7th Jan 2021 4:00 PM Residents are being advised an amber alert is in place for blue-green algae at the Clarrie Hall Dam. The algae does not impact the drinking water in the Tweed Shire but recreational users of Clarrie Hall Dam should not come into contact with the water. Currently the Tweed s reticulated water supply is being drawn from the Tweed River at Bray Park Weir. The treatment process employed in the Tweed Shire means that the water remains safe to drink as the treatment removes toxins from the supply. Council warns the water could be dangerous for livestock. Residents should treat the algae as potentially toxic and Tweed Council will be looking to increase testing at the Clarrie Hall Dam to twice weekly to monitor the algae while other sites will continue weekly.
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Subscriber only Cliffs, streams and lush rainforest adorn a lifestyle lot in the Tweed Shire which recently sold for $2 million. Rumours have been rife Hollywood actor Zac Efron has recently purchased land in the area at the same price point. It s still unclear if the rumours are to be believed; Efron has previously been thought to have been in the market for a home in the Byron Bay region. This Tomewin property, marketed by Ray White Murwillumbah, sold for $2 million in December, 2020. But it s easy to see why the actor might want to nab a piece of paradise in the Tweed Valley.
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Subscriber only The Tweed Shire is a beautiful place with so much to offer and the region s value has been reflected in some eye-watering property sales in 2020. The mass exodus of city-dwellers to regional NSW as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has likely contributed to some of the sky-high prices. It should come as no surprise the coastal suburb of Casuarina makes frequent appearances on this list; the median house price there is $1.3 million although all of the below properties well exceed that. There are also some more secluded spots that ranked among the most pricey property sales on the Tweed in 2020.