This weekend's weather is a mixed bag, with shower or two for Saturday and a partly cloudy Sunday.

The maximum temperatures will be rising with 21 and 23 degrees respectively, as they head towards a warm 27/28 degrees for Tuesday and Wednesday.

We will still feel the early morning cold, with 7/8 degrees; however, this will also start to rise early next week.

Conditions will be perfect for the finals sporting action around Lismore this weekend.

Netball finals are on at the Marie Mackney Courts on Ballina Road. Football Far North Coast Men's and Women's Premier League Grand Finals will be played at Oakes Oval, with South Lismore taking on Byron Bay in the Men's on Saturday night from 6:15pm and the Women's on Sunday afternoon from 12:15.

In the NRRRL Grand Final, the Marist Brothers Rams play their first GF in 21 years at Crozier Field on Sunday from 3:15pm when they take on Murwillumbah. Two other local teams will also play in a Grand Final; the Marist Brothers Rams Ladies League Tag and the Northern United Women's Tackle Team.

Good luck to all the local Lismore teams.

The Jiggi Spring Fair is on at the Jiggi Hall tomorrow (Saturday) from 11am until late.

Get along for a day of arts & crafts, a white elephant stall, heritage display, flowers & produce, raffles & auctions, music & open mic, food & drinks, including a bar and loads more.

For those looking to extend their fitness following the Darrel Chapman Fun Run two weeks ago, the Alstonville Wollongbar Fun Run is on Sunday morning from 7am starting at the Alstonville High School. There are multiple options, depending on your fitness; 10km, 5km, 3km and a 1km junior dash.

A Community Hub will be held with market stalls at the same time.

MARKETS

The Lismore Farmers Markets swing into action from 7:30am tomorrow morning (Saturday) with fresh fruit & vegetables, flowers, seedlings, coffee/tea and breakfast and live music from John Trapp.

The Channon Craft Markets is a nice way to spend part of your Sunday at Coronation Park. You can wander through the stalls, enjoy live music, and treat yourself to delicious food while supporting our incredible local makers, bakers, and growers until 3pm.

ART

The Bulaan Buruugaa Ngali exhibition …we weave together, has its official opening tomorrow at the Lismore Regional Gallery.

In this exhibition, nine ancestral woven objects held in the Australian Museum collection will return to Country for Bulaan Buruugaa Ngali ...we weave together. These historic pieces stand alongside ten newly commissioned works by contemporary Bundjalung, Yaegl, Gumbaynggirr, and Kamilaroi (Gamilaroi) artists, who have drawn from their great-grandmothers’ wisdom to breathe new life into ancient weaving traditions.

Featuring Bindimu, Casino Wake Up Time, Janelle Duncan, Madeleine Grace, Lauren Jarrett, Tania Marlowe, Bianca Monaghan, Krystal Randall, Rhoda Roberts AO, Kyra Togo and Margaret Torrens. 

(Continuous Persistence, Rhoda Roberts AO, credit Chloe Van Dorp)

Curated by Kylie Caldwell. This touring exhibition is an Arts Northern Rivers project, in partnership with Grafton Regional Gallery and presented by Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre, and Lismore Regional Gallery.

The Bulaan Buruugaa Ngali exhibition will run until November 9, 2025.

COMING UP

• Nimbin Show - Saturday and Sunday, September 20 & 21
• 2025 Lismore Workers Club Lismore Cup - Friday, September 26, from 12 noon
• Daylight Saving Time starts Sunday, October 4
• 2025 Lismore Show Thursday, October 16

LIVE MUSIC

The Northern Rivers Hotel in North Lismore has Fox Hat on stage from 7pm on Saturday night.

Next Wednesday at the Lismore Heights Sports Club David Mitchell has some stand-up comedy between 11am and 1:30pm. $35 gives you a laugh and lunch.

There are two major nights coming up at the Lismore Workers Club in September and October:

• Oh What A Night! - A musical tribute to Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons: September 20 at 8pm
• The Flying Forties - Penny Pavlakis, Greg Gould and friends celebrate the music of Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Nat King Cole and more with their 9-piece big band: October 4 at 8pm.

CHEAPEST FUEL PRICES

Lismore saw a small increase in fuel prices this week. As usual, Ballina is still the cheapest town to fill the tank over the weekend, especially if you are there after 8pm, when prices tend to drop another 10 cents a litre.

Here is the list of the cheapest service stations, saving you the most money in each town:

• E10 is 176.9 at the EG on Diadem Street near Lismore Square and Coles Express on Dawson Street, 172.3 at The United on Johnston Street in Casino, and 165.5 at the Mobil and The Metro on River Street, Ballina.
• Unleaded 91 is 174.9 at the Astron on Ballina Road, 174.3 at The United on Johnston Street in Casino, and 167.5 at the Metro and the Mobil on River Street, Ballina.
• U95 is 184.5 at Brad's Independent on Terania Street, North Lismore, 198.9 at the EG Ampol on Canterbury Street, and 179.5 at The Metro on River Street, Ballina.
• U98 is 194.9 at the Astron on Ballina Road, 194.9 at the two Independents on Hare and Centre Street in Casino, and 187.5 at The Metro on River Street in Ballina.
• Diesel is 180.9 at the Astron on Ballina Road in Lismore, 181.9 at The United and the Casino Roadhouse on Johnston Street, and the two Liberty's on Hare and Centre Street in Casino, and 185.9 at the EG Ampol at 44 Pacific Hwy in Ballina.

Have a great weekend!

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