Tag Tweed Hospital redevelopment
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Provest, not Milne, should resign
Roman Newton, Kingscliff Perhaps the massive petition against having the hospital site at Cudgen should al-so press to request the resignation of Geoff Provest, twisting the genuine motivations of the mayor to fake mischief. Provest’s ‘tireless efforts to ensure as... Read More →
One week ago | Chris Dobney | 0 -
Protests continue as Tweed hospital site changes hands
Tweed mayor Katie Milne has suggested Tweed Council may consider boycotting contractors who work on the new Tweed Hospital site opposite Kingscliff TAFE.
12 days ago | Chris Dobney | 7 -
Tweed Hospital environmental impact statement lodged
Tweed MP Geoff Provest has announced the lodgement today of the Environmental Impact Statement for the Stage 1 planning application for Tweed Valley Hospital.
25 days ago | Echonetdaily | 2 -
Petition to save Cudgen – Should new Tweed Hospital stay at current site?
North coast Greens MP Dawn Walker presented a petition to the upper house of the NSW parliament this week calling for the prime farmland on Cudgen Plateau to be protected.
October 18, 2018 | Aslan Shand | 3 -
Minister’s offer to meet hospital site opponents ‘empty’
An offer by NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard to meet with opponents of the planned Kingscliff site for the new Tweed Hospital has been described as ‘an empty gesture’ by Labor’s contender for the state seat of Tweed, Craig Elliot.
October 16, 2018 | Chris Dobney | 3 -
Hospital site opponents get chance to meet minister
Tweed MP Geoff Provest (Nationals) says Health Minister Brad Hazzard is prepared to meet with opponents of the site the government has selected for the new Tweed Hospital.
October 15, 2018 | Chris Dobney | 3 -
Labor throws out debate challenge to Nationals over Tweed Hospital site
A challenge to a public debate on the proposed Tweed Hospital site at Cudgen has been issued by Country Labor candidate Craig Elliot to sitting Nationals member Geoff Provest as accusations of favours to developer mates continue to be tossed around.
September 28, 2018 | Aslan Shand | 4 -
Arguments reach boiling point over Tweed Hospital siting
Greens MP Dawn Walker raises questions in parliament over compulsory acquisition of farmland and nature reserve for hospital site while Nationals and Labor trade barbs over alleged favours for political party donors.
September 26, 2018 | Chris Dobney | 7 -
Hospital corruption: Tweed
Lindy Smith, Tweed Heads The independent review into NSW major projects has found development proposals are being assessed in a manner that is ‘opaque’ in both logic and rationale. The review was commissioned to address criticism that assessment reports were ‘difficult... Read More →
September 26, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Kings Forest hospital site not shovel ready: Tweed MP
Tweed MP Geoff Provest (Nationals) has cast doubt on claims by federal Richmond MP Justine Elliot (ALP) that Labor’s preferred site for the new Tweed Hospital is ‘shovel ready’.
September 19, 2018 | Chris Dobney | 4 -
‘Nothing of environmental significance’ at Tweed Hospital site
NSW Health Infrastructure has repudiated claims by federal Richmond MP Justine Elliot (Labor) that the Kingscliff site for the new Tweed Hospital would need to be assessed by the federal environment department.
September 17, 2018 | Chris Dobney | 0 -
Accusations heat up over Tweed Hospital site
The debate over the process and final location of the new Tweed Hospital site continues as the Nationals and Labor accuse each other of putting politics before the people.
September 14, 2018 | Aslan Shand | 0 -
Is federal approval needed for new Tweed Hospital site?
Local Federal MP Justine Elliot has highlighted the requirement for the proposed Tweed Hospital site at Cudgen, near Kingscliff, to be referred to the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment
September 13, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 2 -
Planning panel announced for new Tweed Valley Hospital
A community panel has been formed to ‘to help shape the vision for the new $582 million Tweed Valley Hospital’, according to Tweed MP Geoff Provest (Nationals).
September 11, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Tweed hospital site selection triggers questions in federal parliament
Local federal MP Justine Elliot has put questions in writing in the federal parliament to the minister for agriculture concerning the NSW state government’s decision to build a new hospital on the protected Cudgen farmlands at Kingscliff.
August 17, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 3 -
Role of health minister in selection of Tweed Hospital site questioned
Questions over the role of the health minister Brad Hazard has played in ruling out the current Tweed Hospital site for redevelopment have been raised by Tweed Shire councillor Chris Cherry.
August 16, 2018 | Aslan Shand | 4 -
Tweed hospital siting a developer’s dream
Lindy Smith,Tweed Heads. The NSW government in defiance of proper transparency again has only released a summary report on its site selection for a new Tweed hospital. Again it is biased, with assessment of issues in the negative for other... Read More →
August 1, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 2 -
Tweed hospital site
Barbara Roughan, Kingscliff There were no surprises in the report released by Health Infrastructure ruling out Kings Forest, Chinderah and Tweed Coast Road. It is just another example of very flawed reasoning from this team. The term ‘following community consultation’ is... Read More →
July 24, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 6 -
Residents deserve truth on Tweed Hospital
Barbara Roughan, Kingscliff. Geoff Provest wants clarity on what is happening in the new hospital debate. This is strange coming from the master of misinformation! He claims that ‘despite extensive community consultation and expert planning, NSW Labor is insisting the... Read More →
July 5, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Nats, ALP trade barbs over Tweed Hospital
The Nationals are accusing Labor of ‘delaying tactics’ over the Tweed Hospital site while Labor says the government is ‘lying’ about its planned completion date.
July 4, 2018 | Chris Dobney | 4 -
Greens want new hospital built in Tweed Heads
In a departure from both the government and opposition plans, Greens North Coast MP Dawn Walker has called for the new Tweed Hospital to be re-developed on its existing site in Tweed Heads.
July 3, 2018 | Chris Dobney | 6 -
Kingscliff confirmed as site for new Tweed Hospital
The controversial original Kingscliff site for the Tweed Valley Hospital has been reconfirmed following a reselection process by NSW Health Infrastructure.
July 2, 2018 | Chris Dobney | 10 -
Coalition in disarray over Tweed Hospital
Barbara Joy Roughan, Kingscliff. Which politician is lying to us now? On Saturday, minister Brad Hazzard announced the controversial choice of Kingscliff/Cudgen will be the site of the new, much needed Tweed Valley Hospital. He insists it’s a matter of... Read More →
July 1, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 1 -
Kings Forest a better site for new hospital
Barbara Roughan, Kingscliff. Thousands of Tweed residents objecting to the Kingscliff hospital site are completely in agreement with medical staff in wanting a new, larger hospital for the entire Tweed Shire. Our concern is that at no time were the... Read More →
June 6, 2018 | Chris Dobney | 2 -
Tweed Hospital to close when new facility opens
Barbara Roughan, Kingscliff. It has finally been confirmed by a spokeswoman for the NSW Health Tweed Infrastructure team that the current Tweed Heads Hospital will CLOSE once the new Tweed Valley Hospital is up and running. All services will be... Read More →
May 22, 2018 | Echonetdaily | 0
