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Byron Business Story: Justine Dorrell Consulting
Justine is a recruitment specialist with over 15 years’ experience. Since 2010, she has supported, hundreds of businesses and candidates in the Northern Rivers Region. JDC can support your business with both temporary and permanent recruitment solutions, for all of...
MEMBER OFFER: 25% off Beyond Byron E Bikes for locals until the end of August.
Beyond Byron E Bikes run small group guided E Bike tours of the countryside and National Parks surrounding Byron Bay. For everyone who wants to get on a bike, you will be surprised at how easy cycle touring is on an Electric Bike, riding up hills has never been this...
Council steps in to help local businesses with COVID safety
Image Credit: BBCC Member Beef & Beach Council’s Health Officers will be out and about across the Byron Shire in coming weeks helping businesses with their COVID safety measures. The NSW Government has directed certain businesses to have a COVID-19 Safety Plan...
Byron Business Story | Internationally traveled Big Band and MC, Rhydian Lewis
This week, we are pleased to feature Byron Bay's internationally traveled Big Band and MC, Rhydian Lewis. Rhydian Lewis fronts one of Australia's Finest Swing Bands, "Rhydian and The Residuals". This highly professional group are extremely sought after, with a proven...
NSW FIRST PROGRAM: UPDATE
NSW FIRST PROGRAM: UPDATE NOW'S THE TIME TO LOVE NSW - TOOLKIT Destination NSW has launched the next phase of the Now's The Time To Love NSW campaign. With domestic travel in Sydney and Regional NSW allowed, now is the time to reboot 2020 and turn travel dreams...
No-cost business advice service for Byron Bay businesses.
Build Grow Run is a no-cost business advice service. We are “Entrepreneurship Facilitators” funded by Federal Government and independent business specialists. Our advice is confidential, actionable, and geared towards making you succeed in your ambitions. I have an...
Bypass project enters the final stage
The fourth and final stage of the Byron Bay bypass project is on track to start before the end of the month. Stage four works involve reconfiguring and replacing the roundabout at the Shirley, Butler and Lawson Street intersection, renewing kerb and gutter and...
Special Offer from Oren Siedler Productions!
Hello BBCC members, My name is Oren Siedler and I am a documentary filmmaker. As a fellow BBCC member, I live and work in the Byron Shire and I am excited to offer BBCC members a special rate of 50% off your ‘Byron Business Story’ (please see details below). All...
Join the Chamber before EOFY to claim!
Become a Member of the Byron Bay Chamber of Commerce today. Join the Byron Bay Chamber Of Commerce for as little as $55 per year. Click here to join! NEW ANNUAL SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE NOW! Become a member before June 30 to claim your annual membership fee...
SMALL BUSINESS $10K GRANTS EXTENDED TO 30 JUNE
Small businesses in industries highly impacted by COVID-19 have more time to submit applications for up to $10,000 in Small Business Support Fund grants to help pay for unavoidable expenses. Treasurer Dominic Perrottet said by extending the closing date to the end of...
Boomerang Alliance Welcomes Cafes and Restaurant Reopening, but keep them Plastic-Free
The Boomerang Alliance of 51 community organisations has welcomed the reopening of cafes, restaurants and food outlets, as long as they can be managed as COVID-safe places. ‘The key practices of these outlets must be to observe social distancing rules and to...
Donations Needed to Support our Byron Community
As you are no doubt aware, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live and work and our beloved Byron Shire has been hard-hit. In addition to the usual volume of clients supported by our key community organisations, there has been a major increase in the number...
Northern Rivers NSW
An invitation to the world – to visit, to invest, to share Almost a year ago demographer Bernard Salt encouraged the communities of the Northern Rivers to pursue a big and outrageously ambitious agenda for the future of our region. While a full launch of the Northern...
Council gathering information on how COVID-19 is affecting local businesses
There are 4,922 registered businesses in the Byron Shire, providing more than 16,000 jobs and it’s a challenging time for many because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Council wants to understand how to best service our industry sectors and all business owners are asked to...
Hemp Collective Launches NEW Natural Pet Shampoo Bars
We are Maxine and Mike Shea, proudly an Australian family-run business run in the Byron region. We grow organic hemp and & use some of the hemp seed oil from our homegrown hemp seeds to proudly handcraft our quality hemp body care and NEW to the market our Natural...
Byron Shire Echo Offer
Our heartfelt wishes go out to you all as we navigate our businesses through these challenging times. The Echo are constantly developing new creative ideas and offerings to help businesses stay steady and / or flourish during this uncertain time. In light of that we...
Fund-a-Mental Wellness Resources
FUND-A-MENTAL WELLNESS RESOURCESDuring this crisis, Australians can use Medicare to talk to health practitioners about mental health.A set of practical steps for responding effectively to the Coronacrisis, using the principles of acceptance and commitment therapy.What...
Byron Community Pantry Donation Appeal
This video was produced by Enlighter The Byron Community Centre recently commenced a new food outreach service called the Byron Community Pantry. This service responds to the urgent need to support vulnerable community members who are financially and physically unable...
STAY LOCAL BYRON BAY APP HELPS YOU SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES – AND STAY HOME
Stay Local Byron Bay is an app that helps local people support local businesses while staying home as much as possible. The app is available for download from the Apple App Store now and is free for users and businesses. With Covid-19 rapidly changing our everyday...
Winter Wellness for Business
While COVID-19 is rightly at the front of all our minds, Cape Byron Medical Centre encourages local businesses to take a proactive approach to the upcoming 2020 flu season. Now, more than ever, we need to find ways to take care of our teams. Vaccinating is an...
Getting Your Business Grant Ready
For a lot of Businesses, Writing a Grant Application is one of the hardest things that a Business will have to undertake. This is because of the time and capacity involved in not only applying for a grant but also delivering on it. Businesses need to understand the benchmarks – return on investment and key performance indicators – they must deliver on in terms of the grant.
35 Government Grants on Offer in Response to Pandemic
Byron Shire Council’s online grant finding service, GrantGuru, has compiled a comprehensive list of all government funding opportunities available to businesses and individuals in response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
NSW Government Media Release: Locals to Fill Medical Supply Chain
The NSW Government is calling on manufacturers around the State to help fill gaps in the global supply of medical equipment and hygiene products, redeploying spare capacity to save lives and jobs. Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism...
Introducing the Northern Rivers Pantry Project
We hope you are safe and well. The health crisis of COVID-19 has brought many changes to how we live. Many businesses and livelihoods have felt the devastating impact of the pandemic and may continue to do so in the coming months. As a response to the effects of...