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Alerts

In an emergency call 000.

Fire danger today

🟢 MODERATE Plan and prepare.

No Total Fire Ban today. Gas, electric, wood and charcoal BBQs are fine with care: keep an adult on it, water handy and nothing that burns nearby. Burning off or a fire in the open? Check if you need a permit.

Tomorrow: 🟢 MODERATE

Source: NSW Rural Fire Service, Fire Danger Ratings (Far North Coast). Updated Sun, 18 Oct, 9:00 am.

Fires within 100 km

• BUSBYS FLAT RD, BUSBYS FLAT Not Applicable
  BUSBYS FLAT RD, BUSBYS FLAT 2469 · 88 km away · Under control · 251 ha
• OIL RIG RD, GIBBERAGEE Advice
  OIL RIG RD, GIBBERAGEE 2469 · 91 km away · Under control · 1039 ha

Source: NSW Rural Fire Service, Fires Near Me. Updated Sun, 18 Oct, 9:00 am.

Weather warnings

No current warnings for our area.

Source: Bureau of Meteorology, NSW warnings. Updated Sun, 18 Oct, 9:00 am.

Why you'll love Byron Bay

What 2481 has that nowhere else does. Every fact sourced.

• Gold in the black sands
  In the 1870s, up to 20 mining leases operated on Tallow Beach, taking gold from its black sands.

  Source: Wikipedia

• Longboard surfers arrived in the 1960s
  Longboard surfers came to Byron Bay in the 1960s and surfed the natural breaks at The Pass, Wategos and Cosy Corner.

  Source: Wikipedia

• Suffolk Park began as a gift
  Suffolk Park is named after George A. Suffolk, who gave a large parcel of land to Byron Shire Council for community use on 16 November 1922.

  Source: Wikipedia

All the reasons to love Byron Bay →

What's on

Specials, members nights, bingo, trivia, live music, markets and events around Byron, in one place.

Read from each venue's own website twice a day. Specials can change, so check with the venue before you go. Know a venue we're missing? Tell us.

Community events

Nothing listed in 2481 yet. Know something on? Add it free.

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Births, Deaths and Marriages

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Handy tools

Dog friendly

Off-leash beaches, dog parks and places happy to see your dog. If there’s nothing mapped, it says so.

Source: OpenStreetMap (OpenStreetMap contributors), the free map anyone can add to.

LGBTQ+ friendly

Local places that welcome everyone. If there’s nothing mapped, it says so.

Source: OpenStreetMap (OpenStreetMap contributors), the free map anyone can add to.

Fuel

Source: NSW FuelCheck

Supermarket watch

The everyday basics at each supermarket today. Cheapest in green. We update these prices twice a day, around 6am and 2pm, so you always know how fresh they are.

Cheapest basket today (milk, bread, eggs, chocolate): Woolworths at $17.80, Coles $20.80.

Online prices from each supermarket's own website, house brand where there is one. Checked: Woolworths Sat, 17 Oct, 4:30 pm · ALDI Sat, 17 Oct, 4:30 pm · Coles Sat, 17 Oct, 4:30 pm. Prices in store and specials can differ.

News in numbers

Facts from the sources named, side by side. No opinions: make up your own mind.

Cost of living

Big tech watch

Life and death

AI for good, AI for bad

A recent AI story of each kind from the news, so you see both sides.

Headlines from The Guardian and Google News, sorted into good and bad by AI, so check the full story. See every story we've logged.

Learn how AI can help in your everyday life, from your local experts at Maverick Digital →

Beer watch

The cheapest price for your beer at local bottle shops, posted by the shops themselves. No big chains, local only.

Prices posted by local shops, with the date they posted. Shown for 30 days. Please drink responsibly.

Wine watch

The cheapest price for your wine at local bottle shops, posted by the shops themselves. No big chains, local only.

Prices posted by local shops, with the date they posted. Shown for 30 days. Please drink responsibly.

Banks and the RBA

Home loan rates at the big four, and how quickly each passed on the Reserve Bank's (RBA) rate changes. Numbers only.

