Lismore Tuckurimbah (Bandjalang) | |
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 Lismore from helicopter, overlooking the Bruxner Highway and Lismore CBD | |
  Lismore | |
| Coordinates:28°49′0″S153°17′0″E / 28.81667°S 153.28333°E /-28.81667; 153.28333 | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Location | |
| Established | 1856 |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 28,816 (2021 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 2480 |
| County | Rous |
| Mean max temp | 25.5 °C (77.9 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 13.2 °C (55.8 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 1,343.0 mm (52.87 in) |
Lismore is a city located in theNorthern Rivers region ofNew South Wales, Australia and the main population centre in theCity of Lismorelocal government area, it is also a regional centre in theNorthern Rivers region of the state.
Lismore is 734 km (456 mi) north ofSydney and 200 km (120 mi) south ofBrisbane. It is situated on a lowfloodplain on the banks of theWilsons River near the latter's junction with Leycester Creek, both tributaries of theRichmond River which enters the Pacific Ocean atBallina, 30 km (19 mi) to the east.
Lismore is on the traditional lands of the Widjabul/Wia-bal people of theBundjalung nation who are the traditional owners of the land.[3][4][5]
The original settlement initially developed as a grazing property in the 1840s, then became a timber and agricultural town and inland port based around substantial river traffic, which prior to the development of the road and rail networks was the principal means of transportation in the region. Use of the river for transport declined and then ceased around the mid-twentieth century, however by that time Lismore (which was elevated to city status in 1946) had become well established as the largest urban centre in the region, providing its surrounding area with a range of services. The city is also located on theBruxner Highway which crosses the Wilsons River at Lismore, and was formerly a stop on theCasino-Murwillumbah railway line. It is the home of one of the three campuses ofSouthern Cross University.[citation needed]
With its low-lying position adjacent to the Wilsons River, which can rise rapidly following periods of high rainfall in its catchment, the centre of Lismore is susceptible to flooding, although it is partly protected by a system of levees and flood gates. Noteworthy recent floods occurred in 1974, 2017 in the aftermath ofCyclone Debbie and the worst ever in2022. A budget was announced for additional flood mitigation works in November 2018.
At the2021 census, the urban population of Lismore was 28,816.[2]
The British history of the city begins inc. 1843: a pastoral run covering an area of 93 square kilometres (36 sq mi) was taken up byCaptain Dumaresq at this time covering the Lismore area and was stocked with sheep from theNew England area. Ward Stephens took up the run in the same year, but the subtropical climate was unsuited for sheep grazing, so it was eventually abandoned. In January 1845, William and Jane Wilson took it over. The Wilsons were Scottish immigrants, who arrived in New South Wales in May 1833. Mrs. Wilson named the property after the smallisland of Lismore, one of theInner Hebrides inLoch Linnhe,Argyleshire.[6]
In 1855, the surveyor Frederick Peppercorne was instructed by SirThomas Mitchell to determine a site for a township in the area. Peppercorne submitted his map of the proposed village reserve on 16 February 1856.[7] The chosen site was William Wilson's homestead paddock and the area was proclaimed the "Town of Lismore" in the NSW Government Gazette on 1 May 1856. The township was soon settled and its post office was opened on 1 October 1859.[8] The Wilson family then established a new homestead at Monaltrie, some 6 km south of Lismore, in 1861 which still survives and has been stated to be "Lismore's oldest home",[9][10] although the Lismore "Northern Star" has elsewhere given that distinction to a timber-built home "Locheil" in Bouyon Street, North Lismore, stated to date from 1860 and originally occupied by Mr and Mrs John Jones, later a private hospital and local maternity hospital between 1911 and 1917.[11][12] Both "Monaltrie" and "Locheil" are included on the list of Lismore Heritage items, along with other sites and structures of historic significance.[13]
