2019 NSW Youth Advisory Council Applications Open

Member for Tweed Geoff Provest is encouraging local youth to apply for a position on the 2019 NSW Youth Advisory Council (YAC). The YAC is responsible for advising the NSW Government on issues of importance to young people, as well as evaluating youth-related...

Bill passes targeting Tweed’s Public Housing wreckers and rorters

Tenants who damage public housing and those convicted of rental fraud will face new sanctions and eviction under a Bill passed today by the NSW Government. Member for Tweed Geoff Provest and Minister for Social Housing Pru Goward said the Bill, which amends the...

Angel Rings on site soon

Member for Tweed, Geoff Provest has today confirmed that Lifesaving Angel Rings will be installed at Fingal Head by the Australian National Sportsfishing Association (ANSA) in coming weeks. This follows a successful outcome following negotiations with NSW Crown Lands,...

New initiative boosting teen employment prospects

Member for Tweed Geoff Provest is encouraging local businesses to register their interest in mentoring and building vocational skills in young people to help divert them away from crime and into education and employment opportunities. The new RISEUP program was...

Pottsville Ambulance Station marks another milestone

Member for Tweed Geoff Provest today announced tenders have been called for the construction of the first NSW Ambulance station for the community of Pottsville at 1128 Pottsville Road. “This is a significant milestone in the NSW Government’s election commitment to...

Dangerous lifejackets being traded in for new designs

Boaties have traded-in potentially dangerous lifejackets in exchange for new, modern versions, with the NSW Government’s pioneering Old4New program notching up around 26,000 new, safer jackets. The Centre for Maritime Safety initiative encouraged people to trade in...