Mayor Cr Ron Clarke MBE
Mayor's Message
We live in the most blessed region in Australia with unmatched surf, beaches and the beautiful hinterland backdrop.
Add to this, the world’s best weather and we have a perfect lifestyle envied by others.
My wife, Helen, and I first came to the Gold Coast for a holiday in 1957. We returned almost every year thereafter, and in 1995, after 14 years abroad mainly in Europe, came back for good.
We are friendly and tourists by the millions are drawn to us each year. In addition, thousands of interstate families annually settle here, which makes our city the fastest growing in Australia.
We offer jobs and 'clean' industries, such as tourism, IT, education, corporate business and the marine industries.
So, as Mayor of the Gold Coast I hope to ensure we continue to develop these areas and our infrastructure such as roads, transport, education and medical needs.
Through communication and six basic principles - independence, integrity, inspiration, integration, innovation and impact – we can keep our wonderful city in top shape.
Technology, such as this website, allows us to share and access information about how our city operates, its history, infrastructure and plans for the future. Information includes everything from parks to events, news, business, planning, youth, water, making payments on-line and much more.
We intend to keep it up-to-date and user-friendly, and rely on you to let us know what information you need to access and in what format.
Happy surfing.
Mayor Ron Clarke's career
Mayor Ron Clarke's career in business has been based primarily in the accounting field. However, Ron is an icon in sporting circles. He set 19 world records between 1963 and 1970, in races ranging from 2 miles to 20 kilometres.
He competed in 2 Olympic and 3 Commonwealth Games winning an Olympic bronze and four Commonwealth Games silver medals and is widely considered the ultimate ethical competitor.
During his career he was twice judged the World’s Greatest Sportsperson, in 1965 by the BBC, and the European Sports Writers Association and in 1966 by the French Academy of Sports. He was an inaugural admission to both the Australian Sports Hall of Fame, and the International Athletics Association Hall of Fame.
Contact details
Phone (07) 5581 5283
Email 
mayor@goldcoast.qld.gov.au
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