During Lismore's flood recovery over the last three and a half years, the focus has been on the NSW Reconstruction Authority's Resilient Homes Program and the Resilient Lands Program, and on residential developments that will increase Lismore's housing stock and eventually, its population.

Another integral part of our local flood recovery is the economic growth that is required to provide jobs for the increased population. South Lismore doesn't receive a lot of media coverage, but in Lismore, it was the engine room for business recovery as the CBD remained without power for six weeks before retail shops could get in, clean out, refurbish and restock.

South Lismore presents an opportunity for existing commercial businesses to continue to look for opportunities to change and grow, while there are opportunities for new businesses to open.

The latest indication is the construction of a $1.8 million Wilson Street Business Park.

174 Wilson Street is one of a number of vacant blocks of land near Three Chain Road, but if Lismore City Council approves the development application (DA), it will transform into a complex of 8 industrial units with 16 car parks.

Each unit has approximately 144 square metres with a ground floor height of 12m, a 50 square metre mezzanine level at 15.3m to use when the next big flood hits. The PMF (probable maximum flood) is 16.42m.

Just a little further south on Wilson Street, another DA will see a vehicle repair business open, Regal Mechanic.