The Member for Tweed Geoff Provest has today urged anyone in the Tweed community with an unregistered or unwanted firearm to take advantage of the NSW Firearm Amnesty from 1 July to 30 September 2018. Mr Provest said last year’s National Firearm Amnesty was extremely...

The NSW North Coast experienced a boost in tourism thanks to a $300,000 NSW Government marketing campaign put in place to help support the area following devastating floods, which ripped through the region last year.  The campaign was a collaboration between the NSW...

Older people in Tweed will be empowered to recognise and speak up about elder abuse following a workshop to be held in Tweed on Monday, 14 May, to mark the upcoming 2018 Law Week.  Member for Tweed Geoff Provest today announced Legal Aid NSW and the Seniors Rights...

Residents in the Tweed will have the opportunity to learn about consumer rights and responsibilities when the NSW Fair Trading consumer and business roadshow  My Place comes to town next week. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest said free information sessions will be...

As the countdown to the world’s largest festival of light, music and ideas, Vivid Sydney begins, TAFE NSW Murwillumbah & Kingscliff students are preparing to illuminate The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney with their Light Houses light installations.  This will be the...

Drug drivers and motorists who illegally use their mobile phones are being targeted as part of the NSW Government’s road safety reforms which have passed NSW Parliament. The Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Road Safety) Bill 2018 extends powers relating to...

Member for Tweed, Geoff Provest has announced the NSW Environmental Trust’s Eco Schools Grant Program is open for applications and encouraged schools in Tweed to apply. The Eco School Grants Program is designed to support and nurture students’ passion to protect and...

Community organisations in Tweed can now apply for the next round of funding for local projects under the NSW Government’s Infrastructure Grants program, Member for Tweed, Geoff Provest said today. Mr Provest said Infrastructure Grants support new or upgraded...

In the past few months the Tweed-Byron Police Command has received 5 probationary constables, has been allocated an additional 6 General Duty positions as well as 2 additional Criminal Investigation positions.  These allocations are thanks to the re-engineering of the...

Young people aged 10 to 19 with drug and alcohol problems will get earlier access to treatment with more than $257,000 to boost support services on the Northern Rivers.  Northern Rivers Nationals MPs Thomas George, Ben Franklin, Chris Gulaptis and Geoff Provest today...