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Local organisations to receive funding boost
A number of local social sector organisations across the Tweed are set to receive a funding boost to help them modernise their operations and improve the services they deliver. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest said the NSW Government’s Social Sector Transformation Fund...
Locals encouraged to build skills during pandemic
Member for Tweed Geoff Provest is encouraging locals to take advantage of new fee-free TAFE NSW courses to build their skills during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Mental health, digital security, business administration and construction industry skill sets are just...
Nominate now for Crown Lands awards
Member for Tweed Geoff Provest today encouraged local volunteers who help manage Crown land in the region to consider nominating for the 2021 Community Achievement Awards for Regional NSW & the ACT. Mr Provest said the NSW Government is calling for award...
Funding available for Tweed to be part of the 2022 Seniors Festival
The call is out for Tweed organisations to apply for grant funding for activities that support the delivery of the 2022 NSW Seniors Festival. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest said the $200,000 NSW Seniors Festival Grants Program supports initiatives that encourage...
Applications open for Youth projects
Young people will develop the skills and knowledge they need to support future employment, education and training opportunities through a NSW Government grant program which opens today. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest MP said local not-for-profits, community groups and...
COVID-19 Support package for Tweed businesses, families and individuals
Member for Tweed Geoff Provest has encouraged Tweed families and business to logon and check the support packages available from the Australian and NSW Governments to assist individuals and businesses impacted by the latest COVID-19 outbreak and border closures. Mr...
NSW Premier “honoured and humbled” to lend name to Condong preschool bus
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian took the shortest of breaks from pandemic fighting this week to say she was humbled and honoured by a kind gesture from the children at Condong's Possums Community Preschool, Tweed Nationals MP Geoff Provest has revealed. "Possum's...
NEW AMBULANCE STATION FOR KINGSCLIFF
The Kingscliff community will soon have a new ambulance station as part of the NSW Government’s $232 million Rural Ambulance Infrastructure Reconfiguration (RAIR) program, delivering a better work environment for paramedics. Health Minister Brad Hazzard said the site...
Grants to boost access to Tweed Public Transport
New bus shelters, lighting and kerbside upgrades will make accessing public transport even easier in the Tweed, with local community groups now able to apply for a share of $3.2 million from the Country Passenger Transport Infrastructure Grants scheme. Member for...
More funding for road upgrades in Tweed
Local councils now have until July 16 to apply for funding to help them fix local roads to drive safer, smoother journeys in Tweed and support thousands of jobs. Applications for round three of the NSW Government’s $500 million Fixing Local Roads Program, which is...
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Geoff Provest MP
Member for Tweed