Guiding the future use of rural land inTweed Shire

Council is preparing a Tweed Rural Land Strategy (RLS) to manage the future of rural land in the shire.

Rural land use in the Tweed has changed dramatically during the past 10 years, with continual pressure to change land uses and develop rural land.  The strategy will establish a contemporary policy to guide the use and development of rural land, balancing the land’s inherent capacity and suitability for specific uses, while considering economic, social, ecological and political considerations.

Click here to find out more about the Rural Land Strategy and provide your input.

Rural land in the Tweed serves a range of functions and values including farming, protection of the environment, tourism, rural industries and rural housing. However, over recent decades there has been a noticeable transition in how this land is being used.