Accommodation & Activities Byron Bay. Click the Accommodation or activity links in the information section to check availability and book on line. Lismore and Casino services. Connections twice daily through to Gold Coast and Brisbane Airports, click on Information Lismore & Casino. Ballina services. There are bus services running from Casino to Byron Bay and train-bus combination tickets are available from NSW Trainlink. Get around edit There is limited regular public transport within Byron Bay, operated by Blanch's Bus Company - however most destinations within the bay are walkable, including The Lighthouse Walk.
- Best of all, getting from Sydney to Byron Bay is budget-friendly, with train tickets starting at just $15.5. Casino is a town in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales, Australia, with a population of 10,914 people at the 2016 census.
- Distance from Byron Bay, NSW to Casino, NSW by driving and walking routes. Fuel cost of driving from Byron Bay to Casino for cars with different fuel economy is shown.
COVID-19 has been a catalyst in expanding telehealth and remote medicine, with many of the changes here to stay....
COVID-19 has been a catalyst in expanding telehealth and remote medicine, with many of the changes here to stay.
Byron Bay is set for a huge influx of visitors when Queensland relaxes border restrictions next month.Source:News Regional Media
Dozens of medical professionals who have been trapped in Queensland because of border restrictions and unable to assist NSW’s Northern Rivers region will soon return to work.
The health professionals are among hundreds of workers that have been “locked out” of their workplaces because of Queensland‘s tough border restrictions, says Byron Shire Mayor Simon Richardson.
Queensland‘s “border bubble” allowed communities either side of the Tweed River to move freely across the NSW-Qld border but excluded the Byron Bay Shire and other nearby areas in the Northern Rivers region.
Byron Shire Mayor Simon Richardson says hundreds of workers have been absent from the region since Queensland closed its border on August 8. Picture: SuppliedSource:News Regional Media
Under the easing of restriction from October 1, Queensland will extend its COVID-19 line of demarcation as far south as Casino, Lismore and Glen Innes, with free movement between states for those residents providing they have a border declaration pass.
Mr Richardson said more than 100 health professionals alone had been prevented from attending medical centres since Queensland closed its border on August 8, and it had put enormous stress on the health system.
Their return next month would be welcomed with open arms, he said.
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“It's been emotional, social, economic and stressful for so many of our community members,” Mr Richardson told NCA NewsWire.
“We've had a couple of dozen (council) staff, many quite high up, that have not been able to access Byron, and we’ve had over 100 health professionals who have not been able to provide services to the north coast area,” he said.
“For instance, I had a call from an emergency surgeon from Byron Bay hospital who lived in Kirra who said she has not been able to come for a couple of months.”
Health Minister Steven Miles concedes people from NSW hot spots will mingle with Queenslanders at Byron Bay and COVID-19 will be imported into the state. Picture: Nigel HallettSource:News Corp Australia
Not only will health professionals be welcomed but so will Queensland day-trippers who have been missing for the best part of two months from the coastal town.
The two-edged sword for the Queensland Government is that people coming from NSW hot spots will be freely mingling with Queenslanders, making the most of the borders marginally reopening.
Queensland Health Minister Steven Miles aired his concerns on Wednesday and conceded there was a risk in allowing Queenslanders to travel to Byron Bay.
“It does create a risk,” he said.
“There will be people holidaying from Sydney in Byron Bay at the same time people from Queensland are visiting Byron Bay, and while that step is one removed, it is still a real risk.
“We will need to continue to monitor it closely.”
Influencer Natalie Roser spending time in Byron Bay. The coastal town is set to come alive when Queenslanders are allowed to return there from October 1. Picture: Natalie Roser / https://www.instagram.com/natalie_roser/Source:Supplied
Byron Bay Services Club general manager Darren Schipp said restaurants and cafes had taken a massive hit with no international tourists for six months and the absence of Queensland visitors since early August.
“It’s been a hassle being outside the bubble, and people couldn't visit Byron from the Gold Coast without going into isolation on the way back,” he said.
“There’s well over a 100 cafes and restaurants within the CBD and town and we have missed out on day-trippers coming here and having no international tourists, and you really notice that during the week.”
The border will reopen on the long weekend; however, it won’t be easy for Queenslanders to find accommodation in Byron Bay.
Mr Schipp said the area had become an even more prominent holiday destination in the northeast of NSW since Queensland closed its borders.
“Anecdotal evidence around town is that it's very hard to get accommodation with people travelling in from NSW, and it may be hard for people from Queensland coming in for the long weekend because it’s going to be pretty chockers,” he said.
Please remember that New South Wales has daylight saving from the end of October to the end of March each year. During summer put your watch forward one hour if you are coming from Queensland.
Getting to Byron Bay by Air
You have a choice of three airports within two hours drive of Byron Bay:
Ballina Byron Gateway Airport is the local airport and closest to Byron Bay, under 30 minutes drive time. The airport offers up to 58 flights per week from Sydney, Melbourne & Newcastle on Jetstar, Virgin Australia, FlyPelican and Rex Airlines.
Lots of transport options between the airport and Byron region with no traffic jams or queues in and out of the airport. The newly upgraded terminal offers an all day café & bar offering on tap local craft beer from Stone & Wood and Ballina Seven Mile Co. with heaps of great food items on the menu.
Gold Coast Airport situated on the Queensland/NSW border, is conveniently located 40 minutes from Byron Bay and welcomes over 420 flights per week from destinations across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and beyond. Regular domestic services are provided by Jetstar, Virgin Australia, Tigerair and Qantas, including over 30 flights a day from Sydney and 19 flights a day from Melbourne. International airlines including Scoot, Air New Zealand , AirAsia, Jetstar, Hong Kong Airlines and Virgin Australia provide direct services from Singapore, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Japan (Tokyo), Hong Kong and Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington and Queenstown. With so many options available, getting to Byron Bay is easy from Gold Coast Airport. Various shuttle buses connect to Byron Bay direct from the terminal.
Brisbane International and Domestic Airport at Eagle Farm on the eastern side of Brisbane is served by all domestic and most international carriers. A light rail and buses run directly to Brisbane Roma Street transit terminal, which has a choice of buses to Byron Bay. There are also direct shuttles to Byron Bay, which take around two hours.
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Getting to Byron Bay by Car
Byron Bay is situated just 6km off the Pacific Highway, 180km south of Brisbane and 35km north of Ballina. If you are driving south, approximately 40 minutes south of the Queensland/New South Wales border you will see the turnoff on the left to Byron Bay. This is Ewingsdale Road, which will take you into the heart of Byron Bay. If you’re coming from the south, take the same turnoff, or you can follow the coast road up from Ballina, coming past Lennox Head, Broken Head and Suffolk Park on your way into Byron Bay.
Getting to Byron Bay by Bus – Byron Bay Transit Centre
The Byron Visitor Centre is also the Byron Bay Transit Centre and can book all your transport needs, such as Greyhound (Australia wide), Premier – Cairns to Byron Bay to Sydney (and vice versa), Surfers Paradise and Brisbane, Byron Easybus to Ballina Airport, Gold Coast Airport and Brisbane Airport, Brisbane2Byron Express to Brisbane Roma Street and Brisbane Airports, Byron Bay Express to Gold Coast Airport and Surfers Paradise and Steve’s Tours to Ballina airport.
Click here to book online or call our friendly staff on (02) 66808 558 for a quote or email to [email protected]
Getting to Byron Bay by Train
There are no longer any trains running to Byron Bay. However, NSW Trainlink operates daily rail/coach services to Byron Bay via Casino, and the train to Sydney runs from there twice daily.
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