Lismore is a city in northeastern New South
Wales, Australia and the main population
centre in the City of Lismore local government
area; it is also a regional centre in the Northern
Rivers region of the State. Lismore had an
estimated urban population of 29,388 at June
2014.

Lismore is located on the Bruxner Highway and
it lies at the confluence of the Wilsons River (a
tributary of the Richmond River) and Leycester
Creek, The state capital city of Sydney is located
764 km (475 mi) to the south by highway.
Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, is
200 kilometres (124 mi) to the north.

Lismore's central business district is located 35
kilometres (22 mi) from the eastern coast, and
46 kilometres (29 mi) southwest of Byron Bay.
The coastal town of Ballina is 36 kilometres (22
mi) away. There are a number of rainforest
patches in the area, remnants of the Big Scrub.
These are preserved today, with a small pocket
known as Boatharbour Reserve just east of
town
on the Bangalow road.