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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Vivienne Pearson

After the floods: is the Byron region ready for Easter tourist season?

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Road signs directing visitors to Byron Bay, New South Wales, AustraliaA road sign pointing traffic in the direction of Byron Bay on the outskirts of the main town centre on April 12, 2021 in Byron Bay, Australia. Byron Bay is one of the most popular seaside towns on the north coast of New South Wales some 750kms north of Sydney.
Potential visitors must think carefully about where exactly they plan to travel, as some areas are devastated while others are getting back to business. Photograph: James D Morgan/Getty Images

Easter Monday will mark seven weeks since floods swept through much of the New South Wales’s northern rivers region.

The question for thousands of potential holidaymakers to Byron Bay and beyond is now pressing: to go or not to go?

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