LATEST NEWS
STRONG FUTURE AHEAD FOR TWEED
Housing, sustainability, and resilience are at the heart of the NSW Government’s updated 20-year vision for the North Coast, following the release of the North Coast Regional Plan 2041. Member for Tweed Goeff Provest MP said the finalised North Coast Regional Plan...
11 TWEED GROUPS WIN WITH 2022 COMMUNITY BUILDING FUNDING
The Tweed has secured $400,000 in funding for a total of eleven projects through the NSW Government’s 2022 Community Building Partnership Program. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest said the State Government funds will deliver much-needed improvements to local facilities...
LIFE-SAVING DEFIBRILLATORS FOR TWEED SPORTS CLUBS
Community sport clubs and organisations across Tweed can now apply for up to $9,000 to access life-saving defibrillators, as part of the NSW Government’s Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest MP said sport is part of the fabric of...
LABOR RED TAPE HAMPERING TWEED FLOOD RECOVERY
A decision by the NSW Government to allow more interstate tradespeople to work in NSW could turbocharge the Tweed flood recovery effort, but only if Queensland Labor gets on board, Tweed MP Geoff Provest says. “Every other Australian State except Justine...
MORE POTHOLES TO BE FIXED ACROSS THE TWEED
Tweed Shire Council will soon start receiving funds for urgent pothole repairs, thanks to the $428,220 in funding allocated under the NSW Government’s $50 million Fixing Local Roads Pothole Repair Round. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest MP said Tweed Shire Council will...
TWEED ABORIGINAL CULTURAL FISHING LOCAL MANAGEMENT PLAN TRIAL LAUNCHED
A new approach to managing cultural fishing will be trialled in the Tweed region over the next two years by the NSW Government, in partnership with the local Aboriginal community. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest MP said the commencement of the Tweed Aboriginal Cultural...
TWEED RECEIVES SLICE OF $117 MILLION ACTIVE TRANSPORT FUNDING
Walking and cycling is set to get safer and simpler in Tweed after securing funding through the $117 million the Get NSW Active program. Get NSW Active provides funding for local projects that encourage vibrant centres and liveable neighbourhoods through the creation...
CELEBRATING 215 YEARS OF SES SERVICE
Volunteers from the Byron Tweed and Richmond Valley clusters of the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) have been recognised at an awards ceremony in Tweed Heads on Saturday, 19th November. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest said awards were presented to 48 volunteers who...
LANDMARK COERCIVE CONTROL REFORMS PASS PARLIAMENT
Women, children and all members of the Tweed community will be made safer as historic and life-saving coercive control reforms passed Parliament yesterday. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest welcomed the passage of the laws through Parliament. “Coercive control is a form...
NEW FIREFIGHTERS FOR NEW KINGSCLIFF FIRE STATION
Three new firefighters have joined the ranks of Fire and Rescue NSW at Kingscliff ahead of the opening of the coastal town’s brand-new fire station, Tweed MP Geoff Provest has announced. “This is exciting news for the Tweed and our firefighting community,” Mr Provest...
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I’m 100% for the communities of the Tweed and always looking to hear from you about what you believe should be top of my agenda.
Drop me a line via my office tweed@parliament.nsw.gov.au or phone 07 5523 4816 and I’ll be in touch.
Talk soon,
Geoff Provest MP
Member for Tweed