Council recognises the value events bring to our region.
A wide range of events are hosted in the Tweed each year, across the music, sport, culture and arts, food and community sectors.
Make sure your event is listed on What's On Tweed – it's free!
Holding events Sustainable events Workshops Signage banners
Event sponsorship and funding
Find out about the latest event sponsorship funding opportunities.
Tweed events strategy
The Tweed Events Strategy 2024–2028(PDF, 3MB) guides the sustainable growth, development and delivery of events that are the right-fit for the region and uniquely Tweed. This means they celebrate our lifestyle and culture, align with our community values and showcase the Tweed’s hero experiences.
The Tweed is at an exciting stage of maturity as an attractive and sustainable event destination, building on its natural strengths by attracting and support events that align with our community’s and destination’s values.
The Events Strategy Snapshot outlines the experiences we celebrate and events we welcome.
Holding an event
Application to hold a community event
Guide for event organisers
To learn about what's involved with organising an event read the Event Starter Guide.
The guide is for organisers of both small and major events. It was developed by the NSW Government with support from other government agencies.
Road closures for events
For information about traffic management and road closures for events see roads and bridges.
Insurance requirements
When applying to hold an event on Council land you will need to have public liability insurance (Certificate of Currency) that:
- has a minimum cover of $20 million
- is consistent with the name of the applicant
- is relevant to the activity/event and location
- is valid and current for the period of the licence
- has the following wording in the Interested parties/counterparties section:
- Tweed Shire Council and Minister administering the Crown Land Management Act 2016.
Liquor licences
To find out about applying for a liquor licence or selling alcohol, head to food businesses.
Sustainable events
Council encourages event organisers, sponsors and stallholders to run greener events so less goes to landfill.
We encourage all event managers to lead by example.
Single-use party decorations
Balloons, confetti, rice, silk flowers, glitter, or foil or biodegradable confetti and other single-use party decorations (for example, streamers, party poppers and glow sticks) are not permitted to be used in Council’s parks or beaches. Find a list of ideas and alternatives for getting started with replacing single use materials at balloon and plastic party decoration ban.
Event workshops
Council delivers free workshops to community event organisers to provide:
- organisational and planning tips for your event
- an opportunity hear from guest speakers
- professional development and training
- networking opportunities.
Next event workshop
The next event workshop will be held in March 2025.
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Booking conditions and banner guidelines
The display of banners is subject to booking conditions being met prior to making an application.
It is the intent that these signs are visually attractive and provided in a uniform manner so that they are easily understood by motorists.
Banner guidelines have been developed to assist community groups and individuals with the application process.
Booking conditions
- The applicant must be a not-for-profit incorporated organisation or a commercial organisation promoting a community event/activity.
- Applications will be processed in the order they are received.
- The applicant is preferably based in the Tweed Shire.
- The proposed event/activity must take place in Tweed Shire.
- Banners can only be displayed for a maximum of 2 consecutive weeks and is dependent on other bookings.
- Erection of banners will be on the Monday; except where a Public Holiday falls on a Monday, when the banner will be erected on Tuesday. If Council staff and plant are unavailable, this may cause delays with banner erections from time to time.
- Approval to hold the event/activity must have been issued by Tweed Shire Council (when on Council managed land).
- Council reserves the right to refuse to display any banner, particularly if, in the opinion of Council, it is poor in appearance, or projects an offensive message.
- Loss or damage to banners is not Council's responsibility.
- The applicant must comply with Council's insurance requirements.
- The applicant incurs a take-down cost if no replacement banner.
- No fees will be waived.
- Payment to be made no later than one week prior to erection.
Organisations/individuals that are not eligible to make an application are:
- commercial venues (i.e. pubs or licensed venues)
- business operations
- garage sales
- for overtly political activities or activities that could be perceived as benefitting a political party or political campaign
- for activities that could be perceived as divisive within the community.
Banner specifications
Banners cannot be displayed if the design and layout do not comply with Council's banner specifications:
- Maximum depth (height) of banner to be 90 cm.
- Maximum length of banner to be 8 m.
- Combined length of banner plus extended length of rope from all 4 corners to be minimum of 19.5 m.
- Rope to be 12 mm diameter nylon.
- Corners to be reinforced and rope to be sewn into banner along the full length of top and bottom.
- Two rows of 150 mm diameter circular cutouts or, approximately 100 mm diameter cutouts at 750 mm centres to reduce wind resistance.
- Material to be heavy duty, reinforced PVC or equivalent.
- Eyelets (10 mm diameter) along top of banner at 600 mm centres to facilitate hooking banner to fixed cable.
Banner delivery
Banners must be delivered to Tweed Heads depot, Gray Street Tweed Heads for erection at Wharf Street Tweed Heads and Murwillumbah Depot, Buchanan Street Murwillumbah for erection in Alma Street, Murwillumbah. Delivery must be between the hours of 10 am and 2 pm.
Banners must be delivered at least one week prior to the erection date, they must also be picked up from the depot no later than one week following the display period. Council does not offer storage of banners and any banners not collected will be disposed of.
At the time of delivery you will be required to supply a:
- contact name and number
- copy of receipt of payment or a copy of the temporary banner application form with the receipt number filled in.