It took eight weeks of repairs and maintenance following store flooding but yesterday Humanity Books and Fine Arts Supplies was able to reopen its doors to the public.
On March 22 a mains water supply outside the front of the shop burst with a pressure so intense that the water shot up through the second floor window, flooding an upstairs classroom before seeping down into the art store below.
One third of the art supplies stocked at the store, with an estimated value of $100,000, was ruined and the store was closed to repair the damage.
However, yesterday business owner Michael Lawn was pleased to say the art store was back to business as usual, and reflected on the long process he had followed to get the store up and running again.
"There's still a bit of a way to go to return to normality, lots of details and things. But I guess that's the big thing though isn't it, having the doors open."