STORM water and moisture under the building caused irreversible damage after the floods at the Lismore basketball stadium.
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Support from all levels of government has seen work start on the new floor of local Blackbutt timber.
The project is expected to take five months which means that local competitions and representative teams have had to move up to Goonellabah Sports and Aquatic Centre in order to play and train.
"We are so very grateful to Lismore City Council for accommodating us during one of our busiest times of the year", Lismore Basketball Association president Aaron Simpson said.
"Our representative teams started their season which means they have been training hard in the lead up."
The relocation out of the stadium has meant significant extra cost to the Association which means that fees for representative players have also been impacted.
To counteract this for many of the local families, some of whom were also affected by the flood, the Association has embarked on a range of fundraising activities.
Thanks to the generosity of Jeremey Sheaffe, the Association has been provided with two VIP Experience Splendour in the Grass tickets which they are raffling online.
"We are so grateful for this kind donation and we are aiming to raise as much as possible to help out our families this season", Simpson said.
"Teams undertake significant travel to represent Lismore over multiple weekends. This all means high fuel and accommodation costs for everyone involved.
The raffle which can be accessed by visiting https://www.raffletix.com.au/?ref=g68tt is $5 per ticket and will be drawn on Friday April 12.
"Our kids and their families will be grateful for any funds raised and we can't wait to hear the sound of basketballs bouncing on our brand new timber floor soon."
