Simon Mumford
02 August 2024, 6:34 AM
A partly cloudy weekend is on the way, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. After 5- degree cool starts to the day, we should hit the early 20s as the maximum temperatures.
Make the most of the sunshine as the potential for rain ramps up from Tuesday.
The biggest event on this weekend is not in Lismore, but in Casino.
The Casino Truck Show will have 600 trucks on display from 10am to 4pm with a rodeo starting at 4:30pm at the showground. Checkout the list of events:
Lismore will have the Farmers Markets in action from 7:30am tomorrow at the Lismore Showgrounds. Buy your fresh fruit and vegetables, browse gardening products, listen to live music and have a hot breakfast until 11:30am.
The Richmond Philatelic Society annual Stamp Fair is on Sunday at the South Lismore Bowling Club between 9:30am and 3:30pm. If you have stamps to be appraised, sell or purchase, there will be stamp experts, including Michael Drury, and four dealers in attendance.
The Lismore Jazz Club has world-class duo, De-Ziah and Date performing at the Lismore City Bowling Club from 2pm to 5pm on Sunday. Cost is $15 for members and $20 non-members. It is cash at the door.
There are three live music gigs at the Northern Rivers Hotel (North Lismore) this weekend.
Dan Grace kicks off the entertainment tonight at 6pm, followed by Sabotage on Saturday night (7-10pm) and ending with Dan Hannaford for the Sunday Session 1pm to 4pm.
Coming up in August:
In sports this weekend, the Marist Brothers Rams and Northern United Dirrawongs have an easier round this weekend. The Rams are on the road to take on Lower Clarence on Sunday, while the Dirrawongs travel to Casino, also on Sunday with a 2:45pm kick-off.
The top of the ladder is very tight in the Men's Premier League for Football Far North Coast. There are two games tomorrow: South Lismore tackle Byron Bay at home, and Goonellabah is at home to Richmond Rovers in an enticing 2v1 battle. Both kick-offs are at 3pm.
Sunday has just the one match, with Bangalow at home to Alstonville at 2:30pm.
The Women's Premier League has one match tonight with Alstonville at home to Richmond Rovers at 8pm. Then, on Sunday, Bangalow are at home to runaway leaders Byron Bay, and Lennox Head are at home to Ballina from 2:30pm.
Fuel prices dropped in Casino this week. Lismore is still the most expensive place to buy fuel, but the gap has decreased slightly with Casino and Ballina up to 14 cents a litre cheaper. Diesel is the only exception, with Lismore still the cheapest place to fill up.
Here are the latest prices in each town:
Have a great weekend!