Most homeowners in the area should have received their Notice of Valuation as at 1 July 2022 from the NSW Valuer General. The valuation helps to determine your rates for 1 July 2023 and onwards, as well as land tax if the property is an...

The Draft Richmond Valley Growth Management Strategy (GMS) and the Casino Place Plan have been adopted by Council on 18 April 2023. These documents have been produced in concert with the Richmond Valley Council Regional Job Precinct Master Plan, which is under preparation by Regional...

Would you like to help guide the future of the Richmond Valley? What’s your big idea to make our wonderful area even better? Richmond Valley Council is in the final stages of its latest Community Strategic Plan – which will guide its priorities and direction...

Be involved in shaping the Richmond Valley by attending Council meetings.   Business papers for all meetings are available from the Council Meetings page of this website.

North Coast councils have been exploring opportunities for an alternative waste treatment facility for the past five years. Local and regional landfills are approaching capacity. Increasing challenges include managing leachate and carbon emissions from landfill, as well as rising costs. Around 40 percent of North...

Live Traffic NSW now displays local road information from Council's data feeds. The Live Traffic NSW system is designed to support the high traffic load during extreme weather events. This will ensure the system will continue to run smoothly during emergencies. For the latest traffic...

*** UPDATE *** Regretfully, Naughtons Gap Road will remain closed until next year, while Ballina-based engineering consultants Civil Consult carry out further geotechnical studies to inform the design work, which is also now underway. This additional monitoring is necessary to ensure the final slope stabilisation...

The Richmond River estuary and catchment is highly valued by the community and previously supported a productive network of natural ecosystems, rich biodiversity, and a range of human land uses and activities. Over time these interactions have had a negative impact on the health of our...

To assist with the closure of South Ballina Beach, Richmond Valley Council will close the Boundary Creek access point to Broadwater Beach. Recreational four-wheel drivers can still access a 4.6km stretch of Airforce Beach below the high-tide mark north to the coffee rock. Motorists are...

The NSW Valuer-General will soon be releasing a Notice of Valuation to Richmond Valley landowners informing them of the current value of their unimproved land. The Valuer-General is responsible for overseeing the valuation of land in NSW, and revaluations on land are conducted every three...

Are you prepared for storms and bushfires this season? Stormsafe Storms can happen anywhere and at any time of the year. Are you stormsafe ready? There are a number of small and simple things you can do to prepare for this coming season. These include:...

Business owners in the CBD are encouraged to remind employees they should use on-site staff car parking where available and not use time-restricted street car spaces. Inappropriate use of street car parking can disadvantage both customers and the public in general. The co-operation of business owners...

Residents, visitors and tourist operators are welcome to Richmond Valley tourism information, available seven days a week, 8.30am to 4.30pm Mon to Fri, and 9am to 1pm Sat and Sun, from the Casino Visitor Information Centre, now located at the refurbished Casino Drill Hall site...

Disabled parking bays in the Casino CBD are located at the following points: One in Graham Place, outside the Casino Library Three in Aldi Supermarket’s car park Four in Casino Plaza Shopping Centre car park Four in Casino RSM Shopping Centre Two in Walker Street (in front of Crazy Clark's) One in Barker Street...

Council has adopted a financial hardship policy to provide financial assistance to those ratepayers who are suffering genuine financial hardship with the payment of rates and/or charges. Options available to Council are as follows: Interest not being charged on arrears for a set period of time....

Residents and visitors to Evans Head are reminded that some areas within the township are either alcohol-free zones or alcohol-prohibited areas during certain hours. Please be advised the following streets are alcohol-free zones during all hours on all days of the week: Park Street from Oak...

Residents are reminded of their responsibility to obtain a permit from the Officer in Charge prior to the lighting of fires of any type (except constructed wood or gas barbecues) during the period 1 September to 31 March of each year, unless otherwise varied, from...

Richmond Valley Council wishes to remind all residents that gophers and/or motor scooters are allowed for use on footpaths, however, for all footpath users' convenience and safety, the following rules should be observed: gophers must travel at a maximum 10km per hour only and should...

Council would like to remind residents of time restrictions relating to residential areas and uses. Items such as power tools and equipment, chain saws, lawn mowers, heat pumps, swimming pool or spa pumps, should not be used if they can be heard in the adjoining...

If you require after hours response from either a Council ranger or Environmental Health Officer, contact can be made through Council's after hours answering service by phoning 6660 0300.

Council wishes to remind all swimming pool owners of their responsibilities under the Swimming Pool Act 1992. Any body of water which is greater than 300mm in depth used for human aquatic purposes is considered a swimming pool. Many of the temporary inflatable swimming pools currently...

Richmond Valley Council is experiencing vandalism and breaking and entering to the buildings and properties under its control. The cost to the community for equipment replacement, cleaning and repairs has risen dramatically in recent years. The community can assist Council in preventing these crimes by...