The roundabout on the corner of Keen and Magellan streets in the CBD looks a lot more festive today as Lismore City Council unveiled its iconic sustainable city Christmas tree.

This is the ninth year of Lismore’s upcycled Christmas tree being proudly displayed on the corner of Keen and Magellan streets.

Lismore City Council General Manager Jon Gibbons said the iconic sustainable tree is a gift from Council staff to the community.

“Since 2015, it has become an annual tradition that Council give the community an upcycled tree to encourage people to think not only about recycling, but about upcycling, which involves the creative reuse of materials to give them a second life,” he said.

This year’s rainbow-themed tree features hundreds of upcycled PET bottles, ranging in size from 600ml to 1.25 litres and 2 litres, that were sourced from the MRF at the Recycling & Recovery Centre and staff donations.

2023's Christmas tree involved a mosaic of upcycled materials. Other recycled trees in the past nine years include 90 pushbikes welded together and painted white in 2015 and 2021 and 25 recycled drums that were used by farmers and hobby farmers on the land in 2020.

(Council's 202 Christmas Tree)

Council’s Martin Soutar, who led this year’s team, said the project was supported by an incredibly collaborative approach of staff from different areas of Council.

“The tree is more than a festive decoration, it is our own contribution to backing Lismore, a gift to local business and community, crafted by teams in their own time," he said.

Launching the 2024 Council Christmas Tree marks the start of a month-long series of activations for community and business and is a clear sign that Lismore is open for business.

For more information on the month-long series of Christmas festivities in Lismore, go to www.xmasinlismore.com.au.