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From the 1840s onwards, timber cutters moved up the Richmond River from itsBallina entrance felling timber from the extensive, previously untouched subtropical rainforest covering the region known as the "Big Scrub"; their primary interest was the Australian red cedar,Toona ciliata, known locally as "red gold", which was highly prized for its appearance, ease of working, and pest resistance. At that time there was no substantial network of roads so rivers were the primary means of access and bulk transportation. Despite its low-lying position and propensity for flooding (which was to cause problems in subsequent times), Lismore developed as an inland port owing to its location at the highest navigable point for large cargo-carrying vessels on the north arm of the Richmond, later renamed theWilsons, River. For the second half of the 19th century the primary industries of the Lismore region continued to be cattle grazing and timber, supporting a growing economy and population and the development of secondary industries which included ship building, transportation, saw milling, tallow manufacturing and more.[14] As the Big Scrub was cleared, it was steadily replaced with new pasture which formed the basis of a flourishing dairy industry, and many processing plants ("butter factories") and dairy cooperatives were established throughout the region. Infrastructure development in Lismore continued, including the presence of three schools by 1879, a new Government Wharf in 1880, two new bridges over the river in 1884 and 1885, the railway station (1894) and a new post office building (1898); by the end of that century Lismore had a population of over 4,500, although had suffered from some ravages including numerous floods plus a period of drought in the last half of the 1890s.[14]
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At the beginning of the 20th century, river navigation was still the mainstay of transportation in Lismore, the principal operator being theNorth Coast Steam Navigation Company. The dairy industry was performing strongly, employing hundreds of small family-owned operations, the Lismore region becoming the centre for dairy production from the surrounding farms and the richest dairy district in Australia.[14] Therailway station had opened in 1894 as the starting point of theMurwillumbah railway line which, starting at that time in Lismore, ran to the coast atByron Bay (from which steamers could be caught toSydney) and then on toMurwillumbah, and subsequently in 1903 inland toCasino, but was not connected to any national network.[citation needed] However, as the century progressed, development of a better road network and the advance of motor transportation made inroads into the long-term success of both the river and rail traffic which eventually declined: river traffic was also affected by requisitioning of ships during the second world war and the largest shipping line operating on the two arms of the Richmond River, the North Coast Steam Navigation Company, went into liquidation in 1954; the railway line lasted until 2004 when it was closed on purely economic grounds after advising that it was "unprofitable" to continue providing services to Murwillumbah, putting an end to 110 years of rail transport in the region.[15] Meanwhile, economic development in Lismore continued, including construction of a new School of Arts (1907, destroyed by fire in 1932), building of churches for four denominations, opening of a newNorco (dairy farmers' cooperative) factory in 1931, and other utilities.[citation needed]
Lismore Airport had ceased commercial passenger operations afterRex Airlines discontinued its service between Sydney and Lismore, ending its longstanding operation with the final flight operating in June 2022.[16] Air travel is now served byBallina Byron Gateway Airport which is located approximately 34 kilometres (21 mi) east of Lismore.[17]
Regular coach services towards Casino and Brisbane are run by Premier Motor Service, and NSW Trainlink. Ballina Buslines and Northern Rivers Buslines run regular cash only services towards Byron Bay, Kyogle, Ballina, Goonellebah, and Nimbin.[18]
A 2013 government report found that 90% of trips in the Northern Rivers region were by car, with 1% by public transport. This was attributed to a small and distributed population.[19]
Lismore was officially gazetted as a city on 9 September 1946, with grant of an official coat of arms on 29 January 1947. In the early 1950s, civic pride was boosted by a visit from the newly crowned QueenElizabeth II with her consort who visited the city in February 1954, staying at the city's Gollan Hotel.[20]
Television came to the city in 1956 and a local channel commenced broadcast in 1962 in the suburb of Goonellabah, which had been incorporated into the city of Lismore four years earlier. In 1969, the aerodrome at South Lismore received its licence from the Department of Civil Aviation, becoming the basis of the futureLismore Airport. The 1960s were something of a boom time in development for Lismore, although the dairy industry was starting to decline and by the end of that decade and into the 1970s, many farmers turned to raising beef cattle instead, or simply let their land condition lapse.[14]
In 1963, a new bridge (the Ballina St. bridge) was opened to carry the Bruxner Highway road traffic across the Wilsons River; previously all traffic between the east and west banks of the river has to travel via the narrower, upstream Fawcett Bridge, originally constructed in 1894, before even motor traffic had come to the area.[21]
