What’s in the draft budget for 2023/24?

What’s in the draft budget for 2023/24?

Some of Byron Shire Council’s most important and operationally influential documents of the year, including the budget for 2023/24, are now on public exhibition until 29 May 2023 and community feedback is encouraged.
Byron Shire Council
28 Apr 2023
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Council welcomes recommendations on holiday letting from IPC

Council welcomes recommendations on holiday letting from IPC

Council welcomes recommendations on holiday letting from IPC Published on 28 April 2023 Council has welcomed the suite of 12 recommendations on planning rules for the Byron Shire for short term holida…
Byron Shire Council
28 Apr 2023
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1147 new LED streetlights to reduce costs and emissions

1147 new LED streetlights to reduce costs and emissions

Work has started on Council’s bulk upgrade of 1,147 streetlights which will be replaced with energy-efficient LED lighting and save hundreds of thousands of dollars in electricity bills and reduce car…
Byron Shire Council
24 Apr 2023
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Broken Head Reserve Road and Seven Mile Beach Road upgrade complete

Broken Head Reserve Road and Seven Mile Beach Road upgrade complete

Broken Head Reserve Road and Seven Mile Beach Road upgrade complete Published on 24 April 2023 Byron Shire Council’s $1 million upgrade of Broken Head Reserve Road and Seven Mile Beach Road which bega…
Byron Shire Council
24 Apr 2023
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Flying-foxes are more important than you think

Flying-foxes are more important than you think

Council is promoting a series of Bat Facts as part of the No Bat No Me campaign to highlight the importance of our flying-foxes (native bats) in protecting our forests and precious ecosystems.
Byron Shire Council
20 Apr 2023
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400 people to be randomly targeted in Council’s community survey

400 people to be randomly targeted in Council’s community survey

400 people to be randomly targeted in Council’s community survey Published on 20 April 2023 From next week 400 Byron Shire residents will be contacted by an independent research company and asked to p…
Byron Shire Council
20 Apr 2023
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Footbridges on the schedule for May

Footbridges on the schedule for May

Footbridges on the schedule for May Published on 20 April 2023 Work will begin shortly on repairs and maintenance to several footbridges in the Byron Shire.
Byron Shire Council
20 Apr 2023
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Council to crack down on illegal holiday letting

Council to crack down on illegal holiday letting

Byron Shire Council is cracking down on people who are holiday letting secondary dwellings that were approved for affordable housing.Mayor Michael Lyon said it’s time to take a close look at people wh…
Byron Shire Council
19 Apr 2023
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Nominations open for 2023 Byron Shire Community Awards

Nominations open for 2023 Byron Shire Community Awards

Nominations open for 2023 Byron Shire Community Awards Published on 17 April 2023 Byron Shire Mayor, Michael Lyon, is asking the community to make the inaugural 2023 Byron Shire Community Awards the b…
Byron Shire Council
17 Apr 2023
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