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Welcome to Tweed Shire Council's online hub for community engagement.

This is your one-stop source of information about all of Council's engagement campaigns, including access to online forums, surveys, quick polls and videos.

Whenever Council is seeking community input on a Council-related issue, it will be featured here on Your Say Tweed. Our aim is to consolidate all Council's community engagement activities in one place so you can keep up to date with what's happening locally and have your say on the things that matter to you.

We invite you to drop by regularly to see and participate in the latest issues.

Contributing your ideas is quick and easy

Registration is optional but as a registered member of Your Say Tweed you will receive the full experience of Council’s online engagement site, including the ability to participate in all the online surveys and forums.

Of course, if you'd prefer, you can continue to engage with Council via the traditional methods. Information about Council's engagement campaigns is also available at Council's Customer Service centres at Tweed Heads and Murwillumbah or you can contact Council on (02) 6670 2400.

Welcome to Tweed Shire Council's online hub for community engagement.

This is your one-stop source of information about all of Council's engagement campaigns, including access to online forums, surveys, quick polls and videos.

Whenever Council is seeking community input on a Council-related issue, it will be featured here on Your Say Tweed. Our aim is to consolidate all Council's community engagement activities in one place so you can keep up to date with what's happening locally and have your say on the things that matter to you.

We invite you to drop by regularly to see and participate in the latest issues.

Contributing your ideas is quick and easy

Registration is optional but as a registered member of Your Say Tweed you will receive the full experience of Council’s online engagement site, including the ability to participate in all the online surveys and forums.

Of course, if you'd prefer, you can continue to engage with Council via the traditional methods. Information about Council's engagement campaigns is also available at Council's Customer Service centres at Tweed Heads and Murwillumbah or you can contact Council on (02) 6670 2400.

Consultation has concluded
  • New playground for Banora Point East

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    Council is finalising the design for a new playground at Wilson Park, in Banora Point East, after the original facility was removed during the Pacific Highway upgrade completed in 2012.

    Visit the documents library at at the Wilson Park page to see the proposed layout and click here to send an emailed submission before Tuesday 28 July.


  • Household Clean-up survey

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    Council is reviewing how it provides bulk waste disposal services for Tweed households.

    The service currently operates as a scheduled biannual kerbside collection and Council is inviting community feedback on a number of options.

    Tell us your preferred option by completing the online survey, or click here to find out more.

  • Tell us your stories about Tom Beatson Outlook and Razorback

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    What are your memories of Tom Beatson Outlook and do you visit Razorback?

    Council recently closed Tom Beatson Outlook while it investigates public safety measures for the facility.

    Visit the Razorback page to share your Tom Beatson Outlook stories.

  • Have your say on the draft Tweed Coast Comprehensive Koala Plan of Management

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    The Tweed Coast koala population has declined by approximately 50 per cent in the last decade and Tweed Shire Council has prepared a draft management plan to help it recover.

    The draft Tweed Coast Comprehensive Koala Plan of Management is now on public exhibition until Tuesday 2 December 2014.

    For details, visit the Tweed Coast Comprehensive Koala Plan of Management page, here on Your Say Tweed. 

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  • Council endorses Community Infrastructure Framework

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    At its meeting of Thursday 16 October 2014, Council resolved to endorse the revised Community Infrastructure Framework.

    For details, visit the Community Infrastructure Framework page here on Your Say Tweed. 

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  • Kingscliff Community Consultation Workshop

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    An initial community workshop to inform the proposed Kingscliff Locality Plan was held on Friday 12 September at the Kingscliff Community Hall and was met with enthusiastic participation. 

    More than 150 members of the local community dropped in to speak with Council planning officers over the course of the afternoon and about 80 people participated in an evening presentation and workshop.

    John Lynch of Council's Planning Reforms Unit said the drop-in sessions and workshop had generated valuable ideas and discussion which would directly inform the development of the vision and strategies of the draft locality plan.

    Click here for more information.

  • Rural Villages Strategy reference panel presentation now available online

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    Council's strategic planner, Matthew Zenkteler, met with the Rural Villages Strategy reference panel on Wednesday 3 September, and a copy of his presentation is now available for download here on Your Say Tweed.

    The presentation provides a summary of the consultation undertaken so far and discusses the project management approach for the next 'Design' phase, which involves the drafting of a Rural Villages Strategy.

