The Lismore App has entered a new stage of growth, with Premium content rolling out to give readers deeper local coverage, stronger storytelling, and more of the news that matters to our community. 

Apple was the first to launch on November 27, with developers working on Android and the Website. We are pleased to announce that from today, Android phone owners (like Samsung and Google Pixel) can now subscribe to read Premium Content stories from $3.99 per month or $39.99 per year.

Thank you so much to the people who have already subscribed, either monthly or yearly. Your payments have already made an impact, increasing the number of local news stories published by the Lismore App.

To help make this possible for the long term, we welcome Dylan Butcher to the team. Dylan will be working to expand the App’s reporting and bring even more Lismore stories to life.

Premium content readers would have seen that he has already hit the ground running. Stories like the walkthrough of the Lismore Showground restoration, a project reshaping one of our city’s most historic spaces. Telling the story of Glenn Weir, reflecting on the legacy of long-running family businesses, and the controversial Free Palestine messaging that added to the Tinnie Army mural in Larkin Lane.

Dylan joins the App at a time when Lismore’s stories feel more important than ever, and the need for strong local storytelling continues to grow.

“I’m really looking forward to getting out into the community and helping tell more of the stories that make Lismore what it is,” Dylan said. “People want their stories told properly, and they deserve that.”

Premium content allows the team to spend more time on the stories that need it. Longer interviews, investigations, and features that go beyond the headline. 

Dylan’s role will help make this possible by increasing the App’s capacity to research, write and refine stories so readers receive timely, accurate and meaningful local news.

“Lismore is full of people doing extraordinary things,” he said. “If I can help bring some of those stories forward, then I feel like I’m doing something valuable for the community.”

The Lismore App has always been owned and run by people who live here, and with more resources, and another storyteller on board, the team is excited to bring readers even closer to the heart of what’s happening across the city.

If you spot Dylan out and about, don’t hesitate to stop for a chat. After all, the next story could very well start with you!

If you know of a story that would interest the community, email content@lismoreapp.com.au.