The coastal strip running north from Byron Bay to the Queensland border is known as the Tweed Coast. This once quiet area it is rapidly transforming into an upmarket residential area as well as a popular holiday destination. Apart from the recent addition of several modern housing sub-divisions and shopping precincts, a major hospital is in the final stages of construction which indicates the area is looking at further expansion.
The Tweed Coast is about 40km in length and is bounded by the Billinudgel Nature Park to the south. The Tweed Shire southern boundary lies between Byron Bay and Wooyung. To the north Tweed Heads and Coolangatta straddle the border. The “Twin Towns” have long been tourist meccas with clubs, bars and shopping malls catering to Queenslanders who wanted a flutter on the ‘pokies’ in the days when that was not available in the northern state. Further north lies the Gold Coast. A major airport located at Coolangatta makes reaching this region easy for travellers from interstate and overseas.
“Jacks are a popular species and plenty of locals specialise on them. Try lure fishing before dawn and work the mangrove margins with surface poppers, divers and soft plastic lures.”
Inland, the Woolumbin, Mt Jerusalem and Mooball National Parks (NP) offer an opportunity to see what the coastal forest looked like before settlers cleared the land. Mt Warning is a
