Questions on Notice
One who never asks either knows everything or nothing. - Malcolm Forbes
WHAT ARE QUESTIONS ON NOTICE?
Byron Shire Council has a process where you can ask the Council a question at a Council meeting. Currently Public Access and Council meetings are be livestreamed so people who can’t attend are able to keep up-to-speed with Council matters.
Questions to Council are a useful litmus test for identifying the key issues that defines a year, whilst also highlighting the breadth and diversity of matters that land on the desks of Council and Councillors over the course of a year.
Anyone can submit a query via email, with the option for it to be read aloud by a staff member or pre-recorded by you. An access form must be completed at least 24 hours before the Council meeting. Here is a direct link to that form:
Register for Public Access here
However there may be changes to this access in the future …
WHERE TO FIND THE ANSWERS
In the past it has been difficult to track down the answers to your question—especially if you don’t attend or watch the live Council Meeting where the questions are read out and hopefully answered. There is a new format in 2026 whereby the response will be sent directly to you and posted online.
👉view a PDF of the Questions & Responses in 2025.
You can see from the 2025 pdf - the Special Entertainment Precinct in Byron featured prominately. Questions to Council are good place to start getting issues on the record or drilling down on particular topics.
On this page we hope you’ve got all the info to familiarise yourself with the process of asking a question of Council.