Infrastructure and industrial precincts
Strong infrastructure is the backbone of any growing economy.
The Tweed possesses the necessary infrastructure to support your business now and into the future, conveniently located in proximity to major road and air transport routes.
Transport
Road
The Pacific Highway transverses the Shire and is a strategic regional corridor providing fast, efficient links between Brisbane and Sydney connecting the major population centres along the NSW Coast as well as South East Queensland including the Gold Coast. The broader Northern Rivers Region has strong links to the New England Region to the west.
Air
The Gold Coast Airport is located on the border of the Tweed Shire and City of Gold Coast. It is Australia’s sixth busiest and fastest growing airport and provides flights to major Australian cities as well as direct international flights to South East Asia and New Zealand.
Airport services include freight handling facilities to cater for the growing air freight demand of the region. Future plans for Gold Coast Airport include development of a multi-modal transport interchange comprising of coordinated air, road, heavy rail and light rail facilities and services. Refer to the Gold Coast Airport website for more information.
Tweed Shire Council operates the Murwillumbah Airfield which is open to use by general aviation. For further information refer to the Bob Whittle Murwillumbah Airfield page.
Sea
The Tweed is conveniently located between two major ports which can be accessed via the Pacific Highway. Port of Brisbane is 90 minutes to the north whilst the Port of Yamba is approximately two hours to the south. Both Ports are a security regulated international trading port.
A number of commercial fishing ports operate within The Tweed and Northern Rivers region that benefit from convenient access to freight services and impound facilities at Gold Coast Airport.
Telecommunications
Fixed broadband in the Tweed is provided by the National Broadband Network (NBN) which is provided through a mix of fixed wireless, satellite, fibre to the node and fibre to the premises. NBN are continuing to upgrade broadband connections in the Tweed as part of an ongoing rollout.
To find out more about fixed broadband in the Tweed visit the NBN site.
Mobile broadband in the Tweed is provided by the three major telecommunications providers, Telstra, Optus and Vodaphone. Mobile coverage is considered good across all major populated areas with limited coverage in some of the more remote rural areas.
Water supply
The Tweed has a reliable water supply to meet all residential and industrial needs sourced predominately via natural flows from the Tweed and Oxley Rivers and supplemented by releases from Clarrie Hall Dam.
Industrial precincts
The Tweed has a number of employment precincts suitable for a variety of industries and businesses, all within easy access to the major transport routes. The precincts are either zoned E3 Productivity Support or E4 General Industrial.
Land zoned E3 Productivity Support is intended to accommodate businesses not suited to a centre location, services that cater to the local population and industries that are lower on the land value hierarchy than retail and commercial office use.
Land zoned E4 General Industrial is intended to provide suitable land and floor space for general and light industries, warehousing, supporting businesses and complementary uses.
Key employment precincts
| Suburb |
Details |
| Tweed Heads South |
66 ha of land adjacent to Pacific Highway, zoned part E3 and E4. Predominantly an established employment precinct with limited vacant land opportunities. |
| Murwillumbah South / Fernvale |
471 ha of land predominantly zoned E4, with land adjacent to Tweed Valley Way zoned E3 Productivity Support. Includes Wardrop Valley Industrial Precinct. |
| Tweed Heads |
13 ha adjacent to the Pacific Highway at Ourimbah Road, located in proximity to Gold Coast Airport and Tweed Heads commercial precincts. |
| Chinderah |
77 ha of land zoned E4, adjacent to the Pacific Highway. |
| Tweed Heads West |
16 ha located 500m from the Pacific Highway at Tringa Street, includes vacant land suitable for new development.
Two small pockets of employment land zoned E3, located in proximity to Gold Coast Airport. |
| Pottsville / Cudgera Creek |
12 ha of land zoned E4, located in proximity to the Pacific Highway. |