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Community health and safety

Find information about emergencies such as bush fire, floods, COVID-19 and safety at home and in the community.

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.

Emergencies and disasters

Information to help you before, during and after an emergency including storms, floods and fire. Plus links through to the Emergency Dashboard and Climate Wise websites.

COVID-19

Information about COVID-19 impacts on Council services, links to key authorities, assistance for businesses, and community support.

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)