Last night the Prime Minister Scott Morrison put tighter restrictions on places of gathering which will affect a great deal of businesses in CBD's throughout the 2480 postcode.

From midday today pubs, licensed clubs, cafés, restaurants, gyms and indoor sporting facilities, cinemas and places of worship will be closed.

Restaurants and cafés can operate only via take-away while drive-through bottle shops attached to a pub will continue to operate.

The Prime Minister said it is important that these measure are taken to slow the rapid transmission of coronavirus within our communities. He went on to say that social distancing is our biggest weapon against coronavirus.

Schools will remain open until the end of term and will re-open for term two if the advice from Medical Officers supports that decision.

Parents can keep their children at home if they choose to but the Prime Minister said "It is not an excuse for kids to go down the shopping centre," the PM says, issuing a warning to parents that kids should not be out putting others at risk.

While this affects quite a few businesses in the CBD like the Gollan, Mary G's and the Rous Hotel to Café Capello, La Casita and Lanna Pad Thai there are quite a few businesses that remain open for business and are in need of our support.

Retail stores like Living Entertainment, Shoes On Magellan remain open. Mechanics, plumbers, banks, lawyers, accountants and beauticians also remain open.

The two words that we ask of you at this time is to "Shop Local" and support the businesses that not only employ locals but where the profits remain in our community.

The Lismore App has a list of these clients on our main page buttons through Retail/Shopping, Health & Beauty, Automotive, Trades, Services, Home Improvements, Farming Ag, Cars for Sale and Real Estate.

Yes, we want you to purchase from the clients that support us and yes, there are more local businesses for you to buy goods and services from. The point is buy local.

The Lismore App wants to remind you to support local businesses at this time. Your patronage keeps the doors open and protects the livelihoods of people in our community.