Denzil Thomas can recall these tales and many more, as we sit one summer afternoon in the living room of his Possum Creek family home. Originally purchased in 1918 by his father Harry, an English dairy farmer, the home is a time capsule in itself, with the original dairy still standing down the path.

Norco CEO Michael Hampson says his company will impose a five cent per litre increase to its farmgate milk price from May 2026, ‘which will deliver an additional $1 million per month to farmers as rising input costs continue to place significant pressure on the sector’.

Northern Rivers dairy co-operative Norco won unanimous support of Lismore City Councillors last week to have more than $300,000 in charges related to non-compliant waste written off.

Lismore City councillors are to consider writing off two debts at their ordinary meeting today, including one for more than $300,000 incurred by local dairy co-op Norco.

It began under a tree in Clunes in 1895 when a group of 40 farmers gathered to discuss how they could collaborate to secure a better and more profitable future for the dairy farmers of the region.

Lismore Alliance, a group of Northern Rivers (and Lismore-based) businesses, was launched last week to ‘create a unified voice for positive change’.

Local MPs have spoken of their frustration with a NSW Health decision to abandon a long-standing meat supply agreement with Lismore business Hutley Butchers.

Lismore MP Janelle Saffin has come out swinging at conservative National Party representatives who have chosen not to support restoring local milk producer NORCOs contract to supply North Coast hospitals and health services.

While the community digests Tuesday’s news of Norco’s Lismore ice cream factory’s rebuild, Norco Chief Executive, Michael Hampson wants to stress the importance of the plight of all flood-affected Lismore businesses including small and medium size ventures.

With flood-ravaged Norco in Lismore under scrutiny, the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union, the Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union, and the Electrical Trades Union met with management on Thursday to discuss the company’s plans for its Lismore ice cream factory.