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Thursday
11 June 2015Sport Plan scoring goals in second year report card
2.00amThe City’s plan to grow its sporting economy and make the Gold Coast a hub of sports events, training camps and community sport is thriving.
A progress report on the Gold Coast Sport Plan 2013-2023, presented to the Economic Development Committee...

Wednesday
10 June 2015Getting home safely at night
12.00pmGetting home from a Friday or Saturday night out in Broadbeach is now safer and easier, thanks to the relocation of the Broadbeach secure taxi rank.
The secure taxi rank has been relocated from Victoria Avenue to Surf Parade to...
Thursday
4 June 2015Engineering works taking place on Greenmount Hill
4.00pmCity of Gold Coast will this month be carrying out engineering works on Greenmount Hill.
The works involve stabilising a number of large rocks on the slopes within Pat Fagan Park and removing some smaller rocks to eliminate the risk of...
Gold Coast to welcome almost 200 new citizens during Queensland Week
1.10pmThe Gold Coast is set to welcome almost 200 new Australians from 32 different countries this Saturday as they proudly participate in an Australian Citizenship Ceremony during Queensland Week.
Adding festivity to the formalities, a public celebration recognising the diverse cultures...

Tuesday
2 June 2015Win Schubert and Pat Corrigan awarded Key to City
3.15pmLong-time philanthropic contributors to the arts and cultural sectors of the Gold Coast, Win Schubert AO and Pat Corrigan AM were granted the Key to the City today.
Mayor Tom Tate presented the awards during today’s Council meeting.
“Both Mrs...

City Everywhere: Kim Kardashian and the dark side of the screen
12.30pmExplore the future architecture of our world with the help of Kim Kardashian at a three-day event on the Gold Coast.
The City of Gold Coast-backed event, 2970° The Boiling Point, will uncover a new way of looking at the...