Media releases

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Sunday

21 March 2021

5.06pm

Due to heavy rain it is likely low lying properties in Currumbin, Mudgeeraba and...

2.40pm

Due to the severe weather event unfolding on the Gold Coast The following Emergency Alert has just been issued to parts of the Gold Coast

WATCH AND ACT. From City of Gold Coast. Due to heavy rain it is likely low...

1.56pm

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland

12.32pm

Waste and Recyling Centres closed

All City Waste and Recycling Centres and landfill sites are closed to the public for safety reasons for the remainder of Sunday 21 March.

Reopening...

11.20am

The Bureau of Meteorology is currently forecasting up to 120mm of heavy rain for the Gold Coast region this afternoon (Sunday 21 March)

4 March 2021

11.21am

A two-day trial of the city’s ferry service at increased speeds will be undertaken next week.

The City will trial a variety of speeds and monitor impacts from the ferry’s wake on surrounding structures and banks. The results of the trial...