The Minns government says it's handed down a budget which locks in major funding for North Coast health infrastructure, alongside targeted cost-of-living relief designed for regional households and disaster recovery, as locals continue to face higher costs.

The NSW government and the Police Citizens Youth Club (PCYC) are investing $15.6 million to deliver life-changing opportunities for young people living in regional and remote NSW. They say this funding commitment will provide young people experiencing the pressures of societal challenges and disadvantage access to PCYC’s youth programs.

Tweed Heads is set for a facelift with a $1.9 million investment to revitalise the CBD after Tweed Shire Council was yesterday named as one of the successful recipients of funding through the NSW Department of Primary Industry & Regional Development.

The Minns government is investing in the mental health of regional communities with a new $335,000 12-month pilot program to support the mental wellbeing of farmers on the north coast.

The NSW government says it has delivered on its $5 million election promise to help develop high-priority, shovel-ready projects to improve water quality of the Tweed, Brunswick, Richmond and Evans river catchments.