    It also outlines the proposed structure of that draft document and overlaps with other Council strategies, particularly the Rural Lands Strategy.

    If you have any questions about the presentation, or the Rural Villages Strategy generally, please contact Council's Planning Reforms Unit on 02 6670 2503.

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  • What do you want for the future of Kingscliff?

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    Don't miss your opportunity to chat one-on-one with Council planning officers and share your ideas for the future with the broader community at Kingscliff Community Hall on Friday 12 September.

    Doors will open at 2pm for anyone who'd like to drop in for a chat with Council officers about the Kingscliff Locality Plan,with a presentation and workshop exercise to take place from 5 until 7.30pm.

    The presentation will explain the background of the Kingscliff Locality Plan process and key Kingscliff projects.  During the workshop, community members will have an opportunity to discuss their experiences of Kingscliff and how they view the long-term future of the area.  See the information poster for more details.

    Community input is vital to create a locality plan that reflects the visions and expectations of the people who live, work, play and stay in Kingscliff, so in addition to the community workshop, we also welcome your feedback via completion of a community survey available online or in hard copy at Council's Murwillumbah and Tweed Heads offices.

    To stay up to date with the latest news and project information, visit the Kingscliff Locality Plan page here on Your Say Tweed.

    If you have any questions, or would like to discuss the project further, please contact Council's Planning Reforms unit on (02) 6670 2520.

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  • Have your say on Tweed's draft Community Infrastructure Framework

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    Now is your chance to have your say on a draft Community Infrastructure Framework, which aims to support a network approach to planning and delivery of community and cultural facilities across Tweed Shire.

    This draft framework is currently on public exhibition until Friday 12 September 2014 and acknowledges that Council's community and cultural facilities are at different stages of planning, design and delivery.

    A Community Infrastructure Framework considers the network of Council facilities
    and spaces that support community and cultural activities across Tweed Shire including
    community activities and events, human services and programs, performing arts, cultural
    activities and exhibitions, as well as libraries.

    "The Community Infrastructure Framework will be a tool for coordinating these diverse activities across the network and to ensure Council has the information required to make good investment and management decisions for local communities and across the whole Tweed Shire," Council's Community Development Officer - Social Planning, Ian O'Reilly, said.

    "A network approach means that we will consider how facilities can be designed, located and managed to contribute to the full complement of community facilities and spaces required across Tweed Shire, rather than just operating as individual facilities."

    Council will consider all feedback on the draft framework in October 2014, and once the framework is endorsed Council officers will then prepare a Community and Cultural Facilities Network Plan.
    Work on the network plan is scheduled to commence in January 2015 and will consider detailed requirements for facilities across Tweed Shire.

    "This will include looking at how facilities are used to benefit the community and funding and investment options for improving our community and cultural facilities network," Mr O'Reilly said.

    "The Community Infrastructure Framework is an important step in establishing a more coordinated approach to planning, design and delivery of our facilities, and will assist Council to source the funds required to deliver important facilities for community and cultural activities in the Tweed."

    For more information, visit the Community Infrastructure Framework page here on Your Say Tweed, or contact Council's Community Development unit on (02) 6670 2276.

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  • 'Liveable Cities' workshop to inform Kingscliff locality planning

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    'The Future of Kingscliff ' was the focus of an enquiry by design workshop at the 7th Making Cities Liveable Conference held at Salt in July.

    The workshop aimed to stimulate new conceptual thinking through the use of 3D massing blocks over scaled aerial photos of the Kingscliff town centre.  Participants included town planners, urban designers, architects, landscape architects and Councillors from across Queensland and NSW, who were interrogated  about key planning and urban design parameters including building height, setbacks, land use, public domain, connectivity and traffic management principles over three key town centre sites. 

    Outputs from the workshop, including a sketched concept plan and photographs of the 3D models built on the day, will be used to generate discussion around the development of options for the Kingscliff Locality Plan when they publicly exhibited as part of this planning process.

    A copy of the conference presentation delivered on the day is included here on Your Say Tweed for community reference.

    A detailed overview of the workshop scope is included on the Liveable Cities Conference website

    To stay up to date, visit the Kingscliff Locality Plan page here on Your Say Tweed. 

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