The Lismore App
The Lismore App
Your local digital newspaper
Christmas 2024Games/PuzzlesBecome a SupporterFlood RebuildPodcasts
The Lismore App

Christmas lights shine bright in 2024: Here's the list so far

The Lismore App

Simon Mumford

07 December 2024, 9:00 PM

Christmas lights shine bright in 2024: Here's the list so farBraiden Davis' house on Allambie Drive, Goonellabah

Putting the family in the car and driving the streets of Lismore looking at Christmas lights with Christmas songs blasting through the car speakers is a favourite pastime this time of year.


Many will be doing exactly that after tonight's Carols in the Heart at Oakes Oval finishes at 9 o'clock.



However, finding a list of those houses to drive by is getting more difficult each year.


The Lismore has launched its Christmas Lights square in the Christmas 2024 button on the front page of the Lismore App.


The list of streets that are listed is sorted through GPS, so the streets on top of the list are the ones closest to you. Refresh your screen and it will update.



There are some impressive Christmas Lights in the Lismore LGA. The mantle of Best Christmas Lights has been up for grabs for the past two years following the retirement of Bruce and Bev Supple at Grevillia Grove in Goonellabah.


One man adding Christmas decorations slowly each year to make his own impressive Christmas Light display is Goonellabah local Braiden Davis.



Braiden has been putting up Christmas lights for ten years at his house on Allambie Drive.


"I add a little bit each year, but it's difficult because of finance," Braiden told the Lismore App.


"This year, I have a new 2.4-meter blow-up gingerbread man, and I have a waving Christmas Santa in a boat that sits up on the roof there. I've got a few different little ones sitting on the grass that are new, too."



The set-up each year is getting longer as Braiden adds more festive items to his collection.


"I do a little bit each day, so it took me about two weeks. But if I did it all at once, it would take me probably two or three days."


As was the case with Bruce and Bev Supple, the biggest issue is storage space.



"I'm right for this year, but somewhere in the future, I have to figure out another solution. At the moment, they are in the garage and the shed, it's only a tiny shed. My parents are across the road, so I might ask them if I can store stuff there."


If you see some Christmas Lights that are not on the Lismore App, email simon@lismoreapp.com.au with the address, so we can add it to the growing list.

The Lismore App
The Lismore App
Your local digital newspaper


Get it on the Apple StoreGet it on the Google Play Store