Media releases
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Tuesday
1 December 2020Free seniors and veterans bus travel extended to weekends
11.13amGold Coast seniors and veterans can now access local Surfside buses for free every day of the week.
Mayor Tom Tate said the expansion of the Free Seniors Travel program to include weekends was timely given the upcoming holiday season.
“With more...

Monday
30 November 2020Global virus dims our annual fireworks
11.09amThe skies will not light up this New Year’s Eve with the City postponing its annual fireworks celebrations.
“We do not want to jeopardise 2021 in any way. The borders will reopen to all of New South Wales and Victoria tomorrow...

Wednesday
25 November 2020New bike cage unlocks Active Travel for Coomera students
11.27am
A new bike cage at Coomera State School will encourage more students to safely cycle to school and help ease congestion.
Coomera State School is gearing up to participate in the City’s Active School Travel (AST) Program in Term 1, 2021.
To...

Wednesday
11 November 2020Anchor from HMAS Brisbane (II) dedicated on Remembrance Day
12.04pmMayor Tom Tate honoured the memory of our fallen servicemen and women at a Remembrance Day service in Mudgeeraba today.
Together with Divisional Councillors Glenn Tozer and Hermann Vorster and members of the Mudgeeraba Robina RSL Sub-Branch, the Mayor dedicated the...

Saturday
31 October 2020No longer current - SEVERE STORMS - Seek shelter and avoid travel this afternoon
3.10pmThe below information is no longer current. The Bureau of Meteorology has no current storm warnings for City of Gold Coast as at 6pm on 31 October 2020
AS AT 3pm, 31 October 2020
A series of serious storms have hit the Gold Coast...

Thursday
22 October 2020Sundale Bridge upgrade to slash travel time
12.32pmWorks to upgrade the Sundale Bridge have passed the halfway mark with construction of the fifth lane well underway.
The $34 million Sundale Bridge and Waterways Drive Upgrade will increase network capacity and improve traffic flow along the popular route connecting...
