Mullumbimby Brunswick Valley Football Club (BVFC) Grade 15, Division 1 soccer team won the grand final by defeating Alstonville FC 2-0 at Oakes Oval in Lismore last Saturday, 29 August.

Australia’s cricket legends, including local sporting icon Adam (Gilly) Gilchrist and Steve O’Keefe, will travel to Lismore next year to compete against the ‘Mayor’s 11 at Oakes Oval.

The NRL Trial match between the Gold Coast Titans and the New Zealand Warriors at Lismore’s Oakes Oval is all set for Saturday, February 27 and Council say that tickets will go on sale next Monday. 

The rebuilding of Lismore continues with the first sod turned this morning on a $3 million upgrade of Oakes Oval, which is set to become the premier sporting facility in the region.

The rivalry between the Park Hotel Rams and Lismore Thistles continued with a re-run of last year’s Anzac Cup final at Lismore’s Oakes Oval on Friday night.

A scoreless first half of to-ing and fro-ing saw both the Byron Bay Rams and the Lismore Thistles enter the field after the break anticipation the possibility of a win and ready to bring the match home in the Men's Premier League Reserve Grade final at Oakes Oval in Lismore.

A glorious day of football played out at Oakes Oval on Sunday as the Grade 12 to Grade 15 teams battled out their finals. The proved that the standard of football on the far north coast is really high and players and coaches should be really proud of their efforts.

One hundred and twenty kids from across the zone were selected to meet and play with the Melbourne Heart players, including football favourite Harry Kewell.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u67ZfsEB44A Member for Lismore, Thomas George MP, announced yesterday that the NSW government was supporting Lismore City Council in securing a pre-season football match between...