Tweed Heads

Tweed Heads NSW 2485 (Pop 55 860)

Pic: Twin towns (Tweed Heads & Coolangatta) 

Tweed Heads is the northernmost town in NSW and is located 862 km north of Sydney. Together with Coolangatta on the Qld border, it forms a twin town and denotes the beginning of the Gold Coast famous for its beaches, leisurely lifestyle and nightlife. In summer it can become confusing as NSW adopts daylight saving while Queensland does not. Original inhabitants were the Bundjalung and Minjungbal Aborigines and Capt Cook named the nearby Mount Warning and Point Danger in 1770 when he was almost shipwrecked here. The early economy relied on cedar cutting, agriculture, shipping and sugarcane followed by dairying and bananas. Today tourism, retirement, commercial fishing and agriculture are the economy’s mainstays. Markets (1st & 3^rd Sun each month) PCYC Florence St. Tel (07) 5599 1714. Wintersun Festival (June), Tweed Heads Habour Town Festival (Oct).

Tourist Attractions & Info:
The Tweed Maritime Museum, Kennedy Dr interesting historic complex of four buildings including the old Courthouse, the Old Soldiers Hall, a pioneers fishing shed and 1870s deckhouse. Open (11am-4pm) Tues/Thurs/Fri and (1pm-4pm) Sun. Razorback Lookout, Razorback Rd f excellent district views including Mt Warning, the remnant volcano chamber. Point Danger, Captain Cook Memorial and Lighthouse, Boundary St overlooks Duranbah Beach (great surfing) and the coastline from Surfers Paradise to Byron Bay. Tweed Heads Historic Site, Kirkwood Rd features a Minjungbal bora ring and museum and an estuary boardwalk overlooking Ukerabagh Island Nature Reserve.

Nearby:
John Hogan Rainforest (17 km s-w) beautiful palm rainforest walks. Seaside Towns and Beaches located at Kingscliff, Chinderah, Bogangar, Pottsville, Cabarita, Hastings Point, Wooyung.

Accommodation:
Tweed Heads has 17 motels, a hotel, holiday apartments and 6 caravan parks. Visitor Information Centre: Tweed Shopping Centre. Tel (07) 5536 4244 or 1800 674 414.

Airport:
Coolangatta/Gold Coast  Airport (OOL) Gold Coast Hwy, Coolangatta. Tel (07) 5589 1100. (6 km n-w).

Hospital:
Tweed Heads District Hospital, Powell St. Tel (07) 5536 1133.