TWEED Shire councillor Katie Milne has begun a push for public meetings on the planned Kings Forest township to be organised by the NSW government's planning department.

Cr Milne has lodged notices of motion to be debated at next week's council meeting calling both for an extension of time for public submissions on the development and public meetings "in the light of the wide spread public interest."

Meanwhile Leda Developments, which is behind the project, has pointed to a study by the former Tweed Economic Development Corporation which found the development would add $2.526 billion to the Tweed economy and create more than 15,000 jobs

Cr Milne told the Daily News it is vital the government holds public meetings so that the community can ask questions and be fully informed by impartial experts, not by the developer.

"If the community are trying to understand the development, it's important they can have impartial advice provided," Cr Milne said.

"That's not going to be provided by the developer.

"It's the government that is in charge of looking after our interests. We are talking about developing huge mini-cities here and it's very complicated.

"How are we supposed to understand the hydrology implications of flooding and all that sort of stuff?

"There are big concerns about the wildlife corridors and the koala habitat. There are hundreds of issues involved."

Cr Milne is calling on her fellow councillors to formally ask the NSW Planning Department for an "extension of the public exhibition process" until the end of February.

She is also seeking public meetings "in light of the widespread public interest and ramifications of this development and the community concern for the preservation of the Tweed Coast koalas."

Meanwhile Leda has pointed to a study done by the former Tweed Economic Development Corporation in 2006 which found at the time the initial impact of construction of the township would add $1.188 billion to the Tweed economy.

Flow-on effects would add another $1.338 billion from other local businesses and industries, creating a total benefit of $2.526billion, according to the study.

The report said the project would directly create a total of 15,627 "full time equivalent" jobs.

It provides a rundown on the developer saying the Leda Group was established in 1976 and has been "involved with the investment and development of properties worth approximately $3.1 billion".