Lismore gets its own peace pole

Peace Pole No. 360 now sits atop the food levee in Riverside Park, Victoria Street, Lismore, near the Norco Butter Churn, thanks to a presentation by Summerland Sunrise Rotary Club last Thursday.

The Peace Pole is the international symbol of peace and displays the message ‘May Peace Prevail on Earth’ and usually includes the message in a number of languages relevant to the city it is placed in.

The Summerland Sunrise Rotary Club has chosen the languages of Japanese (in respect of Lismore’s sister cities in Japan), Italian, in recognition of the early

Project was created in 1955 and by 2023, over 250,000 peace poles have been placed around the world in nearly 200 countries.