Our policies

This policy provides guidelines about spending on advertising, including advertising election material and within the caretaker period. This policy applies to Councillors and staff.

Last updated 13 May 2025

This policy defines asset management roles, responsibilities and the assignment of asset custodianship for infrastructure and land assets under the ownership or control of Council of the City of Gold Coast.

Last updated: 13 December 2022

A policy to guide customers and not-for-profit organisations about the concessions, rebates or donations offered by Council.

This policy outlines the requirements for obtaining a bank guarantee to protect Council from counter-party failures to fulfil their obligations to Council (e.g. in relation to a construction contract.)

The Banner Booking Policy provides a coordinated approach to the management of banners attached to Council-owned poles located on public roads, paths and in parks.

Book City street light banners

The objective of this policy is to ensure the Beneficial Enterprise legislation in Division 1 of Part 2 of Chapter 3 of the Local Government Act 2009 is applied correctly.

This policy outlines Council's commitment to organisational resilience and provides a framework for the city's business continuity and internal incident management arrangements.

This policy explains how the Mayor and Councillors review the CEO’s (Chief Executive Officer) performance each year. This is required by the Local Government Act 2009.

We can provide an amount of money or in-kind value via a Community Grant. The grants help community organisations achieve a specific purpose or outcome. These grants align with the outcomes of our Council Plan. This policy explains the criteria community organisations must meet to be eligible for a grant.

Grants, funding & development programs

This policy requires that all leases over Council owned or controlled land or buildings must provide a community benefit. It applies to all leases entered into with government agencies or community organisations.

This policy does not apply to commercial leasing.

Last updated 30 January 2025