News

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Pushing Tweed in Sydney

Date: 2010-07-15
Source: Tweed Sun

The Tweed is about to embark on a sales pitch to Sydneysiders looking for a change in location and lifestyle.

Coast way of life top sell in city news image

Coast way of life top sell in city

Date: 2010-07-10
Source: Tweed Daily News

The Tweed is the perfect escape for Sydneysiders looking to exit the rat race.

The TEDC, Stockland and Industry Central have joined forces to pitch the unique benefits of the Tweed region at the Country and Regional Living Expo in Sydney from August 6 to 8.

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Tweeds growing despite crises

Date: 2010-07-03
Source: Tweed Daily News

The report’s author, Colliers International Gold Coast research manager Lynda Campbell, said Tweed weathered the Global Financial Crisis better than the Gold Coast.

 

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Population slowdown will 'hit economy'

Date: 2010-06-30
Source: Tweed Daily News

The Tweed, with its already high proportion of elderly residents, could be one of the most affected areas following any reduction in population growth foreshadowed by new Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

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Business diversity needed, says Senti

Date: 2010-06-17
Source: Tweed Sun

Economists have warned diversity of business is required to ensure the future of the Tweed Shire's economy. TEDC chief executive officer Tom Senti said the region had an urgent need to broaden beyond a service based monoculture.

Web attracts Tweed firms, survey finds news image

Web attracts Tweed firms, survey finds

Date: 2010-06-10
Source: Tweed Sun

The information superhighway is the place to be for Tweed businesses - the TEDC Business survey preliminary results found that 73% of businesses now have websites and are using the World Wide Web to attract new customers, 74% are listed in online directories and 20% provide online shopping facilities.

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Changes in demographic causes industry shift

Date: 2010-06-03
Source: Tweed Sun

Business is booming on the Tweed, with a survey showing a growing change in the area's major industries.

 

Tweed trade reliant on outsiders news image

Tweed trade reliant on outsiders

Date: 2010-05-24
Source: Tweed Daily News

Tweed Economic Development Corporation CEO Tom Senti has announced the findings which came from the recently conducted Business and Retention Survey.

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Broadband brings hope of Tweed employment

Date: 2010-05-23
Source: Tweed Sun

TEDC's CEO, Tom Senti has welcomed an independent study which has given the Federal Government’s National Broadband Network an economic "thumbs up".

 

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Big rise in senior numbers

Date: 2010-05-06
Source: Tweed Daily News

The Tweed's "grey army" invasion is in full swing according to a NSW Government report. TEDC chief executive officer Tom Senti said there was an urgency to create more jobs in a bid to lure young workers to the area.

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Gen-Y home-owners becoming rare breed

Date: 2010-04-28
Source: Tweed Daily News

According to the latest Bankwest/Mortage and Finance Association, an increasing number of people born between 1982 and 1995 have scraped plans to buy a house and one in three believe they will never own one.

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Tweed - the facts

Date: 2010-04-16
Source: Tweed Daily News

The Tweed Economic Development Corporation says change is inevitable on the Tweed, a fact that the community needs to embrace. TEDC in partnership with Tweed Shire Council are committed to a range of projects and initiatives designed to address these challenges, based on the facts.

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The Tweed 2031 Looking Forward - The Facts

Date: 2010-04-16
Source: Tweed Sun

Since inception, TEDC has approached its responsibility by establishing and understanding the facts which best describe the socio-economic status of the Tweed economy, on the basis of defining " Where are we now", "Where are we going", and "Where do we want to be".

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Region in need of new ideas

Date: 2010-04-16
Source: Tweed Sun

The TEDC Chief Executive Officer is determined to encourage some fresh thinking when it comes to the future of the region. The TEDC has begun an information campaign to put forward ideas about the direction in which the Tweed needs to head, particularly in job creation.

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Region still popular pick

Date: 2010-04-01
Source: Tweed Daily News

The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show the shire has sustained a 2% population growth rate at least since 2001, in which time 14,416 additional people have arrived.