Stuck on what gift to buy this Christmas? The new Loving Local Gift Cards are now available across Lismore in more than 40 stores, with more local businesses joining the program every day.

The great thing about these cards is that they can only be spent locally, which means all money stays in our local economy to help businesses that have suffered through a year of floods and repeated lockdowns.

The Gift Cards are now available from Daleys Homewares, Intersport and SHOPBABY in the CBD, and can be loaded up with as little at $10 or as much as $1000. More retailers will be added as the program continues to roll-out and can be found on the Why Leave Town website www.whyleavetown.com

The cards can then be redeemed at a growing number of diverse local businesses which are displaying the Loving Local Gift Card posters in their windows. As well as making the perfect Christmas present, the cards can also be used for prizes, sponsorship and corporate gifts.

The program is run by Lismore City Council in collaboration with the Lismore Chamber of Commerce and Industry and is part of Council’s Business Activation Plan, funded through the Special Business Rate Variation Levy and Lismore City Council.

For more information about the gift cards and frequently asked questions, go to www.cometotheheart.com.au

For more information about the Business Activation Plan, go to www.lismore.nsw.gov.au and look under the Business & Industry tab.

Below is the current list of participating outlets as of Monday, 22 November 2021.

Load-up Stores:

• Daleys Homewares
• Intersport
• SHOPBABY

Redeeming Stores:

• Allure Skin, Beauty & Nails
• Art Aspects Gallery
• Blooms The Chemist Lismore
• Bohotopia
• Brands Pharmacy
• Cafe Saffron
• Daleys Homewares
• Dalley Street Butchers
• F-Fitness Lismore
• Gibbo's Auto Service
• Goonellabah Pharmacy
• Graham Gooley Optometrist
• Instyle Sleepcentre
• Intersport
• Helloworld Lismore
• La Nova Massage
• Lismore Cruise and Travel
• Lismore Jewel Centre
• Lismore Pie Cart
• Little Polli & The Blackbird
• Living Entertainment North Coast
• Masala Fusion Indian Restaurant and Groceries
• Music Bizarre
• NORPA
• Online Coins & Unplugged Games
• Pets and Saddles
• PJs Fruit and Veg
• PowerMax Computers
• Serpentine Community Gallery
• SG Asian Supermarket
• Sheila Turner Picture Framers
• SHOPBABY
• Shoppe One
• The Audio Room
• The Bank Café
• The Boys Hair and Makeup
• The New Camera House
• Wyrallah Rd Liberty