Council’s engagement program wins prestigious award Published on 12 August 2020 The Talking Future Tourism engagement program undertaken to inform Byron Shire Council’s Sustainable Visitation Strategy has been named the winner of a Highly Commended award for Culture Change, Innovation and Excellence at the prestigious and coveted Local Government NSW Awards. Tagged as: , Media Releases
Border bubble is big trouble for Byron Shire Published on 07 August 2020 The Queensland Government is being asked to reconsider its ‘border bubble’ which has effectively cut the Byron Shire in half.Mayor Simon Richardson said he understands the decision was made with the best interests of Queensland residents and those living on the border in mind but it will have enormous ramifications for people living and working in the Byron Shire. Tagged as: , Media Releases
$162 million budget for 2020/21 Published on 07 August 2020 Roads and bridges will continue to be the major focus for Byron Shire Council in the 2020/21 financial year with $58 million earmarked for capital works. Tagged as: , Media Releases
What are we doing about homelessness in the Byron Shire? Published on 06 August 2020 It’s Homelessness Week 2020 – but what is Council’s role when it comes to helping homeless people, and what is being done? Tagged as: , Media Releases
Taking action to save our endangered shorebirds Published on 05 August 2020 The shorebird breeding season is upon us and Council, along with Marine Parks and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), are stepping up efforts to protect endangered and critically endangered shorebird species who call Byron Shire home. Tagged as: , Media Releases
Keep off the dunes at Clarkes Beach this week Published on 05 August 2020 Council is asking people to keep off the dunes at Clarkes Beach this week, and for the foreseeable future, as higher than normal tides resulting from Tuesday’s full moon are likely to cause more erosion and make the dunes vulnerable to further collapse. Tagged as: , Media Releases
Old x-rays at home? We can recycle them! Published on 31 July 2020 In many homes in the Byron Shire, at the bottom of a drawer or box, there will be old x-rays – a reminder of a broken arm or dodgy knee.These x-rays often end up in landfill but they can now be dropped off for recycling at Council’s Resource Recovery Centre at Myocum. Tagged as: , Media Releases
Belongil Creek entrance opened to reduce flooding Published on 25 July 2020 After an unsuccessful attempt yesterday (24 July 2020) to get Belongil Creek to open naturally to the ocean by scraping the sandbank back to water level, Council today engaged earth-moving equipment to manually open the creek mouth.. Tagged as: , Media Releases
Entrance to Belongil Creek scraped to encourage natural opening Published on 24 July 2020 Water levels in Belongil Creek are at 1.1metre and Council today engaged/mobilised earth-moving equipment to scrape the sandbank down to water level to encourage the creek to open naturally to the ocean. Stakeholders including the National Parks and Wildlife Service, Crown Lands, Arakwal Corporation, NSW Fisheries and the Byron Bay Marine Park Authority were notified. Tagged as: , Media Releases
Another $2.2 million in grants for road upgrades in Byron Shire Published on 23 July 2020 Dirt roads leading into popular National Parks in the Byron Shire are to be upgraded with Council receiving $2.28 million from the Australian Government and the NSW Government’s Fixing Local Roads program. Grays Lane will now be sealed to the boundary of the Tyagarah Nature Reserve and raised to reduce flooding. A 700m section of Seven Mile Beach Road at Broken Head will also be sealed. Tagged as: , Media Releases