Cash rate: 4.60% since 29 Sept 2026

How fast they passed on RBA changes

Days from the RBA's decision to the date the bank's new variable rate took effect, for the 7 RBA moves since February 2025.

Tides & fishing

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Tide times are modelled estimates. Not for navigation; check the Bureau of Meteorology before boating.

What's biting in October

• Snapper peak
• Pearl perch
• Tailor, whiting & flathead

Seasons: Source: NSW DPIRD GoFishing guide (Coffs Coast), the nearest official guide and Coffs Coast tourism.

Where to fish within 20 km

• Brunswick River rock walls Breakwall
  Known for: mulloway (in season), bream, tailor
  Rock fishing: watch the swell
  Directions
• Brunswick River Boat Harbour Estuary
  Fishing allowed here (special purpose zone)
  Directions
• Tallow Beach Beach
  Known for: tailor, mulloway
  Directions
• Tyagarah Beach (south end) Beach
  Habitat protection zone: fishing allowed
  Directions

No listed shore spots within 20 km of you.

Byron Bay, Broken Head and the creeks beside Brunswick Heads have sanctuary zones where you can't fish at all. Check the map before you cast.

Know your 2481

The handy stuff, all in one place. Every item is sourced and shown as the source has it. We don’t edit it. We tell you where it’s from and how well the owner keeps it up to date.

Byron in numbers

Figures for the whole Byron Shire Council area, from the ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics): population is the ABS estimate for 30 June 2025; ages, incomes, rent and households are from the 2021 Census. Shown as the ABS publishes them.

Spotted something out of date? Let us know.

Renting

Looking for a place in Byron Bay? Every rental site, already searched for you.

• Rentals in Byron Bay on realestate.com.au: Australia's biggest property site.
• Rentals in Byron Bay on Domain: The other big one. Includes Allhomes listings.
• Rentals in Byron Bay on Rent.com.au: Rentals only, with a free renter résumé to send agents.
• Rentals in Byron Bay on Homely: Rentals plus honest local reviews of each street.

Every rental site, your rights and bond help →

Jobs

Looking for work in Byron Bay? Every job site, already searched for you.

• Jobs in Byron Bay on SEEK: Australia's biggest job site.
• Jobs in Byron Bay on Indeed: Pulls jobs from employers' own websites too.
• Jobs in Byron Bay on Jora: Searches lots of job sites at once.
• Jobs in Byron Bay on LinkedIn: Professional and office roles.

Every job site, plus council, harvest and local employers →

Local radio

Community radio from around the shire, run by locals, mostly volunteers. Tune in or listen live online.

• ☆BayFM 99.9 FM, Byron Bay. Listen live

Tap ☆ to make a station yours: it sits at the top of your page, one tap to listen.

Source: Community Broadcasting Association of Australia list of community stations and each station's own website. Missed a local station? Tell us.

Council watch

Keeping an eye on Byron Shire Council, with every item linked to its source.

Meeting dates are on the council's meetings page.

Is council doing what it said?

Every three months Byron Shire Council reports on its own plan. We'll show its latest report here, in its own words. For now: council's progress reports.

Have your say or make a complaint

• Report a problem or make a request: Byron Shire Council on 02 6626 7000 or their website.
• Not happy with how council handled it? NSW Ombudsman.
• Concerns about a councillor's conduct: Office of Local Government.
• Suspect corruption: NSW ICAC (Independent Commission Against Corruption).
• Have your say at a meeting: ask the council about speaking at public forum before the next meeting.

Mini Maverick Encouragement Award

Every month one local kid gets the Mini Maverick Encouragement Award: $50 to spend wherever they like at a local Byron Bay business. Bookshop, surf shop, bakery, the footy club canteen. Anywhere local, except fast food.

The award must be spent at a local Byron Bay business. No multinationals, no chains, no fast food.

Kindness, courage, trying hard, helping out. Anything worth encouraging. Grown-ups nominate; kids don’t sign up themselves.

