'''Tweed Heads''' and '''Coolangatta''' are twin towns located on the border between north-eastern New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland. Coolangatta is in Queensland and a suburb of the Gold Coast. Tweed Heads is not administratively part of the city, but is effectively forms its southern suburb.
Understand
When you cross the wide Tweed River from the south, you remain in New South Wales for around a kilometre of so, before passing into Queensland.
Coolangatta is pronounced with the emphasis on the last syllable, like ''regatta'', and unlike Talangatta.
Get in
The Gold Coast airport is located in Coolangatta and has domestic flights and international flights from New Zealand, Malaysia, and Japan
Buses run from Brisbane and points south.
Get around
Surfside buses, run from Tweed Heads frequently northwards towards Coolangatta and Surfers Paradise, and southwards somewhat less frequently.
See
Do
Tweed Heads Visitor Information Centre. weed Tourism Inc. /1 Wharf Street, Tweed Heads. 61 7 5536 6737. ttp://www.tweedtourism.com.au. Providing tourism information for the Tweed region. Maps, posters and souvenirs. Accommodation, tour and cruise booking service. Open 7 days. http://www.tweedtourism.com.au or Ph: 1800 674 414 (within Australia only)
Buy
Centro Tweed Heads. weed Mall. nr. Wharf & Bay Streets, Tweed Heads, NSW, 2485 . ttp://www.centro.com.au/Shopping+Centres/Shopping+Centre+Directory/Centro+Tweed/. Contains small speciality shops together with larger well-known retailers like Target, Coles and Woolworths.
Eat
Drink
Sleep
'''Coolangatta / Kirra Beach YHA''' [http://www.yha.com.au/hostels/details.cfm?hostelid=47 www.yha.com.au] Adjacent to some of the best beaches in Australia, great hostel with pool, BBQ area, games room.
Get out