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Media releases
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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
10 December 2018Popular lake focus of water quality trial
2.13pmThe City will trial an all-natural product in its bid to free Lake Hugh Muntz of algae blooms.
Deputy Mayor Donna Gates was joined by Division 10 Councillor Paul Taylor who said the lake would be closed from 10-17 December, as...
Friday
7 December 2018The city’s ferry service moved a step closer today
4.31pmThe city’s ferry service moved a step closer today with the announcement of 14 stops being investigated for a trial next year.
Mayor Tom Tate said the trial, which he hoped would start by December 2019, would provide State Government agencies...
Monday
3 December 2018Injured koalas to benefit from extra food supply
10.58amHundreds of local koalas will benefit from a deal between the City and Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Hospital with the agreement producing thousands of kilograms of eucalyptus for the precious mammals.
“This is a 15-year deal to be known as the Merrimac...
Thursday
29 November 2018City revamps festive lights and displays
11.10amA major revamp of the City’s Christmas festival lights and displays is being rolled out.
Festive lighting based off outdated technology has been replaced with modern LED lights, improving the safety of the installations and adding to the colours and vibrancy...
Monday
26 November 2018Shade and picnics focus of parklands next attraction
12.54pmThe city’s flagship park, Broadwater Parklands at Southport, will be transformed with hundreds of shade trees to be planted at the northern end.
Mayor Tom Tate today lowered in the first of hundreds of semi-mature trees at Fisherman’s Lawn, in the...
Friday
23 November 2018City’s Level Up program elevated to new heights
12.04pmEmerging Gold Coast artists have welcomed a new creative hub with Mayor Tom Tate today launching a one-of-a-kind community arts space at Coolangatta.
The City’s Level Up Studio + Gallery comprises three key components - the Level Up Residency studio and...
