Increase in dark kitchens prompts warning for all food businesses Published on 22 July 2025 An increase in people operating illegal or ‘dark’ kitchens in NSW since COVID has prompted Byron Shire Council to remind anyone selling food that they need to notify authorities about their business. Tagged as: , Media Releases
Learn more about volunteering in times of disaster Published on 16 July 2025 Byron Shire Council together with emergency response organisations, local services and groups will come together later this month to deliver three information sessions about volunteering in a disaster. Tagged as: , Media Releases
Creativity and community to guide project for Byron Bay town centre Published on 10 July 2025 Creativity, culture and community will be at the heart of a project to reinvigorate a part of the Byron Bay town centre as part of a State Government-funded trial..The goal of this project is to explore the community’s interest in defining a specific part of the town centre, a special entertainment precinct, to enable more cultural and community events. Tagged as: , Media Releases
Mullumbimby Road upgrade starts on 14 July Published on 10 July 2025 A major upgrade of sections of Mullumbimby Road will start this Monday, 14 July and people travelling to and from Mullumbimby should expect traffic delays and factor extra travel time into their trip.From Monday work will begin on stage one of the project which will be from the McAuleys Lane intersection to The Saddle Road intersection. Tagged as: , Media Releases
Council’s Resourcing Strategy is on exhibition Published on 09 July 2025 Byron Shire Council’s Resourcing Strategy is one of the organisation’s key documents, focusing on assets, staff and finances and it’s now on public exhibition. Tagged as: , Media Releases
Reuse July – join the challenge Published on 08 July 2025 It’s time to step up Byron Shire. Join Council and some amazing businesses in Mullumbimby to say no to single-use coffee cups in July. Tagged as: , Media Releases
NAIDOC Week 2025 – honouring the past and looking to the future Published on 08 July 2025 It’s NAIDOC Week and celebrations are being held across the Byron Shire.Join the Bundjalung of Byron Bay (Arakwal people) and Byron Shire Council to celebrate NAIDOC Week in Byron Bay on Thursday 10 July at a free community family day from 10am to 2pm. Tagged as: , Media Releases
Help us reach 1000 Voices and shape action on homelessness Published on 04 July 2025 1000 Voices Byron Shire is calling for volunteers to sign up as ‘Community Researchers’ to help share the project and gather feedback and lived experiences from across the region about local homelessness. Tagged as: , Media Releases
Old Cottonwood tree in Railway Park falls victim to intense winds Published on 04 July 2025 One of the oldest Cottonwood trees in Byron Bay’s Railway Park has snapped as a result of intense winds and weather conditions earlier this week and has to be removed. Tagged as: , Media Releases