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Community health and safety

Our community safety work includes education campaigns, crime prevention, and designing public spaces to discourage anti-social behaviour.

We partner with NSW Police, SES, RFS and other agencies and community to make the Byron Shire a safer place.

Chimney smoke

Chimney smoke can be a nuisance to neighbours. Read about what you can do to minimise smoke from a chimney and how to report issues with air quality caused by smoke from chimneys.

Safety in public spaces

Find out how we design our public spaces to make them feel safer. This includes using CCTV in some areas of the Byron Shire.

Domestic and family violence

Find contact details for domestic and family violence support agencies. .

Our Community Safety Plan

We are currently working on a new Community Safety Plan that explains the work we’re doing to create a safer community. You can read our previous plan below.

Community Safety Plan - Safer Community Compact (PDF 1.9MB)(PDF, 2MB)

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