Later, especially following the 1973 "alternative society"Aquarius Festival, which was held in the nearby village ofNimbin, the area began to attract so-called "alternative lifestylers" who were able to buy ex-dairying land at reasonable prices and re-invigorate the area with a range of pursuits and values of interest to a new generation, including an interest in owner-building of residences, experiments in communal living, environmental awareness and various artistic and creative activities, leading to badging of the area around Lismore as the "rainbow region".[22] Meanwhile, Lismore has also become a regional centre for higher education: the original Lismore Teachers College (1970 onwards) becoming first the Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education in 1973, then an associate member of theUniversity of New England, and finally (together with UNE-Coffs Harbour Centre), forming the Lismore Campus of the newSouthern Cross University (established 1 January 1994).[23] In addition, tourism has become an important contributor to the region's economy as well as the development of new agricultural products such as macadamias, avocado and stone fruit, pecans, and boutique coffee plantations, which are well suited to the rich volcanic soils, subtropical climate and moderately high rainfall of the area.[citation needed]
As traditional agricultural and manufacturing sectors have declined somewhat, so employment in the service sector has expanded. At the 2016 census, within Lismore City and the surrounding region (43,135 persons) the top employment sectors reported were Health Care and Social Assistance (4,534 persons), Retail Trade (2,491 persons), Education and Training (2,448 persons) and Accommodation and Food Services (1,297 persons), followed by Public Administration and Safety (1,204 persons), Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (1,018 persons), Manufacturing (1,000 persons) and Construction (967 persons).[24]
Surviving buildings of historical interest within Lismore City include the old Council Chambers (1928) in Molesworth Street designed by William Gilroy, now home to the Richmond River Historical Society Museum with a collection of objects, documents and photographs relevant to the historical development of the area, including Aboriginal artifacts; the Art Nouveau post office (1897), designed by W.L. Vernon; the original Australian Joint Stock Bank (1891), built in the Italianate style, now the T & G Building; the classical revival courthouse (1883) in Zadoc Street; the Lismore Memorial Baths (1928), constructed as a memorial to local persons who died in World War I; and various churches including St Andrew's Anglican Church (1904),St Carthage's Roman Catholic Cathedral (1892–1907), the Uniting (formerly Methodist) Church (1908–09), the Church of Christ (1923), and St Paul's Presbyterian Church (1907–08).[25][26] Adjacent to St. Carthage's Cathedral, Presentation House, a convent opened for the Roman CatholicPresentation Sisters in 1907 and used by the nuns until 2004, has been refurbished and now serves as the Catholic Schools Office for the Diocese of Lismore.[27]
The commercial city centre retains many shopfronts ranging in date from the late nineteenth to mid twentieth centuries with little modern intrusion; a feature of interest is the presence of numerous arcades, for example the 1920s Star Court Arcade, which includes the 1921 Star Court Theatre,[28] which allow shoppers to continue to shop in comfort in the presence of subtropical downpours as well as extremes of heat or cold.
Many homes in the city are built in the "high set" style otherwise common to much ofQueensland (refer accompanying photographs) with living accommodation on the first floor leaving the ground floor unenclosed by structural walls and open to cooling breezes beneath the floorboards in the summer. With the advent ofair conditioning in more recent years, such understories have frequently been walled in retrospectively and used for other purposes such as garages, play areas (rumpus rooms) or additional accommodation; in commercial areas they may also be adapted for shop fronts at street/pedestrian level. Most houses also feature coveredverandahs wrapping around part or all of the house, to provide both shade from hot sun as needed, and an outdoor area protected from the elements for activities during wet weather.[citation needed]
The city encompasses a range of parks and gardens, some bordering the river, as well as Rotary Park, a patch of regenerated rainforest close to the centre of the city, and a 27 ha remnant of the "Big Scrub" in the form of the Wilson Nature Reserve (see below).[citation needed]
Lismore has three sites listed on theNew South Wales State Heritage Register (for images see "Gallery"), namely:
A full listing of heritage sites in Lismore can be generated via a search for suburb/town = "Lismore" via theNew South Wales Heritage Database.[39]
Lismore and surrounding towns were once part of the rainforest referred to as the "Big Scrub", of which less than one percent remains following British settlement. A section of this rainforest is viewable in the grounds of theSouthern Cross University and at Wilsons Nature Reserve on Wyrallah Road.
