LABOR RED TAPE HAMPERING TWEED FLOOD RECOVERY

A decision by the NSW Government to allow more interstate tradespeople to work in NSW could turbocharge the Tweed flood recovery effort, but only if Queensland Labor gets on board, Tweed MP Geoff Provest says.  “Every other Australian State except Justine...

MORE POTHOLES TO BE FIXED ACROSS THE TWEED

Tweed Shire Council will soon start receiving funds for urgent pothole repairs, thanks to the $428,220 in funding allocated under the NSW Government’s $50 million Fixing Local Roads Pothole Repair Round. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest MP said Tweed Shire Council will...

TWEED ABORIGINAL CULTURAL FISHING LOCAL MANAGEMENT PLAN TRIAL LAUNCHED

A new approach to managing cultural fishing will be trialled in the Tweed region over the next two years by the NSW Government, in partnership with the local Aboriginal community. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest MP said the commencement of the Tweed Aboriginal Cultural...

TWEED RECEIVES SLICE OF $117 MILLION ACTIVE TRANSPORT FUNDING

Walking and cycling is set to get safer and simpler in Tweed after securing funding through the $117 million the Get NSW Active program. Get NSW Active provides funding for local projects that encourage vibrant centres and liveable neighbourhoods through the creation...

CELEBRATING 215 YEARS OF SES SERVICE

Volunteers from the Byron Tweed and Richmond Valley clusters of the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) have been recognised at an awards ceremony in Tweed Heads on Saturday, 19th November. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest said awards were presented to 48 volunteers who...

LANDMARK COERCIVE CONTROL REFORMS PASS PARLIAMENT

Women, children and all members of the Tweed community will be made safer as historic and life-saving coercive control reforms passed Parliament yesterday. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest welcomed the passage of the laws through Parliament. “Coercive control is a form...