Changed traffic conditions for the Woolgoolga to Ballina upgrade

Motorists are advised of changed traffic conditions on the Pacific Highway and local roads from Monday 21 to Sunday 27 June for the Woolgoolga to Ballina upgrade, weather permitting.

There will be no roadwork on the Pacific Highway between Kew and the Queensland border from 6am Friday 25 June to 6am Monday 28 June due to the high traffic volume expected for the school holidays.
From Monday, there will be four days of work next to the Pacific Highway at Coolgardie to carry out vegetation maintenance. Motorists can expect lane closures and traffic control at times between 7am and 3pm.
Also from Monday, there will be up to four days of work on the Pacific Highway between Broadwater and Devils Pulpit to install and remove signage and carry out maintenance and finishing work. Motorists can expect lane closures, traffic control, short stoppages and a reduced speed limit at times between 6am and 6pm.
The northbound U-turn near Swan Bay New Italy Road will be temporarily closed on Monday and Wednesday, with Thursday as a contingency if required. The next available U-turn for northbound motorists is less than two kilometres north near Whites Road.
Further south from Monday, there will be up to four days of work on the Pacific Highway between Harwood and the Pillar Valley to carry out survey monitoring, vegetation maintenance and fencing. Motorists can expect lane and shoulder closures, traffic control, short stoppages and a reduced speed limit at times between 6am and 6pm.

Additional changes to local roads

From Monday, there will be four days of work on Woodburn Evans Head Road, Woodburn to carry out survey monitoring. Motorists can expect lane closures and traffic control at times between 6am and 6pm.
Also from Monday, there will be five days of work on Swan Bay New Italy Road, New Italy to carry out private access work. Motorists can expect lane closures and traffic control at times between 6am and 6pm.
From Thursday, there will be two days of work on the former Pacific Highway, near the Woodburn interchange to carry out private access work. Motorists can expect shoulder closures and traffic control at times between 6am and 6pm.
For the latest traffic updates download the Live Traffic NSW App, visit livetraffic.com or call 132 701.

BYRON MUSIC FESTIVAL 2021 SOLD OUT!

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ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES +

BYRON BAY’S FIRST MUSIC INDUSTRY CONFERENCE

Organisers of Byron Music Festival 2021 are excited to announce the inaugural community music festival has SOLD OUT.

“This demonstrates the need in the community for live music and how much people want events like this,” said Festival Director, Nick Sergi.

“I am so grateful for how many people have backed us and supported our dream to bring a grass-roots, community focused music event back into Byron town. We’ve worked really hard to bring it to life in the most challenging of circumstances and we’re so excited to share it with everyone”.

There will not be tickets available at the gate.

Part of the excitement around Byron Music Festival 2021 is not only it being the first major music festival to be held in Byron Bay since COVID-19, stakeholders and the wider community have come on board from far and wide to celebrate the ethos the festival is upholding, and organisers’ commitment to environmental sustainability, local focus, and accessibility.

“We’re determined to be as aligned with the original ethos of what Byron Bay is famous for – celebrating community, culture, and nature,” said Operations Manager, Monique Hartman.

“We’ve made every effort to instil that in every area of the event, from our commitment to minimising our environmental footprint, partnering with local businesses, people, and groups, and highlighting the connecting power of music – we certainly cannot be confused for being just another festival. There is real meaning and heart behind this. We want to do good for our industry and community”.

Byron Music Festival 2021 has partnered with environmental consultant Earthed Consulting, who are developing a robust Environmental Impact Report for the festival that is striving for zero waste and carbon neutrality amongst more.

“We are enthusiastic to be working alongside Byron Music Festival 2021 to help make the festival sustainable and be a leader in this space,” said co-founder Jen Kyna in a recent statement.

“We will calculate greenhouse gas emissions, enabling the event to be carbon negative, having a net positive impact on CO2 levels. Carbon credits will be procured so the festival will not only have a positive impact on the community and local artists, but also on the surrounding environment”.

BMF2021 has a strict No Plastic Policy on site – a rule that extends to crew and artists. In an Australian first, Blue Sky Beverages have specially branded reusable aluminium water bottles for the music festival, which can be purchased and refilled at special water stations throughout the site.

Celebrated local eco-warriors the Byron Rangers are enthusiastically partnering with BMF2021 to help patrons participate in making the event clean and green, by reducing litter, protecting the nearby dunes from access by the general public, and a volunteer lead beach clean-up event on the Sunday morning after the festival.

“Byron Rangers brings like-minded people together, inspiring the community to take action and care for our environment as custodians,” said Byron Ranger Founder and CEO, Dean Steele-Bennett.

“Rangers focus on Keeping Byron Beautiful. Byron Music Festival 2021 is committed to this vision, and we are proud to be event partners”.

The community clean up will be another way the festival shows its commitment to not only leaving the festival site clean, but the surrounding areas better than before.

Byron Rangers and BMF2021, along with event partners Byron Accom, are calling on the community to join them for the clean up on Sunday 10am at Dening Park. Anyone interested in assisting can register via www.byronrangers.com

The culminating event of the festival weekend is Byron Bay’s first Music Industry Conference on Sunday 20 June at Byron Theatre, where the public can join some of our most celebrated, experienced, and knowledgeable artists and industry professionals in profound conversations around why music is important to us all. Tickets are selling fast and available at www.byronmusicfestival.com.au

Byron Music Festival 2021 is proudly presented by Byron Music, and supported by Arts Northern Rivers, Create NSW, Byron Bay Brewery, The Beach Hotel, Lifecykel, McGrath Real Estate, Byon Accom, Roland, Cole Clark, Earthed Consulting, JD Property Group, Calbria Wines, Husk Distlers, Gigl, Scenstr, Bay Fm, Thrifty, Byron Rangers, Harley Graham Architects, Byronbay.com, Simmos, Sovereign Accounting, Woody’s Surf Shack, The Great Northern Hotel, Frank & Joy, The Secret Garden, The General Store, Eat Drink Catering, Wormald, Byron Bay Chamber of Commerce, Destination Byron, Byron Bay Exotic Plants, and many wonderful people in the community.

Changed traffic conditions on Big River Way at South Grafton

Motorists are advised of changed traffic conditions from next week on Big River Way at South Grafton to carry out safety improvement work near Heber Street.

Work will be carried out from Monday 21 June to widen the road shoulder on a 200 metre section of road to allow for improved traffic movements around the intersection.

Work will be carried out from 7am to 6pm on weekdays and from 8am to 1pm on Saturdays, and is expected to take two weeks to complete, weather permitting.

The northern access to Heber Street will be closed for the duration of the project, with a detour in place during this time.

Traffic control and a reduced speed limit will be in place for the safety of workers and motorists.

Delays of up to five minutes may be experienced and motorists are advised to allow extra travel time, drive to the conditions, and follow the directions of signs and traffic control..

Transport for NSW thanks motorists for their patience during this time.

For the latest traffic updates download the Live Traffic NSW App, visit livetraffic.com or call 132 701.