Talking Lismore

In our regular Talking Lismore podcast, Lismore Mayor Steve Krieg talks about the new skatepark, CBD safety, the Pod Village, the East Lismore Sewage Treatment Plant, car parking near Oakes Oval and potential private development. 

NSW Minister for Recovery and the North Coast, and Member for Lismore, Janelle Saffin, talks about the CSIRO community meetings, flood mitigation, the Disaster Adaptation Plan (DAP), the SCU East Lismore 400 home site, and insurance.

Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan talks about the Federal Election results, the poor performance by the Liberal Party and a City versus Country political divide. He also discusses the CSIRO report and his petition to test a scenario that will take one to two metres off a flood across the Richmond catchment.

Mayor Steve Krieg talks about Lismore's future through the eyes of the adopted suite of plans in Tuesday's council meeting, the loss of funding for the Sewage Treatment Plant, the Lismore airport and the council's Property Strategy.

With draft documents of Lismore City Council's Community Strategic Plan on display for 28 days, we talk to Mayor Steve Krieg in more detail about what this document means for the residents of Lismore in the future.

NORPA has endured a lot of difficulties in the last five years. COVID-19 and the 2022 floods challenged Australia's premier regional theatre group in a way that required new thinking. We talk to Julian Louis about their journey, why the purchase of the historic Hampton & Larsson building in the Lismore CBD and the vision that is clearly in Julian's head.

The 2025 federal election saw PM Anthony Albanese announce a 30% rebate on solar batteries. Mike Haydon talks about what type of battery to buy given your energy use and how you can help local businesses as well.

The National Party candidate for the seat of Page, Kevin Hogan, discusses his party's policies and why you should cast your vote for them.

The Labor candidate for the seat of Page, Wendy Backhous, discusses her party's policies and why you should cast your vote for them.

The Greens candidate for the seat of Page, Dr Luke Robinson, discusses his party's policies and why you should cast your vote for them.