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Council subsidises new bus services

Thursday, 19 November 2009

Public transport on the Gold Coast is about to receive a substantial boost with the Council voting on Monday this week to subsidise new bus services.

All options still on the Tipplers table

Wednesday, 18 November 2009

All options for the former Tipplers Resort at South Stradbroke Island, including various commercial uses, remain on the table and will be canvassed in a report to the Council in August next year.

Agreement on Council’s Tipplers vision

Tuesday, 17 November 2009

Gold Coast Mayor Ron Clarke says South Stradbroke Island business operators and marine industry representatives who met with him last Friday supported Council’s vision for the former Tipplers Resort site.

City done enough for SEQ water supply

Thursday, 12 November 2009

Gold Coast residents have done enough to help secure water supply for the South East – that’s the message from Council’s Water Management Committee Chair Cr Daphne McDonald.

Kids remind us to ‘recycle the right stuff’

Thursday, 12 November 2009

Gold Coast school kids have painted their way into the 2010 calendar…while pushing the recycling message to the community.

Budget boost for fire management program

Thursday, 12 November 2009

The Corporate Governance and Finance Committee today recommended additional funding be allocated to increase the capacity of Council’s 2010 hazard reduction burn program.

Tipplers ‘day use’ area to be delivered before Christmas

Monday, 9 November 2009

Gold Coast City Council will establish a community day use area on South Stradbroke Island as the first step towards the long-term development of the former Tipplers Resort as a recreational hub for nature-based tourism and education.

Summer storms mean Mates4life

Monday, 9 November 2009

Don’t let your life go down the drain – That’s the message of Council’s stormwater safety campaign, ‘Mates4life’, officially launched today at Southport State School.

Suntown Landfill to close

Monday, 26 October 2009

Gold Coast City Council today decided that normal landfill activity at Suntown will cease in 14 months, on 31 December 2010.

Gold Coast moves to co-ordinate climate action

Friday, 23 October 2009

A one-day key summit planned for the Gold Coast on Monday (26/10) will seek to co-ordinate climate change action across all levels of government.

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