The announcement that Murwillumbah's Safe Haven would be closed this week due to the end of funding arrangements has been greeted with shock by locals who have come to rely on the mental health support services the facility provided.

Safe Haven North Coast has provided effective mental health supports for people across the region since it was established in 2022, but is now running out of funding.

Byron Shire Councillor Asren Pugh is seeking support to consider the option of heritage listing the Bangalow Bowlo in response to the closure of the bowlo by Norths Collective (North Sydney Leagues Club) on Friday, 24 October.

Staff at the Byron Shire Council say they were forced to close the Tallow Creek footbridge at Suffolk Park on Friday owing to public safety risks.

With the announcement that SAE Byron Bay campus would close by 2028, a coalition of students, alumni, staff, and community members are calling for the decision to be reconsidered, and to allow for community consultation.

The SAE and ACAP University Colleges at the Byron Bay campus will begin a long-term wind-down process, with operations to conclude by February 2028.

Scenic Lions Road between Standfields Bridge and the Queensland border crossing will be closed to through traffic from Monday 17 February to mid-June while Kyogle Council replaces six culverts damaged in the February 2022 floods.

For decades the public pool at the Ocean Shores Country Club provided a place for northern Shire locals to play and keep cool during the heat of summer. But the much-loved local swimming spot will witness its final game of marco polo next month, with the club announcing its imminent closure.

Operators of The Bright Side Medical & Skin Cancer Centre in Byron’s suburb of Sunrise have announced its closure from next week in a social media post, leaving patients shocked and frustrated.

Longterm employee and senior dentist, Dr Roy Gamma, has described the closure of Brunswick Holistic Dental Centre (BHDC) as devastating.