Many Council facilities are open. Please check our list of updates regarding closures.
Information about services, facilities and closures
Changes to border restrictions came into effect 1am on 8 August 2020.
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Find information about Council’s action on climate change including mitigation and adaptation.
Council plays a key role in protecting our local environment.
Pests such as feral animals and weeds can have a significant impact on local livestock, wildlife and natural bushland.
Byron Shire is home to many native animals, some of which are listed as threatened species.
Find information about planning for our coasts, estuaries and intermittently closed and open lakes and lagoons, or ICOLLs.
Byron Shire has an extremely high level of biodiversity, with this north eastern part of NSW known to support high numbers of rare or threatened plants and animals.
Find out more about Council’s review of its Biodiversity Conservation Strategy.