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Replacing bridges to better connect Regional NSW
Ophir Glen Road Bridge (Purlos Bridge) in Upper Burringbar will be replaced under the NSW Government’s $500 million Fixing Country Bridges program to better connect regional communities and increase resilience to natural disasters. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest said...
New roofing for Tweed schools
A number of Tweed schools are set to receive new roofs from the Liberal & Nationals Government $60 million Roof Replacement Program. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest celebrated the news that 17 schools would be part of the program and that students will benefit from...
Street count reveals reduction in rough sleepers in Tweed Heads
The number of people sleeping rough across the Tweed has reduced by 25 per cent in the last year thanks the NSW Government’s commitment to empowering people to break the cycle of homelessness. Member for Tweed, Geoff Provest said in February 2020, 77 people were...
Boost for Housing and Jobs in the Tweed
Construction work will soon begin on a $13 million Tweed Heads project which will deliver new social housing for vulnerable community members and create dozens of jobs. Minister for Water Property and Housing Melinda Pavey and Tweed MP Geoff Provest today took part in...
NSW Prepares for Vaccine Rollout across the State
Five major vaccination hubs and 99 satellite sites will open progressively across NSW starting from Monday, 15 March, as the COVID-19 vaccination rollout stretches across the State. These vaccination hubs and satellite sites will initially focus on frontline...
Tweed welcomes new Police Recruits
The Tweed Byron community has welcomed 2 new officers after the first graduation ceremony of 2021. Minister for Police and Emergency Services David Elliott joined NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller APM at an attestation ceremony at the NSW Police Academy in Goulburn....
Kingscliff beaches given Shark-spotting boost
The men and women who patrol beaches on the State’s far north coast have received a shark-spotting boost with extra safety equipment funded by the NSW Government, Minister for Agriculture Adam Marshall and Member for Tweed Geoff Provest announced today. Mr Marshall...
Infrastructure grants for Tweed Domestic Violence services now open
Sexual, domestic and family violence services in Tweed can now apply for a share of $8 million in the COVID-19 Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence Infrastructure Grants program. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest said the program is aimed at boosting the capacity of...
Dine and Discover the Tweed
The Nationals in NSW Government’s Dine & Discover scheme is now up and running, with Tweed locals urged to take advantage of the four free $25 vouchers per person to support their favourite Tweed small business or explore new venues on the southern side of the...
Millions to bring 16 state-of-the-art Ambulances to the NSW North Coast
The North Coast’s NSW Nationals MPs say local people power and fierce lobbying on their behalf has led to the extraordinary result of the Northern Rivers being allocated nearly a quarter of the 69 new state of the art ambulances ordered by the NSW Government at a cost...
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Geoff Provest MP
Member for Tweed