The Tweed Shire encompasses the northern most part of coastal NSW. Murwillumbah is the biggest town in the region servicing many of the smaller hinterland villages. The coastal part of the shire is ever changing and growing as it continues to be a popular holiday destination and more and more families settle in the area.
You can’t miss the black and white cow prints painted on the electricity poles through this Pacific Highway village. The paintwork continues over the general store and other buildings, and the cow-puns certainly draw attention to the services available in this convenient coffee stop. Mooball is also the turn-off point …
Pioneer settler and cattleman Joshua Bray first noted the name Murwillumbah in 1863 as his recording of the Aboriginal name for the local tribe and tribal lands between the Rous and Tweed Rivers, but it was not until 1868 that the first vessel appeared on the Tweed River. A year …
A delightful village on the South Arm of the Tweed River, Uki was originally the centre of the cedar trade in the late 19th century. As the land was cleared, many dairy farms were established and the village included a butter factory, school, churches, bank and store. However the postwar …