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District of Tweed overview and candidate profiles

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Can Council’s overturn their decisions?

NSW Labor planning minister, Paul Scully, when asked about the Wallum estate by local MP Tamara Smith (Greens)  in...
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WATER Northern Rivers says Rous County Council is wrong

WATER Northern Rivers Alliance says despite decades of objection, Rous County Council have just commissioned yet another heritage and biodiversity study in the Rocky Creek valley, between Dunoon and The Channon, in the heart of the Northern Rivers.
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Mayor defends promoting sale of Wallum lots

Is the role of mayor Michael Lyon as a negotiator with Wallum developers, Clarence Property, compromised? With talks with...
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The bridges of Ballina Council

Ballina Shire Council has started preliminary investigation works at Fishery Creek Bridge, on River Street, and Canal Bridge, on Tamarind Drive, as part of their plan to duplicate both bridges.
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Labor leading

A very proactive Minns Labor government will celebrate one year in government with a massive investment of $1.8 billion...
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Jungle Juice – squeezing the most out of life!

Four years ago, Guido and Natalia Annoni decided to swap the rat race for the jungle – heading north...
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Reclaiming childhood in the ‘device age’

A century and a half ago, the visionary Henry David Thoreau declared people had become ‘the tool of their tools.’  In this device-driven age of smartphones, social media, and artificial intelligence, few observations could be seen as more prescient. 
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Collected on this page are key Echonetdaily articles for the electoral district of Tweed including an overview of the electorate and profiles for all candidates.

A changing guard in seat of Tweed

The seat of Tweed has been a hard-fought battleground for Labor and the incumbent Nationals for the past 10 years or more.

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Geoff Provest, Nationals Tweed candidate

Geoff has been the Nationals state Member for Tweed since defeating the Labor incumbent in 2007 and was re-elected in 2011. He is currently the parliamentary secretary to the deputy premier and for regional roads.

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Andrea Vickers, Tweed Greens candidate

As a regional resident for 15 years, Andrea Vickers is committed to creating a strong and sustainable economic, social and environmental base for Tweed. She has seen the need for better service delivery and a long term economic strategy for the electorate.

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Ron Goodman, ALP candidate for Tweed

I’m seeking your support as only Labor has the policies and focus to get Tweed back on track by delivering more jobs, better hospitals, quality schools, and banning harmful coal seam gas mining in our region.

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All Tweed District news and articles

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The bridges of Ballina Council

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Ballina Shire Council has started preliminary investigation works at Fishery Creek Bridge, on River Street, and Canal Bridge, on Tamarind Drive, as part of their plan to duplicate both bridges.
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Tweed Council wants your ideas on future sports facilities

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Tweed Council is looking for feedback from residents about future plans for sport and recreation in the area.
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REDinc’s new Performing Arts Centre is go!

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It’s been a long wait, but two years on from the 2022 flood REDinc in Lismore have announced the official opening of a new Performing Arts Centre.
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Not enough letters like this about Gaza in The Echo?

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The Echo’s studied indifference to the plight of the Palestinians and its reluctance to publish letters on the subject reveals the moral fibre of...
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