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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.
Friday
17 May 2019Illegal dumpers held to account
3.54pmThe City has issued $75,000 in fines to those responsible for illegally dumping more than 1500 tyres across the Gold Coast late last year, sending a strong message to those breaking the law.
The City will also launch court action in...
Tuesday
14 May 2019Mayor Tom Tate announces massive transport spend
3.53pm
Tuesday
7 May 2019Retail and dining precincts boosted with more CCTV
10.33amSecurity in three key entertainment precincts has been boosted with 16 new CCTV cameras installed.
“We know CCTV deters illegal activity and provides patrons with a greater level of security. These new cameras are specific to Chevron Island, Nobby Beach and...
Red carpet for world's sporting 'powerhouses'
8.08amThe Gold Coast will be on show to the world’s most influential sports administrators as SportAccord 2019 opens in the city.
Mayor Tom Tate joined Commonwealth Games Federation CEO David Grevemberg, and Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee CEO Ian Reid,...
Wednesday
1 May 2019Arts precinct the ‘HOTA-st’ ticket in town
10.11amThe Gold Coast’s arts and culture precinct HOTA continues to smash box office records, selling more tickets, reaching more people and having more visitors than before.
Mayor Tom Tate said the biannual report for the centre (six months to December 2018)...
Tuesday
30 April 2019Green bins for our ‘leafy’ neighbourhoods
2.04pmThousands more tonnes of green waste will be diverted from landfill each year after Council today resolved to expand the City’s green waste kerbside service eligibility to include up to an additional 9,000 rural residential properties.
The service was previously only...
