Member for Tweed Geoff Provest today welcomed new funding of $167,000 to Tweed Shire Council for local floodplain management through the NSW Government’s Floodplain Management Grants Program. Mr Provest said the grant, awarded under the 2019-20 Floodplain Management...

Member for Tweed Geoff Provest today announced Tweed Shire Council, community groups and industry in the Tweed community are eligible to apply for a share of $28 million of funding to improve maritime facilities as part of the third round of the Boating Now Program....

Sally Smith from the Tweed Hospital was honoured with the Excellence in Nursing/Midwifery Graduate Award at the seventh annual Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards in Sydney last week. She was one of 13 nurses and midwives acknowledged for their outstanding...

Nationals Member for Tweed, Geoff Provest, has welcomed advice that the next stage of the $582 million investment in health for Tweed and the Far North Coast has now commenced. “NSW Health Infrastructure lodged Stage 2 of its State Significant Development (SSD)...

More than 21,000 volunteer surf lifesavers will be out in force to protect swimmers and beachgoers across the State with the patrol season starting this weekend. Minister for Police and Emergency Services David Elliott raised an iconic red and yellow Surf Life Saving...

Upfront costs and out-of-pocket expenses for important quad bike safety equipment and replacement vehicles will soon be reduced or eliminated under a new streamlined process for the Quad Bike Safety Improvement program, announced by the NSW Liberals and Nationals...

Tweed Shire Council and industry partners have been recognised as part of the NSW Disaster Resilience Awards, taking out the Local Government category at an awards ceremony at Parliament House today. The Tweed Shire Council has been recognised for their development of...

Students living in social housing or who are in out-of-home care in Tweed are being encouraged to apply for a new round of scholarships worth $1,000 each, to help them achieve their education and training goals. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest said 800 scholarships are...

Beach safety in Tweed will reach new heights this summer, with the NSW Government’s collaborative drone trial with Surf Life Saving NSW (SLS) running at 18 beaches, including South Kingscliff beach. “Our beaches are synonymous with summer, so we want to ensure we are...

Tweed farmers have been doing it tough since Cyclone Oma tore through the region earlier this year, causing more than $1.8 million worth of damage. However, financial relief is on the way for landholders affected in parts of the Tweed Local Government Area (LGA)....