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FLAGSHIP GRANTS OPEN FOR COASTAL FISHERIES
The NSW Government’s Flagship Fish Habitat Grants program, which offers up to $400,000 per year to undertake projects that improve habitats to enhance and sustain coastal fish populations in NSW, will open on Monday 26 September 2022. This initiative is managed by the...
RESIDENTS FIND TEMPORARY HOMES AT POTTSVILLE
A temporary housing site at Pottsville is now home for flood-affected Northern Rivers residents as the NSW Government continues to roll out medium-term housing following the February-March flood events. Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience and Minister for...
$12 MILLION SOCIAL HOUSING BOOST FOR TWEED
More people in Tweed Heads have a safe place to call home thanks to a $12 million investment by the NSW Government that will provide 40 new social housing dwellings in the region. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest said the new seven-storey building at Boyd Street was...
BETTER ACCESS TO BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE FOR TWEED
Fifteen Before and After School Care (BASC) services will benefit from Round 2 of the NSW Governments Transport Grant Program.BASC service providers across NSW were invited to apply for grants of up to $85,000 to support transport solutions to increase access to...
FUNDING BOOST TO UNLOCK NEW HOMES IN TWEED
Tweed could benefit from a share in $120 million in funding from the NSW Government to fast-track the delivery of essential infrastructure and unlock thousands of homes in the regions. Member for Tweed, Geoff Provest MP said Tweed Shire Council is one of 41 councils...
IMPROVED SCHOOL FACILITIES FOR STUDENTS IN TWEED
Students in Tweed are set to benefit from improvements to their school facilities thanks to a $148 million investment across the State, earmarked in the 2022/23 NSW Budget. 7 local schools are set to receive funding under the Minor Capital Works program to make...
NEW FIRE DANGER RATING SYSTEM BEGINS
Fire Danger Ratings have now become much simpler as NSW adopts the new Australian Fire Danger Rating System. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest MP said the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) has played a leading role in the development of the new national system. “The RFS has...
MORE JUNIOR DOCTORS AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS FOR REGIONAL NSW
The Tweed will benefit from an expansion of programs to increase the number of junior doctors and nurse practitioners in regional and rural locations. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest MP has welcomed the announcement which will expand the Rural Resident Medical...
FAMILIES IN TWEED SET TO BENEFIT FROM NEW PRESCHOOL PLACES
Waitlists for early childhood education Tweed will ease, with the NSW Government today providing funding for additional spaces at a local preschool through its Start Strong Capital Works Grants program. Pottsville Community Preschool is one of the Early...
AT-HOME CARAVAN PROGRAM AVAILABLE FOR TWEED RESIDENTS
Flood-affected residents in the Tweed local government area (LGA) are being encouraged to apply for the NSW Government’s at-home caravan program. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest said at-home caravans are now available to flood-affected residents in the areas of...
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Geoff Provest MP
Member for Tweed