Thinking of lighting up or dropping that cigarette on a Byron Shire beach? Think again!
Council’s ‘litter enforcement blitz’ on Byron’s beaches and foreshore areas is on until mid-March as a part of the ongoing Butt Free Byron Shire campaign, thanks to funding from the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA).
Fines of up to $250 will be issued to offenders caught littering or smoking on the beaches in a bid to cut down cigarette butt and ALL litter.
During patrols, Council rangers will be educating the public on the importance of correct waste disposal and the impacts of litter on our community and environment.
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Illegal camping is on ongoing problem in Byron Shire
Illegal camping continues to be a significant problem in the Byron Shire, with Council’s Enforcement staff working seven days a week patrolling and fining van-packing freeloaders parking at beaches, parks and in residential areas.
“Camping on the streets of the Byron Shire is prohibited and illegal and yet we have experienced unprecedented numbers of people arriving in their vans and blatantly camping overnight in our towns and our streets and out the front of our houses these holidays,” Acting Mayor, Michael Lyon, said.
“It has been a challenging year and I understand we are not experiencing a normal holiday season but I think the vanpackers forget that when they park somewhere and set up for the night that the community is all around them, having to step over their pots and pans on their morning walk, or around the bit of park or footpath being used as a toilet.
Byron Shire Council welcomed confirmation from NSW Health late yesterday afternoon that testing of wastewater, as at 30 December 2020, revealed no trace.