Lismore is located on theBruxner Highway and it lies at the confluence of theWilsons River (a tributary of theRichmond River) and Leycester Creek, The statecapital city ofSydney is located 764 km (475 mi) to the south byhighway.[40]Brisbane, the state capital ofQueensland, is 200 kilometres (124 mi) to the north.
Lismore'scentral business district is located 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the eastern coast, and 46 kilometres (29 mi) southwest ofByron Bay. The coastal town ofBallina is 36 kilometres (22 mi) away. There are a number of rainforest patches in the area, remnants of the Big Scrub. These are preserved today, with a small pocket known as Boatharbour Reserve just east of town on theBangalow road. The nearest large and publicly accessible national park isNightcap National Park.
Lismore experiences ahumid subtropical climate with mild to warm temperatures all year round and ample rainfall, with a long term yearly average of 1,343 mm. Temperatures in summer range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 35 °C (95 °F). The subtropical climate combined with geographical features means the urban area is unusually humid when compared with surrounding areas. Humidity levels often reach 100% in summer. Lismore has 109.6 clear days annually.
Although no other major environmental hazards generally affect the area, Lismore is renowned for frequent floods fromWilsons River andLeycester Creek. Prior to the 2022 event which reached an unprecedented 14.4 metres (47 ft), the worst such floods were in 1954 and 1974, when waters rose to a height of 12.1 metres (40 ft), with a number of others recorded as exceeding the stated height of the levee wall protection at 10.7 metres (35 ft). A history of Lismore flood events from 1870 to 2022 has been published by Lismore council.[41]
In 1999 a government-funded scheme to protect the CBD and South Lismore from a 1-in-10-year flood event was approved. This proposal would mean that most of the smaller floods would not enter the central area of Lismore and substantially improve the time available for the evacuation of residents and the business community in larger floods.[42] Nonetheless, around 3000 residents of Lismore were evacuated after floods affected much of the area on 30 June 2005,[43] many being temporarily housed on the campus of Southern Cross University. However, the new levee that had been completed two weeks prior limited damage and stopped the water reaching the Central Business District.
In the aftermath ofCyclone Debbie in March 2017, Lismore was again badly affected by flooding of up to 3.5 metres (11 ft) through all CBD businesses.Wilsons River reached 11.6 metres (38 ft) and the levee was overtopped for the first time since its completion.[44][45] A modelled projection of the maximum flood extent, plus an animation, of this flood event as affecting Lismore is available on the "BigData Earth" Company website.[46]
A budget of $8.2 million for additional flood mitigation works was announced in November 2018.[47]
In February 2022, Lismore and other parts of Northern New South Wales andSouth East Queensland were flooded to an unprecedented degree, resulting in serious devastation to many buildings in the CBD in addition to adjacent low lying residential areas which will take "years to rebuild".[48] The Wilsons River in Lismore reached 14.37 metres at its peak, the largest flood since modern records began.[49][50] One year on from the disaster, the process of reconstruction was still ongoing.[51]
At a latitude approaching 29°S, Lismore is out of range for mostAustralian region tropical cyclones which typically inhabit the region north of 25°S,[52] however exceptions to this general pattern have occurred, notablyCyclone Zoe which directly affected the region in March 1974, and heavy rainfall in March 2017 associated with ex-Cyclone Debbie which had crossed the coast nearAirlie Beach in Queensland, over 1,200 km to the north, but then travelled south as a Tropical Low before passing over populous areas of South East Queensland and the Northern Rivers and then moving out to sea once more.[53] Earlier, before the start of the current official naming method for tropical cyclones in Australia, Lismore was affected by "The Great Gold Coast Cyclone" (informal title) which crossed the coast atCoolangatta on theGold Coast south of Brisbane, in February 1954.[54]
To a lesser degree, Lismore was also affected by rain events associated with Tropical Cyclone Beatrice in January 1959, Tropical Cyclone Elaine in March 1967, Tropical Cyclones Daisy and Wendy in February 1972, Tropical Cyclone Emily in April the same year, Tropical Cyclone Wanda in January 1974, Tropical Cyclone Colin in February 1976, Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lance in April 1984, Ex-Tropical Cyclone Elsie in March 1987, Tropical Cyclone Nancy in February 1990, and Ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald in January 2013 followed by an unnamed, cyclone strength Low in February the same year.[55]
