Projects and strategies
We implement projects and strategies to strengthen the city's economy, protect our environment and improve services and facilities for our residents, businesses and visitors.
Key strategies and projects currently being implemented by the City are listed below.
For a full list of the projects and strategies being implemented by the City, go to our Projects and strategies category listing.
'Took the Spirit Away' - Kelli-Jo Atkinson
See all our projects and strategies related to arts and culture.
- Culture Strategy 2023
- HOTA Project
- Graffiti projects and murals
- Arts and culture initiatives
- Arts and culture opportunities
See all our projects and strategies related to business and economic development.
- Destination Tourism Management Plan
- Economic Development International Plan
- Economic Development Strategy
- Gold Coast Marine Project
See all our projects and strategies relating to community development.
See all our projects and strategies related to environment and waste.
- Our Natural City Strategy
- Litter Enforcement Strategy
- Our Natural Playground Strategy
- Renewable energy projects
- Solid Waste Strategy
The City is also undertaking major projects under the scope of environment and waste. Learn more about our conservation strategies below.
Conservation plans
See all our projects and strategies related to Gold Coast information technology and digital infrastructure.
View our strategies, plans and studies which form the basis of our oceans, beaches and waterways projects:
- Broadwater Marine Project
- Ocean Beaches Strategy
- Ocean-side Cruise Ship Terminal feasibility study
- Three Point Plan for Coastal Protection
- Total Management Planning for integrated catchments and waterways
See all our projects related to ocean, beaches and waterways.
Coastal protection projects
Waterways projects
See all our projects and strategies related to parks and community facilities.
See all our projects and strategies related to city planning.
- Building our City
- Centre Improvement Program - project showcase
- Landscape Character Study
- Palm Beach Business Centre Master Plan Projects
- Southport Urban Heritage and Character Strategy Review
- Surfers Paradise Business Centre
- Tactical urbanism projects
- Coastal Hazard Adaptation Strategy (CHAS)
See all our projects and strategies related to traffic and transport.
- Gold Coast City Transport Strategy 2031
- Gold Coast Road Safety Plan 2015-2020
- Active Transport Plan 2017-2027
- Travel Behaviour Change Plan 2017-2022
- City Parking Plan 2015-2025
- Gold Coast Road Network Plan 2018-2028
- Gold Coast City Freight Plan 2018-2028
- Public Transport Plan 2018-2028
- Gold Coast Rapid Transit Corridor Study
- Light rail
See the section below for details on our other major projects around the city.
Bridge projects
Shared path projects
Road projects and traffic management
- Road and traffic light upgrade - Benowa Road, Benowa
- Road works on Nineteenth Avenue, Elanora
- Hollywell Road safety improvements
- Binstead Way road safety upgrade, Pacific Pines
- Burnside Road - upgrade stage two
- Disability access upgrade along Christine Avenue, Varsity Lakes
- Safety improvements for Currumbin Creek Road, Currumbin Valley
- Stanmore Road, Yatala Upgrade Stage 5 - Peachey Road to Enkleman Road
- Traffic monitoring - installation of CCTV cameras
- Old Coach Road upgrade, Reedy Creek, Stage 1
- Road works on Dowling Drive, Southport
- Road construction - Ferny Avenue, Surfers Paradise
- Road works on Wardoo Street, Southport
See all our projects and strategies related to water, sewerage and stormwater.
Please call our Customer Contact Centre on 07 5667 5801 or 1300 000 928 if you require further information.
Major projects
Water projects
Sewer projects
- Sewerage system maintenance - Brighton Parade, Southport
- Gravity sewer relining
- Sewerage pump station – Odour control upgrade
- Replacement of various pipe fittings - Sewer main construction
- Construction of gravity sewer – Mudgeeraba
- Construction of liquid dosing facility for sewerage pump station UC10
- Construction of emergency storage for sewerage pump stations
- Pressure mains replacement
- Sewer infrastructure and footpath rectification - Elanora
- Sewer rising main construction at Bundall
- Switchboard replacements at existing sewerage pump stations
- Pimpama to Coombabah recycled water main augmentation
- Installation of water and sewerage switchboards
Stormwater projects
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