. She's just the most beautiful soul, most gorgeous person giving of her time, of her possessions and things that she can organise for you. 

Natasha perform with the Caring for Country dance troup at the Murwillumbah kinship festival, which she involved many members from Bilambil Public School.

‘We have a Community Contributor award. So, usually, that goes to a PNC member or people who are involved in the school in a voluntary capacity. This year, there were a couple of nominations, but the vote for Natasha was unanimous.

“She's the sort of person who just is so community-minded. In particular, since the floods her charitable work in sourcing resources from businesses and individuals from across the Gold Coast and in the Tweed area to help and support the people in Lismore in particular was just astounding.”

Natasha has also been very active in strengthening her indigenous culture in the school and community. “At NAIDOC, with our artworks and yarning circle and the country dance group. We love having her and her kids as part of that. She's so generous with her time and efforts - just incredible.”

If you want to find Natasha to help her in her mission, the best place to find her is on Facebook.