THE State Member for Tweed received an early "Valentine's Day" gift on Friday from Tweed residents and environmental groups.

Fingal Head residents and Coastcare members were among those who presented Geoff Provest with a piece of a Tuckeroo stump - an example of the littoral rainforest which was cut down under the State Government's controversial 10/50 land clearing rule.

Fingal Coastcare president Kay Bolton said the gift was a thank you to Mr Provest for his support, but also a reminder they would keep fighting to change the rules, which saw some landowners allegedly abuse the legislation for economic gain, rather than using it for fire protection. The gift-giving was one of many statewide Stop the Chop events.

After presenting him with the stump, the group spoke about their plans to keep fighting the 10/50 rule.

Mr Provest said the original drafting of the 10/50 rule included three State Environmental Planning Policies (SEPPs), protecting coastal wetlands, rainforests and koala habitats.

He said without the SEPPs - which were scrapped - they couldn't protect the littoral rainforest from the legislation.

"I think it will be changed...but I don't think the 10/50 rule will be scrapped," he said. Mr Provest said State Planning removed the SEPPs due to a lack of appropriate maps.

He said he didn't want to undermine the very real threat of severe bushfires in some regions but he acknowledged the legislation may have been rushed, and had been misused.

He said two such incidents, involving proposed subdivision of land, had been recorded by Tweed Shire Council in Fingal. Greens candidate for Richmond Dawn Walker said it was crucial that any tightening of the laws applied to the entire state.