Broken Head’s Seven Mile Beach closed this weekend

Published on 11 April 2025

Pedestrian and vehicle accesses to Seven Mile Beach between Broken Head and Lennox Head will be closed this weekend.

The reason for this is so Byron Shire Council staff can remove the carcass of a humpback whale that was buried high in the dunes on Seven Mile Beach after it washed up on the beach in July 2023.

Recent big seas, because of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, stripped the beach of a lot of sand and the carcass has been exposed.

It is unpleasant and a potential health hazard.

In 2023 the whale was buried in the dunes after consultation with NPWS, NSW Marine Parks, Arakwal and the Jali Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Byron Shire Council is again working closely with all stakeholders to ensure the carcass is either reburied or disposed of accordingly.