As you would expect, the four-day Easter Weekend is not inundated with local events. It is more about family, friends, holidays and, hopefully, good weather.

The Bureau of Meteorology is confident about the good weather, with sunny blue skies forecast for Good Friday and Saturday, a mostly sunny Sunday and a partly cloudy Easter Monday.

We are starting to feel some cool mornings, with minimums down to 13 degrees, followed by perfect autumn maximums between 25 and 28 degrees.

As I mentioned at the top, it is more a case of what is not on than on over Easter.

The Lismore Regional Art Gallery will be closed from Good Friday until Tuesday, April 22. It will reopen on Wednesday, April 23. The Lismore Library will reopen on Tuesday, April 22.

For those thinking of getting stuck into the garden as it dries out with the forecast sunshine, the Lismore Recycling & Recovery Centre will be closed until 8:30am on Tuesday, April 22. The Nimbin Transfer Station will be closed for the same period, reopening at 8am on Tuesday, April 22.

GSAC will be closed on Friday, 18 April, Sunday, 20 April and Monday, 21 April. GSAC will be open on Saturday, 19 April, while the Lismore Memorial Baths will be closed on Friday, 18 April only.

The Lismore Farmers Markets will be on Easter Saturday morning. Unlike last week, they will be in glorious sunshine, so get to the Lismore Showgrounds between 7:30 and 11:30am for fresh fruit & veg, breakfast, coffee/tea and Easter treats like organic homemade chocolate and Easter-themed cakes & cookies.

Live music on Saturday is the laid-back, soulful sounds of Mish Songsmith.

There are plenty of beautiful bushwalks to do over Easter, including Rocky Creek Dam, Minyon Falls, Protestor Falls and the new Gidjuum Gulganyi 4-day walk in the hinterlands. Check them out here Walks.

Gidjuum Gulganyi starts at Manns Road track head in the Mount Jerusalem National Park, northwest of Mullumbimby, then heads south, ending at Minyon Falls in the Nightcap National Park. This is a 42km Grade 4 bushwalk.

You can read all about the bushwalk by clicking https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/walking-tracks/gidjuum-gulganyi-walk-camping-self-guided#day-4:-weeun-weeun-campground-to-minyon-falls-lookout.

Put the bikes in or on the car and take a ride on the Northern Rivers Rail Trail between Lismore and Casino. You can find out more information here NRs Rail Trail.

With April a quiet month for events due to Easter, ANZAC Day and the school holidays, May and June are when the major events kick in, so make a note for:

• Nimbin Mardi Grass 2, 3 and 4 May
• Gemfest 17 and 18 May
• Primex 15, 16 and 17 May
• Beef Week 24 May to 1 June
• Lismore Lantern Parade 21 June

Fuel prices have remained steady, which is surprising, leading into Easter. Here are the cheapest fuel options in each town:

• E10 is 175.9 across Lismore, 172.8 at NightOwl Puma on Johnston Street in Casino, and 164.5 at the Mobil and The Metro on River Street, Ballina.
• Unleaded 91 is 177.9 across most service stations in Lismore, 175.5 at The United on Johnston Street in Casino, and 167.5 at the Mobil and The Metro on River Street, Ballina.
• U95 is 186.5 at Bakers Corner, Terania Street, North Lismore, 193.9 at the EG Ampol on Canterbury Street, and 179.5 at The Metro (323 River Street) in Ballina.
• U98 is 194.9 at the two Liberty's on Ballina Road and Union Street, South Lismore, 195.9 at Liberty's on Hare Street and Centre Street in Casino, and 186.5 at The Metro in Ballina.
• Diesel is 181.9 at the Astron on Ballina Road and the Caltex on Leycester Street in Lismore, 188.5 at The United on Johnston Street in Casino, and 187.5 at The Mobil and The Metro on River Street in Ballina.

Have a great weekend!

Now, have a laugh with the Easter Funnies.....