The Tweed Coast extends from Tweed Heads on the Queensland / New South Wales border to Kingscliff and as far inland as Murwillumbah and Mount Warning.
The major regions in the Tweed Coast include: Fingal Head, Kingscliff, Murwillumbah, Pottsville, Tweed Heads.
The Tweed Coast covers Tweed Heads which is a town located in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. Tweed Heads is located next to the "Twin Town" of Coolangatta. Coolangatta being on the Queensland side on the Gold Coast. Tweed Heads is in the Tweed Shire. Tweed Heads lies on the beautiful Tweed River.
Tweed Heads has a shared economy with Coolangatta based heavily on tourism. Also because Tweed Heads is close to the tourist area of the Gold Coast.
Some of Tweed Heads' most popular tourist destinations include Mount Warning, Nightcap, Border Rangers, Springbrook and Lamington National Parks.
Tweed Heads Mean maximum temperature (°C): 25.8
Tweed Heads Mean minimum temperature (°C): 14.4
Tweed Heads Mean rainfall (mm): 1576.9
With a temperate climate and relaxed lifestyle, Tweed Heads has grown at the rate of 4% a year. The Tweed Heads population has matured considerably over the earlier few decades, with families seeking a more relaxed environment that is Tweed Heads, Tweed Coast.
Point Danger - up the road from the Tweed Heads main business focus, is where you will be greeted by a memorial for Captain Cook. The memorial marks the New South Wales and Queensland borders.
The arts community in Tweed Heads is quite prominant with the Tweed River Regional Art Gallery at nearby Murwillumbah. The Tweed River Regional Art Gallery is the focus for many major art exhibitions and is the home of the Doug Moran Portrait Prize - the world's richest art prize.
Tweed Heads is one hour by air from Sydney. The Coolangatta international airport is only a 15 minutes away and Brisbane is only 1.5 hours away by car. The Gold Coast is 30 minutes north of Tweed Heads, Tweed Coast.
Tweed Heads offers international entertainment, fine dining and the latest in gaming at world class clubs.