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Enquiries from media should be directed to media@goldcoast.qld.gov.au or phone 07 5581 7941. For interviews or comments from the Mayor, please contact Warwick Sinclair on wsinclair@goldcoast.qld.gov.au or phone 07 5581 5225.
Wednesday
1 May 2019Arts precinct the ‘HOTA-st’ ticket in town
10.11amThe Gold Coast’s arts and culture precinct HOTA continues to smash box office records, selling more tickets, reaching more people and having more visitors than before.
Mayor Tom Tate said the biannual report for the centre (six months to December 2018)...
Tuesday
30 April 2019Green bins for our ‘leafy’ neighbourhoods
2.04pmThousands more tonnes of green waste will be diverted from landfill each year after Council today resolved to expand the City’s green waste kerbside service eligibility to include up to an additional 9,000 rural residential properties.
The service was previously only...
Changing of the guard – new Junior Mayor
9.56am
Monday
29 April 2019Safety first as exclusion zone put in place
1.36pmThe City has acted quickly to ensure safety of beach goers, with an exclusion zone being created at the southern end of Miami Beach.
A 520sqm section of beach under the Mick Schamburg lookout will be cordoned off from tomorrow morning,...
Friday
26 April 2019Record transport spend planned for 2019-2020
11.52amGold Coast Mayor Tom Tate is planning a record investment in transport for the 2019-2020 financial year, with a suite of projects being considered.
The Mayor, as chair of the budget, will receive a briefing on these proposed projects on Monday.
“Media...
Tuesday
23 April 2019We want our share of light rail funding
1.33pmGold Coast Mayor Tom Tate said the Federal Government did not need to find additional funds for Light Rail Stage 3A - “we just want our fair share’’.
Mayor Tate said today’s Transport and Infrastructure Committee resolved to formally lobby the...
