Tweed Shire Council has completed its final major building restoration project from the devastating 2022 floods, concluding a multi-million-dollar resilience program, The Northern Rivers Times reports. The milestone marks the end of a sustained recovery effort across the region.
Alongside the council's completion of reconstruction, the NSW Reconstruction Authority has committed up to $1 million toward a major agricultural drainage upgrade at Condong Creek, The Northern Rivers Times reports. The funding will strengthen flood resilience for Tweed farmers and improve the farming future in the area.
A Tweed kidney transplant recipient is encouraging more Australians to register as organ and tissue donors after receiving a donated kidney that transformed her life, according to The Northern Rivers Times. Her story has inspired a wider appeal for increased participation in organ and tissue donation programs.
Artist Heather Matthew will create handmade paper worlds from recycled cotton clothing at Tweed Regional Museum's street party on September 5 as part of a climate action arts project, The Echo reports. The 'Dear World' initiative combines environmental sustainability with creative expression.
The Echo reports that a domestic carer near Tweed Heads was charged with property offences following a police investigation.