A 55-year-old man was taken to hospital in a serious condition after allegedly being set upon by a group of people in the centre of Byron Bay in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Police were called to Railway Park, on Jonson Street, at around 2.30am on August 8 following reports of an assault.
A NSW Police spokesperson said officers were told the man had been walking through the park when he was approached by a group of people unknown to him.
An altercation followed, during which several members of the group allegedly assaulted the man before leaving the scene.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the 55-year-old at the park before taking him to Tweed Valley Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
The incident comes just two months after another serious assault in Railway Park left a 28-year-old Canadian tourist with a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain.
In that incident, on June 7, police said the tourist had been drinking with a group of around five males he had recently met before members of the group allegedly turned on him. He was also taken to Tweed Valley Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
Safety in central Byron Bay is already the subject of a $1 million federally-funded Council project aimed at improving lighting and CCTV coverage.
The railway corridor is among the priority locations identified for the improvements, along with Apex Park, the Lawson Street carparks and connecting laneways. The areas were selected following consultation with police, community feedback and a safety assessment of the town centre. The project is due to be completed by April 2027.
Police investigations into Saturday’s assault are continuing.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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