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FREE BUS SERVICES FOR FLOOD-AFFECTED TWEED RESIDENTS
Following flooding in the Tweed area, Surfside Buslines services are back on track with free travel on selected routes to access the Recovery Centre in Murwillumbah from today. Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway said the NSW Government was ensuring...
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT PROGRAM
Small businesses across the Tweed that experienced a downturn over summer can now apply for a NSW Government support payment of up to $5,000 per week through Service NSW. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest said the Small Business Support Program will provide cashflow...
FUNDING FOR FLOOD MANAGEMENT IN TWEED REGION
Local Member for Tweed Geoff Provest MP has welcomed new funding of $83,335 for Tweed Shire Councils local floodplain management through the NSW Government’s Floodplain Management Program grants. Mr Provest said the grant, awarded under the 2021-22 Floodplain...
MAJOR MILESTONE REACHED FOR KINGSCLIFF PUBLIC SCHOOL
The Tweed community will soon have an upgraded Kingscliff Public School with the approval of the State Significant Development application. The upgrade at Kingscliff Public School includes replacement of all classrooms including demountable buildings, a new library,...
NORTHERN RIVERS COMMUNITY LAWYERS JUDGED WORTHY OF FUNDING INCREASE
The Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre (CLC) will be one of just fourteen such organisations across NSW to share in $52 million of extra support from the State Government, Clarence Nationals MP Chris Gulaptis and Tweed Nationals MP Geoff Provest have announced....
NEW PROGRAM GIVES BACK TO GROUPS THAT DISTRIBUTED VITAL COVID RELIEF IN TWEED
Local groups and not-for-profit organisations that delivered food and care hampers to community members in Tweed during the 2021 COVID lockdowns can now apply to have some of their distribution expenses reimbursed thanks to the Resilience NSW COVID Regional Community...
NO GREEN LIGHT TO CONCRETE CUDGEN FARMLAND, PROVEST WARNS
Proponents of a new private development should reconsider their position if they think they will be able to rezone any existing Kingscliff prime agricultural land, Tweed Nationals MP Geoff Provest has warned. Mr Provest said, whilst we are building a state of the art...
TWEED FAMILIES SET TO BENEFIT FROM BEFORE AND AFTERSCHOOL CARE VOUCHERS
Parents and carers of children enrolled in primary schools across Tweed will benefit from a new $155 million program for Before and After School Care (BASC) services to provide greater support and access to BASC services. The $500 voucher will assist families who use...
$30 MILLION KICKSTART FOR REGIONAL HOUSING
Tweed Shire Council can apply to share in $30 million in funding to help fast track new homes across regional NSW, ahead of the Government’s initial response to the Regional Housing Taskforce recommendations. Member for Tweed, Geoff Provest, said Tweed Shire is one of...
TWEED WELCOMES COVID BUSINESS SUPPORT
Businesses, workers and the performing arts across Tweed are set to benefit from a major financial support package worth more than $1 billion to help the hardest hit get through the Omicron wave. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest MP today welcomed the package, which...
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Geoff Provest MP
Member for Tweed