Concerns surrounding the Amended Plans
Save Currumbin concerns around the Fuglsang Development OTH/2025/12 Amended Plans. The Developer John Fuglsang Developments has lodged materials including an amended set of plans trying to address the Action Notice of Council dated 10 April 2025. We post here for ease of reference the The full set of documents is available from the https://cogc.cloud.infor.com/ePathway/ePthProd/web/GeneralEnquiry/EnquiryLists.aspx?ModuleCode=LAP Click on …. Read More
Development application is “not properly made”.
The Currumbin community have already scored a significant victory against the southern developer of the old Elephant Rock Cafe ( enlarged) site at 776 Pacific Parade with getting Council on board to challenge its DA – OTH /2025/12 as not ‘properly made’. Whilst we are still assessing the Notice and taking advice, it looks like …. Read More
Meeting Report
Meeting Date: 3 April, 2025 Subject: Proposed Development at 776 Pacific Parade, Currumbin Attended by: 48 Interested parties (list attached); Counsellor Gail O’Neill; plus council representatives Adam Brown / Scott As advised at the meeting, there is little point in recording detailed minutes ofindividuals points or concerns. It is far better to capture the themes …. Read More
Objections, Submissions & Advices
Referring to: 776 Pacific Parade OTH/2025/12 Here’s what you should do before Thursday 10 April: 5. Check in with our Facebook page – Save Currumbin for updates and news Other evidence you can use… Fig. 1 – 780 Pacific Parade – Height relationship with vegetated hillside/ridge By comparison, the 776 Pacific Parade proposal achieves a …. Read More
Redevelopment of 776 Pacific Parade
Current amended application OTH/2025/12 Hello fellow resident, Are you aware of redevelopment of 776 Pacific Parade (Elephant Rock Cafe Site) is now enlarged to also include 220sqm behind 778 to be new lot1 SP348547. The new plans OTH/2025/12 are available to view on “PD Online” City of Gold Coast and also reproduced here: https://savecurrumbin.com/reports-of-applicant-for-da-oth-2025-12/ There …. Read More
Amended plans and supporting docs of Applicant for DA OTH/2025/12
Herewith Amended Plans and Supporting Docs of Applicant for DA OTH/2025/12:
Elephant Rock Cafe Site – redevelopment concerns
SUPERSCEDED (776 Pacific Pde Currumbin) MCU/2022/588SEE NOW: OTH/2025/12 for the new DA for a much bigger project. Click here The interstate developer (John Fuglsang Developments Pty Ltd as trustee for the TallShips Unit Trust) has submitted to the Gold Coast City Council the building of a 7-level, 27m high (from street level), 4 apartment and …. Read More
State Government bows to pressure from Developers and fails to sign off on City Plan Amendments
Queensland ‘s #Coaldrake Commission interim report (21 April 22) into the culture and accountability of the Queensland public sector reveals that the state government has problems with “1) overreach of ministerial staff,2) the INFLUENCE of #LOBBYISTS and3) the erosion of functions designed to hold government to account.” Perhaps this goes some way to explaining why the Gold Coast #Bulletin reported last weekend …. Read More
End of Round 2 Our City Our Plan
On 3 February 2020, Save Currumbin through its Town Planning Expert Greg Ovenden, submitted our response to the Round Two Our City Our Plan Amendments, basically endorsing them. Here is a link to those last submissions we made. Round 2 Submissions As all Round Two submissions closed on 12 February, we now await the formal …. Read More
With the fires, Aussies mindsets are very much on our natural environment
Vegetation management laws were changed in May 2018, reinstating vegetation management controls repealed in 2013. The laws increase protection for high-value regrowth and remnant vegetation and boost protection for important habitats, including waterways. The Vegetation Management and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Qld) amends the Vegetation Management Act 1999 (Qld) (VMA), Planning Act 2016 (Qld) (Planning Act) and the Water Act 2000 (Qld) …. Read More