Lismore Mayor Steve Krieg talks about the CSIRO/NEMA community sessions, roads & potholes, upcoming winter events and Lismore's growing housing options.

Member for Lismore and Minister for Recovery Janelle Saffin joined me from Sydney to talk about the CSIRO flood mitigation report (NRRI) and the $3 million in funding from the state and federal governments to scope the work involved in building 10 detention basins.

As Lismore City Council does its initial investigation on Blakebrook Quarry being turned into a Regional Waste Facility, a Facebook group called Blakebrook - Lismore Mega Tip Information Group has begun. We have taken their questions and points of contention and asked Lismore Mayor Steve Krieg for a response.

Dr Chris Ingall and Rebekka Battista take us through 25 years of fundraising to purchase medical equipment that changed the lives of babies and families in Lismore and the Northern Rivers. 

It was a coup for Lismore to land the annual Primex Field Days for the first time in 2026. Owner of Primex, Bruce Wright sat down for a chat about the progress being made for next Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 21, 22 and 23.

Lismore Mayor Steve Krieg explains Council's vision for a population of 60,000 by 2040, along with 10,000 new homes and 6,500 new jobs. We also touch on future land use and the East Lismore Sewage Treatment Plant in this episode of Talking Lismore.

Member for Lismore and Minister for Recovery, Small Business and the North Coast, Janelle Saffin joins us to talk about the Resilient Homes and Lands Programs, the new Lismore Ambulance station at SCU, Lismore South Public School, Richmond River High School and two respected and loved Lismore icons having their funerals on the same day.

Peter Fahey, CEO of St Vincent's Private Hospital (not-for-profit) talks about his history in health and in detail about the new robotic surgery procedures introduced into the hospital in 2026. That should see over 400 people having surgery locally, instead for travelling to the Gold Coast.

Southern Cross University Vice-Chancellor Professor Tyrone Carlin joins Talking Lismore to reflect on leading the university through COVID and the 2022 floods, the launch of the new Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine in Lismore, the $3.6 million athletics track development, Sirius College accommodation returning, and his vision for the university’s next decade.

Lismore Mayor Steve Krieg sat down to discuss what is going to happen in 2026 in the Lismore LGA. New events, like Groovin' The Moo and a national skateboard event, as an Olympic pathway toward selection for the Australian team. Plus the imminent move back to the Municipal building in the CBD.