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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.
Monday
25 February 2019Coast’s biggest coastal project underway
10.47amOnly days after the city’s beaches were threatened by a Pacific Ocean cyclone, Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate has launched an $18.2 million artificial reef project.
Mayor Tate said physical work on the Palm Beach Artificial Reef was due to start...
Saturday
23 February 2019Update on Ex-Tropical Cyclone Oma
11.40amMayor Tom Tate has left the Local Disaster Management Unit on Alert Status, as Cyclone Oma continues to create large swells.
The beaches are holding up well with few erosion issues. All beaches remain closed. The swell impacting our coast is more powerful...
Waste & Recycling Centres - UPDATE
9.15am** UPDATE at 2pm on Sunday 24 February **
Due to prevailing high winds, the City has been unable to empty bins into landfill.
As a result the City has had to close all Waste & Recycling Centres for the...
Friday
22 February 2019Wind the new danger as cyclone hovers off coast
10.21amGold Coast Mayor Tom Tate has issued a further warning for residents: high winds will impact the hinterland throughout this weekend.
“The main focus to date has been about the beaches but the latest briefing from Queensland Disaster Management advises of...
Thursday
21 February 2019Solar power generates ratepayer savings
4.09pm
City opens sand bagging depots
1.09pmAs a precautionary matter, we have opened three sandbagging facilities across the city to assist concerned residents. There is currently no immediate threat from Cyclone Oma.
- Locations are:
- Coomera – 232 Old Pacific Highway, Pimpama. The site is located in an area...