Nominate a local kid → · Clubs and local businesses: apply

🌳 Get outside this weekend

Things for kids and families to do outdoors, free or under $50 a kid. This weekend: Sat, 17 Oct and Sun, 18 Oct.

No kids' events listed for this weekend yet. Running one? Add it free and tick "Good for kids".

Always-good local favourites

• Cape Byron walking track Free
  Loop up to the lighthouse and the most easterly point of mainland Australia. Whale-spotting in season.
• Arakwal National Park & Tallow Beach Free
  Bush tracks and a long, quieter beach.
• Railway Park Free
  Playground and shade right in the middle of town.
• The Pass & Clarkes Beach Free
  Sheltered end of the bay. Swim between the flags.

Outdoor and affordable, picked by locals. Check times and prices before you go · Suggest one

Sport & field closures

Flights at Ballina Byron Gateway Airport

See everything coming and going at Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (live board on FlightAware).

Holidays

Next NSW public holidays

• Fri, 25 Dec: Christmas Day in 68 days
• Mon, 28 Dec: Boxing Day in 71 days
• Fri, 1 Jan: New Year's Day in 75 days
• Tue, 26 Jan: Australia Day in 100 days

Source: Nager.Date public holidays. Updated Sat, 17 Oct, 5:00 pm.

In the sky, next 14 days

• Wed, 21 Oct: Orionid meteor shower peaks (look north-east after midnight) in 3 days

Dates are the usual peaks; meteor showers are best away from town lights. Source: timeanddate.com.

Asteroids passing by

• Sun, 18 Oct: 2026 TS, about the size of a jumbo jet (roughly 41 to 92 m), passes 2.4 times as far away as the Moon at 10.3 km a second today
• Thu, 22 Oct: 2026 TV8, about the size of a bus (roughly 19 to 43 m), passes 4.8 times as far away as the Moon at 9.2 km a second in 4 days
• Tue, 27 Oct: 2026 TB94, about the size of a bus (roughly 20 to 45 m), passes 5.1 times as far away as the Moon at 11.6 km a second in 9 days
• Sun, 25 Oct: 2026 UE, about the size of a bus (roughly 18 to 40 m), passes 5.3 times as far away as the Moon at 15.8 km a second in 7 days

Source: NASA JPL Center for Near-Earth Object Studies. Updated Sun, 18 Oct, 3:30 am. None of these will hit Earth. Most are too faint to see without a big telescope

Next school holidays

• Summer school holidays: Fri, 18 Dec to Wed, 27 Jan in 61 days
• Autumn school holidays: Mon, 12 Apr to Fri, 23 Apr in 176 days

Public schools in the Byron Shire. Source: NSW Department of Education · Private schools may differ

🧩 Crossword

Today’s Byron crossword in three levels: 🟢 Easy, 🟡 Medium and 🔴 Hard. Sign in free to keep your streak and best times. Play today’s →

✨ Horoscopes

Your stars for Sunday 18 October. The first-quarter moon says take action. This is the Year of the Fire Horse 🐎.

♈ Aries (21 Mar–19 Apr)♉ Taurus (20 Apr–20 May)♊ Gemini (21 May–20 Jun)♋ Cancer (21 Jun–22 Jul)♌ Leo (23 Jul–22 Aug)♍ Virgo (23 Aug–22 Sep)♎ Libra (23 Sep–22 Oct)♏ Scorpio (23 Oct–21 Nov)♐ Sagittarius (22 Nov–21 Dec)♑ Capricorn (22 Dec–19 Jan)♒ Aquarius (20 Jan–18 Feb)♓ Pisces (19 Feb–20 Mar)

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Beach, surf & surf cams

Surf cams

Coastalwatch charges for its live surf cam feed, so we can’t show it here. Nobody pays to be on this site, and we don’t pay to show other people’s paid content either. Have a look on their site: Coastalwatch.

Swim between the red and yellow flags. Patrol times and beach-by-beach info: Beachsafe.

Source: Open-Meteo (modelled, updated hourly). Not for navigation. Which swell and wind suit each beach: surf-forecast.com break guides; patrols from council.