Photo - Gold Coast rescue helicopter
Tweed Heads and Coolangatta is not the only set of twin towns at border locations in Australia. Another set of twin towns which boasts an equally well established claim to fame is Albury Wodonga. In fact, Albury Wodonga special status as a Federal Government regional industry and commerce centre has placed it as a centre of excellence.
There are a number of similarities and differences between Albury-Wodonga and that of Tweed Heads-Coolangatta.
Albury like Tweed Heads is a long way from Sydney, whereas Wodonga and Coolangatta are relatively close to Melbourne (Wodonga) and Brisbane (Coolangatta), their State's capital cities.