Media releases

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Monday

20 April 2015

Mayor’s Telstra Technology Award seeks sharp young minds

9.00am

The City is seeking the next generation of inventors, digital developers, innovators and entrepreneurs.

Mayor Tom Tate today launched the 2015 Mayor's Telstra Technology Award, a program to encourage Gold Coast high school students to develop a unique technological idea.

“We need...

Mayor’s Telstra Technology Award seeks sharp young minds photo

Friday

10 April 2015

Draft City Plan 2015 ready for State consideration

1.10pm

The City of Gold Coast’s draft City Plan 2015 will be sent to the Queensland Government for approval this month.

Mayor Tom Tate said today’s decision by full Council to request Ministerial sign-off marked a major milestone in the new planning...

Draft City Plan 2015 ready for State consideration photo

Youth Week – 'it starts with us'

8.45am

The largest celebration of young people in Australia gets underway today.

From today to 19 April, City of Gold Coast is hosting a huge range of events for National Youth Week and the theme this year is ‘it starts with us’.

Mayor...

Thursday

9 April 2015

Commonwealth Walkway unveiled at Southport

3.00pm

Mayor Tom Tate was joined by the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) today as they laid the first piece of the Gold Coast’s Commonwealth Walkway.

The interactive walkway is an initiative of Her Majesty...

Commonwealth Walkway unveiled at Southport photo

Wednesday

8 April 2015

Final draft City Plan 2015 approvals underway

4.00pm

City of Gold Coast’s draft City Plan 2015 is ready for Council’s approval to seek Ministerial sign off following a Special Planning Committee workshop today.

Mayor Tom Tate said the meeting brings the City a step closer to its vision for...

Illuminate your senses at GLOW

1.30pm

Now in its second year, the city’s newest cultural event is back bigger and better than before on 11 April, with plenty of Gold Coast and Australian firsts.

A new feature this year is the first "3D silent disco dome experience"...

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