The Lismore App is introducing Premium Content, a small subscription to help us cover more local news for Lismore and the Northern Rivers.

For eight years, we’ve been here every day - sharing community stories, covering government decisions, reporting floods, fires, storms and road closures, and helping people stay connected. We launched in 2017, and from the beginning, our news has been free to download and free to read. That remains true today for most stories.

I want to assure Lismore App readers that the news you rely on during an emergency, such as a flood, will always remain free. Severe thunderstorm warnings, accidents, and road closures will remain free to all readers.

We live here, and like you, felt every minute of that fateful night on the 28th of February 2022 and the days that followed. We have friends who lost their houses and nearly lost their businesses. Being local means we don’t just report the story, we live it alongside you. That’s why we want to remain independent and not part of a national media network. But to keep doing this, and to do it better, we need support.

We want to expand our daily coverage, tell more stories, and be present in more places - community events, local sport, local business and profiles of the people who make this region what it is.

The result, after much internal debate, was to introduce Premium Content at $3.99 a month.

This $3.99 per month fee will give you full access to every aspect of the Lismore App.

We understand not everyone will choose to subscribe, and that’s okay. We’re still here for you. But if you believe local journalism matters, if you want more depth, more stories, more transparency around decisions affecting this region, then we’d love you to stand with us.

We have built a trusted daily digital newspaper for the Lismore community, which we are immensely proud of. We love being independently owned and writing about news stories that are true, real and "Good For Lismore".

Feel free to email me at simon@lismoreapp.com.au if you have any questions or concerns.

Stand with us, and subscribe when you can.

HOW PREMIUM CONTENT WORKS

STEP 1: Go to the App Store and search for Lismore App and click on the logo on the left-hand side. You will then see 'Update'. (Androids will be updated as soon as possible.)

STEP 2: Click on the person icon (image below) and create an account. All you need is an email address and a password.

STEP 3: Click Premium, then select $3.99 monthly or $39.99 for the annual subscription.

If you don't subscribe now, when you click on a news story that requires a Premium Content subscription, either via the App or the website, you will see the first two sentences, and then you will be asked to subscribe for $3.99 or $39.99 for the year. The annual subscription will save you a few dollars.

You will remain logged in to your account whenever you are using the Lismore App.

SCROLLING BAR UPGRADE

As part of this upgrade, we are also introducing a 'scrolling bar' that provides quick headlines of events, weather, and warnings at a glance. We have made the scrolling bar stand out with our yellow brand colour and black font.

Thank you for reading and subscribing. We really appreciate you standing by us to keep news and sport local and, importantly, independent.

From the Lismore App team.