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Where is the Tweed?
Working at Tweed Shire Council
We’re the largest employer in the Tweed with over 750 staff.
We provide more than 50 services to our local community. You can make a difference every day when you work with us.
Tweed Shire Council has administration offices in Murwillumbah and Tweed Heads, and depots throughout the shire.
We take pride in serving our community.
Why Tweed Shire Council is such a great place to work (1:36 mins)
Our values were written by our staff
- Living and loving the Tweed.
- We look after people and places, explore all opportunities and are proud of our passionate approach.
- We care about each other, choose to be here, and are in this together.
- We have conversations where everyone can contribute and we are willing to have a go.
- We put back in to make a difference, so that our Tweed community is even better tomorrow than it is today.
© Ryan Fowler
Opportunity for all
If you face particular difficulties in completing a job application or require adjustments at interview please contact HR on 02 6670 2159 or email careers@tweed.nsw.gov.au.
We're all equal
Caring for the environment
We have a responsibility to look after our environment for future generations, so sustainability is at the heart of everything we do.
We buy more than half our electricity from NSW wind and solar farms
Our Cool Towns urban forest program is increasing tree cover across the shire
Council is aiming to reach net zero emissions from operations by 2030
Council staff have installed water treatment plants in Kenyan villages
Making a difference
Council’s Tweed Kenya Mentoring Program supports water and sanitation projects in small villages in Siaya, Kenya.
Council provides technical and financial support, and several staff have volunteered to travel to Kenya to help with the program.
The project has created unique bonds of friendship between the Tweed and Kenyan communities.
Staff donations to the program are matched by Council.
Where is the Tweed?
Located in the Northern Rivers in New South Wales, we share a border with Queensland.
Our beautiful beaches, mountains and rivers make the Tweed a great place to live and work.