In March 2025,Cyclone Alfred was expected to be the first tropical Cyclone to directly threatenBrisbane for 50 years, with associated high winds and rainfall anticipated to affect the Northern Rivers region (including Lismore) from around 7 March.[56] In the event, Cyclone Alfred's main effects were felt further north than Lismore,[57] although the city did experience high rainfall which caused road closures plus power outages to thousands of customers across northern New South Wales, as well as moderate flooding in the Lismore central business district with the Wilsons River rising to 9.31 meters, just below the major flood level, before subsiding.[58]
A high degree of year-to-year variation in rainfall is typical of the Northern Rivers region. Periods of reduced rainfall are often associated withEl Niño events and increased rainfall withLa Niña events. For example, the region experienced a significant reduction in rainfall between late 2002 and mid-2003 and again in 2007 in association with persistent and recurrent El Niño events. In common with other areas in Australia, the Lismore region can experience drought but in general, the Northern Rivers region is less drought prone than many of its neighbours, especially those west of theGreat Dividing Range.
The municipal water supply is provided byRous County Council viaRocky Creek Dam, which is situated in a high rainfall area within theWhian Whian State Conservation Area approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the city, and can be supplemented by drawing additional water from the Wilsons River when required.[59] According to data in the Drought Management Plan adopted by the Council in 2016, level 1water restrictions for the whole supply region (which stretches fromWoodburn in the south toOcean Shores in the north, as well as westwards to Lismore) would be triggered if the level in Rocky Creek Dram falls to 60%, level 2 restrictions at 45% of capacity, and so on. From 2002 up to late 2019, only one period of severe water restrictions was recorded (reaching level 5 in March 2003) with one other period of lesser severity (level 1 restrictions) during the second half of 2007.[60]
Lismore is often hit by severe storms in spring and summer. For example, there was a severe hailstorm on 9 October 2007.[61] A tornado is an extreme rarity, but later that same month one struck nearbyDunoon. It was captured on video as it hit an electrical transformer station there.[62]
In a 2016 report prepared for Insurance Australia Group (IAG),[63] the consulting company SGS Economics and Planning rated and mapped different Local Government Areas (LGAs) across Australia against a range of natural hazard risks, namely Tropical Cyclone, Storm, Bushfire, Earthquake and Flood. On a 0-5 scale where 0 = no exposure, 5 = extreme risk, the region which includes Lismore rated 1 for Earthquake, 2 for Storm and Bushfire, 3 for Tropical Cyclone and 4 for Flood risk (SGS report, Figures 1, 3, 5, 6, 8).
| Climate data for Lismore | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 43.4 (110.1) | 42.8 (109.0) | 37.2 (99.0) | 35.6 (96.1) | 30.6 (87.1) | 28.1 (82.6) | 28.9 (84.0) | 32.7 (90.9) | 37.2 (99.0) | 39.8 (103.6) | 42.2 (108.0) | 40.6 (105.1) | 43.4 (110.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.9 (85.8) | 29.1 (84.4) | 27.9 (82.2) | 25.7 (78.3) | 22.6 (72.7) | 20.2 (68.4) | 19.9 (67.8) | 21.5 (70.7) | 24.4 (75.9) | 26.6 (79.9) | 28.2 (82.8) | 29.7 (85.5) | 25.5 (77.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.8 (65.8) | 18.8 (65.8) | 17.4 (63.3) | 14.2 (57.6) | 10.9 (51.6) | 8.5 (47.3) | 6.5 (43.7) | 7.2 (45.0) | 9.9 (49.8) | 13.2 (55.8) | 15.8 (60.4) | 17.8 (64.0) | 13.2 (55.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) | 11.8 (53.2) | 10.0 (50.0) | 5.0 (41.0) | 1.1 (34.0) | −1.0 (30.2) | −3.5 (25.7) | −2.0 (28.4) | −0.3 (31.5) | 2.8 (37.0) | 6.1 (43.0) | 7.8 (46.0) | −3.5 (25.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 155.4 (6.12) | 183.6 (7.23) | 188.4 (7.42) | 129.2 (5.09) | 115.3 (4.54) | 97.0 (3.82) | 80.3 (3.16) | 54.9 (2.16) | 50.4 (1.98) | 73.2 (2.88) | 94.1 (3.70) | 121.3 (4.78) | 1,343.1 (52.88) |
| Average rainy days(≥ 0.2mm) | 12.9 | 13.9 | 15.6 | 12.5 | 11.6 | 9.5 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 11.4 | 129.6 |
| Average afternoonrelative humidity (%) | 58 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 59 | 56 | 51 | 46 | 45 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 54 |
| Source 1:Bureau of Meteorology[64] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: For February record high:Weatherzone[65] | |||||||||||||
At the2021 census, there were 28,816 people in built-up Lismore.
