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The three main estuaries within the Byron Shire are the Brunswick Estuary, Tallow Creek and Belongil Creek.
Tallow Creek and Belongil Creek are classified as intermittently closed and open lakes and lagoons, also known as ICOLLs. Read more about how ICOLLs work and the importance of Council's ongoing management of these natural coastal lagoons.
What is an ICOLL and what's the difference between an ICOLL and an estuary system? Learn more about Byron Shire's two intermittently closed and open lakes or lagoons, or ICOLLs: Belongil Creek and Tallow Creek.
Council manages the entrances of the Belongil Creek and Tallow Creek ICOLLs in accordance with licences from State and Federal authorities. Find out why creek management is necessary and what triggers the artificial opening of an ICOLL.
A Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) for the Brunswick Estuary has been prepared. Its aim is to guide the way Council manages the estuary into the future.
A significant feature of the lower Tallow Creek catchment is the Tallow Creek Mouth in Arakwal National Park. Tallow Creek is an ICOLL. Find out about this important creek and management of the Creek's entrance.
The Belongil catchment hosts an array of high value ecological features including threatened species habitat (flora and fauna), endangered ecological communities, wetland and wildlife corridors. It is also an ICOLL.
Find information about fish kills in estuaries and coastal lagoons, why they happen and what Council can do to minimise the occurrence of these distressing events.
'Bringing back the Bruns' is an important environmental program for our Shire.Find out about the projects we are working on to restore the Brunswick River's health and habitat.
Floodplain management