Tweed Heads Car Hire

The Tweed Heads area covers 1303 square kilometres and adjoins the NSW areas of Byron, Lismore and Kyogle, with the NSW/Queensland border to its north where it divides the twin towns of Tweed Heads and Coolangatta, where the Gold Coast Airport is located, the perfect place to begin your Southern QLD / Northern NSW holiday. Quick Fact: If you are visiting Northern NSW, it is almost always a cheaper and quicker option to land at Gold Coast Airport and drive to Byron Bay than to land at the much smaller Ballina Airport and drive norther from there.

Tweed Heads itself has 37 kms of natural coastline, wetlands and estuarine forests, lush pastoral and farm land, the entire basin of the Tweed River, and mountainous regions containing three world-heritage listed national parks, Tweed boasts a unique and diverse environment. Whether you’re looking for a romantic rainforest escape, a relaxing seaside holiday or a full-on itinerary of activities and entertainment, the Tweed region offers the best of all possible worlds.

A must-see piece of the is Mount Warning, where the sun first hits the Australian continent. The surrounding McPherson, Tweed, Burringbar and Nightcap ranges form the caldera of the fertile Tweed Valley.

Prior to European settlement, the area was blanketed in sub-tropical forest and was home to the Nganduwal/Minjungbal people. Many of the area’s towns and villages derive their names from the language of the local Aboriginal people.

The retail, hospitality, agricultural and tourism industries are major employers, while construction, fishing, and light industry are other significant contributors to the local economy.

A handful of related links are provide below for anyone deciding to visit the Tweed Heads Area.

• Twead Heads Tourism
• Tweed Shire Council
• Tropical Fruit World
• Australia Zoo - Home of the Crocodile Hunter