Byron Shire is located on the far north coast of NSW. The shire is 556 km² in size and the region is famous for its rural beauty and beaches. Byron Shire Council represents a creative and diverse community with a strong commitment to sustainable living.

The Byron Shire might be a regional local government area with a population of 34,500 and a rate base of 15, 800 properties but it punches well above its weight when it comes to tourism, attracting more than 2.2 million visitors a year.  Approximately one million of these visitors are day trippers.

The Byron Shire celebrates creativity, music, arts and culture and its many festivals and events cater for a wide range of audiences and taste. 

Food lovers can indulge themselves at local restaurants and eateries, or the farmers' markets, and there's always a weekend market that people can explore.

Councillors and staff work hard to reflect the needs and desires of the Shire's residents who have strong connections to community, the environment and sustainability and this is reflected in a diverse range of projects and programs.

Further information about Byron Shire Council can be found at www.byron.nsw.gov.au.

Tweed Shire covers 1303 square kilometres and adjoins the NSW shires of Byron, Lismore and Kyogle, with the NSW/Queensland border to its north where it divides the twin towns of Tweed Heads and Coolangatta. The Tweed’s population is approximately 90,000. The population is estimated to reach more than 128,000 by 2031. Our diverse population is geographically spread between urban communities, coastal and rural towns and more than fifteen villages.

The stunning centrepiece of the Tweed, where the sun first hits the Australian continent, is Wollumbin / Mount Warning which is surrounded by national parks forming the caldera of the fertile Tweed Valley. With 37 kms of natural coastline, wetlands and forests, lush pastoral and farm land, the entire basin of the Tweed River, and mountainous regions containing three World Heritage listed national parks, Tweed boasts an internationally significant environment with the highest biodiversity in NSW, and in the top three in Australia. It is located within one of the largest natural erosion calderas in the world. The Tweed has an average rainfall of approximately 1600 millimetres per year and offers a very moderate climate all year round, with mild winters and many sunny summer days.

Captain James Cook identified and named two of Tweed Shire's most prominent features, Wollumbin / Mount Warning and Point Danger (Aboriginal area of Pooningbah), in 1770. Prior to European settlement, the area was blanketed in sub-tropical forest and was home to the Bundjalung people. Many of the Shire’s towns and villages derive their names from the language of those Aborigines. The area was settled by timber-getters around 1844; the first school opened in 1871; and by the 1890s, the river port of Tumbulgum was the centre of population. The focus moved to Murwillumbah when the first Local Government municipality was declared in 1902. The Tweed Shire, which amalgamated the Municipality of Murwillumbah and Shire of Tweed, was declared on 1 January 1947.

Further information on Tweed Shire Council can be found at https://www.tweed.nsw.gov.au.