The Tweed Shire Council is the local authority for the Tweed Valley in New South Wales.
| Tweed Shire Council New South Wales | |
|---|---|
| Population | 73,821[2] |
| • Density | Lua error: Unable to convert population "73821'"`UNIQ--ref-00000001-QINU`"'" to a number. |
| Area | 1,309[1] |
| Council seat | Murwillumbah (Tumbulgum Road} |
| Region | Northern Rivers |
| State electorate(s) | Tweed, [4], Lismore[5] |
| Federal division(s) | Richmond[3] |
| Website |  |
In May 2005 the State Government sacked Tweed Shire Council and referred allegations of corruption to the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
Tweed Shire includes suburbs of the Gold Coast in New South Wales, including:
- Tweed Heads (2001 population: 12,420)[6]
- Tweed Heads South, Banora Point and Terranora (2001 population: 27,368) [7]
- Kingscliff, Fingal Head, Chinderah and Cudgen (2001 population: 8,993)[8]
It also includes the towns and villages of Murwillumbah (7,596), Bogangar (3,028), Pottsville (2,585), Burringbar (332), Tumbulgum (360), Tyalgum and Uki (211).
History of the Tweed Shire
The European history of the Tweed Shire began in 1823 when the Tweed River was discovered by John Oxley. After sheltering on Cook Island, (4km from the River's mouth), Oxely travelled 11km up river. In 1828, Captain H. J. Rous explored 50km up the river. Settlers began to arrive in 182?, the first of which where the cedar getters, who came to harvest Great Red Cedars and send them back to England.[9]
References
- ^ "Tweed Shire Council". Department of Local Government. Retrieved 2006-11-17.
- ^ "Tweed (A) (Local Government Area)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2006-11-17.
- ^ "Richmond". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2006-11-17.
- ^ "Tweed Electoral District". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2006-11-17.
- ^ "Lismore Electoral District". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2006-11-17.
- ^ "2485 (Postal Area of Enumeration)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2006-11-17.
- ^ "2486 (Postal Area of Enumeration)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2006-11-17.
- ^ "2487 (Postal Area of Enumeration)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2006-11-17.
- ^ Collier's Encyclopedia. New York: Maxwell Macmillan Communication Group.
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