Norco Ice-Cream Factory to Be Rebuilt After Floods

An Australian Army MRH-90 Taipan helicopter from the School of Army Aviation flies over flood-affected properties in Lismore, Australia, on Feb. 28, 2022. Australian Defence Force

Dairy giant Norco will spend more than $59 million (US$38.4 million) rebuilding its flood-damaged ice-cream factory in the New South Wales Northern Rivers, three weeks after standing down workers.

The factory, which sits on the banks of the Wilsons River in South Lismore, was forced to close after the catastrophic February floods, leaving more than 200 workers uncertain of their future.