If you are hungry for cooked food or some staples, there's a few places now open again in Lismore, after the second flood in a month – and some that are not.

If you know of any other places to get food that are open and not listed here - please let us know!

Supermarkets and shops opened

Woolworths and Chempro in Lismore Centre Shopping Centre are open.

Benchtop Expresso on Keen Street is open.

Lismore Pie Cart is open on Magellan Street.

Spar and Lucky’s takeaway are open on Wyrallah Road – and the Pie Shop on Dalley Street in East Lismore is open.

Lombardos in Goonellabah is open, selling fruit and veges.

At Southern Cross University, in the Plaza, there are two cafes open providing hot cooked meals and coffee and tea.

Also at SCU are the mobile banking tellers, as well as the Lismore Recovery Centre. This provides a range of services including accommodation advice, replacing lost documents, mental health and well-being services, support for businesses, clean-up services, financial assistance and insurance and legal support.

The distribution centre at the Showground opened again this morning now that power has been restored to North Lismore.

What’s not open yet

The Wyrallah Road distribution centre is closed until Friday, but will then reopen 9am to 5pm to provide staples of food and other donated items.

Community centres open: food, clothes and healing needs

The Trees Not Bombs café is open in the carpark behind the library (at the Quad) and serves free vegetarian breakfasts, curries, tea, coffee and cakes throughout the day. There’s also a free library operating next to it. Donations of books are welcomed.

Koori Mail

Manager of the Koori Mail Naomi Moran, said volunteers spent three days cleaning up after the second flood to get the community hub on Molesworth Street opened again yesterday.

There’s plenty of donated fresh bread, water, vegetables and fruit on offer. There’s a free BBQ and vegetarian curries on offer. There’s also a coffee van set up offering free barista-style coffees.

The Food Bank is operating from the garage of the Koori Mail building where you can get pasta, rice, tinned veges, pet food, cleaning products, sanitary items, camping gear and tools like shovels and brooms.

“We’ve restocked the shelves of the Food Bank and we are calling out for additional supplies that are getting low,” Naomi said.

“Sometimes people come in and say they need something like WD40, so we write it on the board and people can look at it daily and hopefully donate needed items.

Upstairs at the Koori Mail is also a clothes distribution area – with a section especially for infant supplies - such as nappies, toys and car seats.

Healing

In the Koori Mail building, there's a fitted out medical centre there where you can receive triage treatment for things like flood water cuts and other minor injuries.

Near the Food Bank is a healing tent, where people are invited to have a chat or get a free massage.

“After two floods – mental health is important too,” Naomi said. “People can get social and emotional support here.

“People are experiencing varying levels of trauma and might not have been able to access formal support yet.”

Borrow equipment

Naomi said you can also register to borrow equipment like pressure cleaners, gurneys air purifiers and dehumidifiers.

“You can book it out for 48 hours and then bring it back so the whole community can use it."

Volunteers

Volunteers are always needed to help out in any way – not only at the Koori Mail, but also with Resilient Lismore. Read more: A cry for help comes to make houses safe and warm before winter

“Volunteers can help clean properties or remove rubbish,” Naomi said.

“They can also help out to sort food, cook or do food and donation drop-offs to people. You can come in and register with our volunteer coordinator to do jobs, or offer support on the ground.”

To volunteer or donate goods and money, visit the Koori Mail or contact Resilient Lismore at http://www.floodhelpnr.com.au