Rain takes toll on Lismore fields
MOST sports fields under the control of the Lismore City Council remain closed after the recent rain.
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MOST sports fields under the control of the Lismore City Council remain closed after the recent rain.
The exceptions are Hepburn Park, Goonellabah (open at hirer's discretion); Oakes Oval, Lismore (open at hirer's discretion); and Balzer Park, Dunoon (open at hirer's discretion including for weekend sport).
Further updates will be provided about noon today, although the baseball diamonds at Albert Park are definitely closed until Monday.
The council's wet weather hotline is 66274111.
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