Cool Towns - Tweed Shire Urban Forest Program

Favourite Tree of the Tweed photo competition it's time to vote!

We have received 25 stunning photos of trees in urban environments of the Tweed and it's now time to vote for your favourites.

Thank you to everyone who has submitted their photos.

Voting is easy!

Simply click on the 'thumbs up' below each photo to vote for your favourite/s. You can also leave comments.
Just remember, you can't vote for your own entry.

The entry voted the Tweed’s favourite will receive a nursery voucher to purchase a native tree or plant(s), gardening maintenance kit and 6 bags of high-quality compost, produced by Soilco from Tweed’s Organics Processing Facility. Two (2) runners up will receive nursery vouchers.

Click here to vote

Cool Towns - increasing shade and reducing urban heat in the Tweed Shire

The Tweed’s natural landscape and biodiversity is of international significance and Cool Towns aims to bring the benefits of nature into urban centres. Trees in urban areas bring a multitude of benefits to the community, the environment and the economy, including:

Summary of the broad array of benefits trees provide

Our goal for Cool Towns is to increase the amount and quality of tree canopy within urban areas of the Tweed, including all trees and vegetation, providing shade, cooling and amenity values. Areas of focus may include:

• Natural shade for parks, playgrounds and open spaces
• Street trees along arterial roads, shared paths, civic spaces and residential streets with minimal tree coverage

Tell us where we need more street trees

Where are the public spaces that need more trees for shade and cooling?

Have your say to let us know about the parks, walkways, pedestrian areas or streets that need more shade coverage to help us prioritise where funding should be spent for new tree planting projects.

Take the survey, or drop a pin on our interactive map.

Request a tree on your nature strip

To request tree planting on nature strips or paths outside your residence, complete the service request form for tree planting.

Requests are subject to site assessments, and if suitable will be allocated for winter planting schedules.

2024 tree planting projects

Tweed Shire Council has completed its tree planting for the winter 2024 season. To read updates on these projects, click the links below:

• Bellevue Estate, Murwillumbah (completed)
• Overall Drive, Pottsville (completed)
• Covent Gardens Way, Banora Point (scheduled for 2025 winter planting)
• National Tree Day - Banora Point (completed)
• Avondale Drive, Banora Point (along pathway - completed)

Residents who requested a tree for their verge via the Tree Planting Request Form will be assessed by an Arborist for site suitability and if appropriate, added to the planting list for the winter 2025 season.