Projects & Strategies

While the Gold Coast does not have a dedicated cruise ship facility, the opportunity to establish a Gold Coast Cruise Ship Terminal has long been identified as having potential to grow Queensland and regional tourism.

The City will be undertaking rectification works to the Racecourse Drive weir from early December 2019.

The Biggera Creek Dam is located within Collingwood Court Reserve, approximately 200 metres west of Olsen Avenue in Arundel. Works are required to ensure the ongoing flood resilience of the dam.

City of Gold Coast commenced works in July 2013 to reinstate Kirra Point Groyne by 30 metres to its original constructed length.

The Broadwater Marine Project is a joint initiative of the Queensland State Government and City of Gold Coast.

The three point plan for coastal protection proposal will bring forward 30 years of beach protection projects’ implementation as part of the Gold Coast Ocean Beaches Strategy, to ensure the long term future of Gold Coast beaches.

Works are underway to replace the revetment wall on Neptune Beach on Tallebudgera Creek. These works will provide continued erosion protection from tidal movements.

The Narrowneck artificial reef is being renewed from June 2017 to June 2018, and this page is to keep up with details.

The Gold Coast’s most vulnerable beaches will benefit from a major beach nourishment project in 2017. The project will involve dredging of our offshore sand reserves to nourish Palm Beach and the northern Gold Coast beaches from Miami to Main Beach.