The population reached a recent peak of 29,320 at June 2012 and since has experienced a gradual decline to 28,816 in 2021.[2] The population of central Lismore in 2021 was 3,656.[66]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 8,700 | — |
| 1933 | 11,762 | +35.2% |
| 1947 | 15,214 | +29.3% |
| 1954 | 17,372 | +14.2% |
| 1961 | 18,935 | +9.0% |
| 1966 | 19,757 | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 20,904 | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 22,082 | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 24,033 | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 24,896 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 27,246 | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 28,380 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 27,193 | −4.2% |
| 2006 | 27,069 | −0.5% |
| 2011 | 27,474 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 27,569 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 27,916 | +1.3% |
| Source:Australian Bureau of Statistics data.[67][68] | ||
The Northern Star is an onlinetabloid newspaper based in Lismore. It covers the region from Lismore, Casino, Ballina, Byron Bay, Murwillumbah, and Tweed Heads, and, like many other regional Australian newspapers owned by NewsCorp, the newspaper ceased print editions in June 2020 and became an online-only publication.[69][70]
TheNorthern Rivers Echo was a free weeklycommunity newspaper for Lismore, Alstonville, Wollongbar, Ballina, Casino, Nimbin and Evans Head. TheLismore CBD Magazine is a monthly e-magazine publication.[citation needed]
The commercial radio stations of Lismore areTriple Z (Hit Music)[71] and 2LM 900 AM (also broadcast on 104.3FM)[72] and both are run by Broadcast Operations Group. The community radio stations areRiver FM 92.9 which offers an independent alternative media voice playing a diverse range of music[73] andABC North Coast 94.5 FM.[74]
Lismore receives TV channels fromSBS andABC and the regional owned and operated stations ofSeven,Nine and10 Northern NSW.
TheNorco Co-operative has its headquarters in Lismore. The main campus ofSouthern Cross University is in Lismore.
Lismore and the surrounding area is home to a number of public and private schools, including:
Lismore has two rugby league clubs competing in theNorthern Rivers Regional Rugby League Competition:
Lismore Marist Brothers Rams won the prestigiousClayton Cup in 1987, as the premier local rugby league team inCountry New South Wales Competitions with a 17–1 record across the season.
Lismore is a strong-hold ofassociation football, with six clubs affiliated withFootball Far North Coastbeing located in Lismore and near surrounds:
TheAlbert Park complex is home to theFar North Coast Baseball Association and Lismore is considered one of the strongest centres for Baseball in Australia.[77]
TheLismore Swans founded in 1983 represent Lismore inAustralian rules football and competes in theAFL North Coast competition.
Lismore Speedway is a Speedway located at the Lismore Showgrounds. The track regularly hosts National and State titles and featured national events.
Lismore formed a sister city relationship with the Japanese city ofYamatotakada inNara Prefecture in 1963. The first such relationship established between Australia and Japan, it was initiated by Lismore-bornMarist priest and writerPaul Glynn. Lismore is also a sister city ofEau Claire, Wisconsin, USA andLismore, County Waterford, Ireland.
Notable people from or who have lived in Lismore include:
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