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BYRON BAY

Introduction

Cape Byron is Australia's most easterly point, 153° 39´ east, located on the north coast of New South Wales. With its numerous beaches, unspoilt hinterland, and relaxed lifestyle, Byron Bay is a popular tourist destination.
With average summer temperatures of 21C - 28C, and average winter temperatures of 15C - 21C, both locals and visitors are able to enjoy plenty of outdoor activities including the many festivals throughout the year. 
Byron Shire has a population of close to 30,000, while the town of Byron Bay has a population of about 9,000.
Aboriginal people have lived and visited the area for at least 22,000 years, for Walgun was also a place for many Dreamtime stories.

Attractions

• About 6,000 years ago, sea levels rose and drowned eight kilometres of land around Cape Byron, leaving it exposed as a coastal promontory and submerging many ancient Aboriginal sites.

• Many coastal sites have also been lost to the ravages of sandmining and development. Burial sites, middens, scarred trees, and ceremonial Bora rings have all been recorded. 

• In Cape's Palm Valley, the surviving midden and open camp site is over 1,000 years old - probably the only and definitely the oldest of its type in the region. The sites which remain are testament to a vibrant culture and an abundant environment.

• The Byron Headland Reserve is 47 hectares and is a conservation and recreational resource of high cultural and scientific significance, attracting more than half a million visitors a year. The Capes topography, climate and soil types have developed a great variety of environments in a very compact area. Some of the 23 different vegetation communities (such as the significant stands of littoral rainforest) have been given statutory planning protection because of their scientific value and rarity. The Capes native animals are as diverse as the vegetation communities that support them. Bandicoots, echidnas, possums and wallabies are all residents. The birdlife is particularly rich, ranging from brightly coloured Fairy Wrens flitting in the undergrowth, to the magnificent Osprey, soaring along the cliff faces.
  
  Activities

• Byron Bay has all the activities and facilities of a modern city. 

• The beaches and watersport facilities are well developed

• Other sporting facilities include skydiving, athletics and golf. 

• Other activities include nightclubs, tattoo and body piercing studio.

• For the nature lover there are walks and trails, Eco tours, safaris and game watching.