Tweed Heads, New South Wales
Tweed Heads is a coastal city[4][5] at the mouth of the Tweed River in the Northern Rivers region of the state of New South Wales, Australia. Tweed Heads is the northernmost town in New South Wales, and is located in the Tweed Shire local government area. It is situated 830 km (520 mi) north of Sydney and 103 km (64 mi) south of Brisbane. The town is next to the border with Queensland and is adjacent to its "twin town" of Coolangatta, which is a suburb of the Gold Coast in Queensland.
Tweed Heads
New South Wales
The urban boundaries of Tweed Heads extend south along the coastline to Hastings Point, and westward along the Terranora Creek encompassing Bilambil Heights and Terranora.[21] This area includes the suburbs and localities of:
Tourism[edit]
Given its proximity to the Gold Coast, Tweed Heads has a shared economy with Coolangatta based heavily on tourism.
Tweed Heads' most popular tourist destinations include Mount Warning, one of the largest shield volcanoes in the Southern Hemisphere, and the nearby Nightcap, Border Ranges, Springbrook and Lamington National Parks, which abound with sub-tropical fauna and flora.[22]
Amenities[edit]
Banora Point Uniting Church is at 63 Darlington Drive (28°12′54″S 153°32′30″E / 28.2151°S 153.5418°E).[27][28]
Below are a list of retirement villages and retirement living facilities in the Tweed Region:
The following is a list of notable people who were born, resided, or died in Tweed Heads:
