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Environment & Resilience

Get information to help you prepare for emergencies and how Council helps with disaster recovery.

Find out about beach erosion, ICOLLS and our Coastal Management Program. 

See how we manage environmental hazards, litter, illegal dumping water quality and pollution.

Discover what we are doing to restore wildlife habitat, how we manage and protect our natural environment from pests and access our Native Plant Guides. 

If you are a landholder looking to create a more sustainable productive future or interested in Regenerative Agriculture, visit our Agriculture or Farming Business page.

Environment Strategies & Plans

Emergency & Recovery

Information to help you before, during and after an emergency including storms, floods and bush fires.

Environmental Hazards

Discover more about the hazards that affect our environment and coastline.

From Climate Change to storms and coastal erosion. Find out what we are doing to manage these risks.

Biodiversity

We live in one of the most biologically unique and diverse parts of Australia.

Discover what we are doing to restore wildlife habitat. View our fauna and flora threatened species lists and find out what native plants to grow in your garden using the Native Species Planting Guide.

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Acknowledgement of Country

Byron Shire Council acknowledges the Traditional Owners of this land, the Arakwal people, the Minjungbal people and the Widjabul Wia-Bal people of the Bundjalung Nation, and we pay our respects to Elders past and present.

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Byron Shire Council
70 Station Street, Mullumbimby NSW 2482
PO Box 219

Phone: 02 6626 7000
Toll free: 1300 811 942
Emergency After Hours: 02 6622 7022
Email: council@byron.nsw.gov.au
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