State Government bows to pressure from Developers and fails to sign off on City Plan Amendments

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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

With the fires, Aussies mindsets are very much on our natural environment

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Vegetation management laws were changed in May 2018, reinstating vegetation management controls repealed in 2013.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

Save Currumbin's response to Round 2 Our City Our Plan amendments to City Plan 2016

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In terms of what is on the agenda for this Round Two of Our City Or Plan, we as Save Currumbin agree with the substantially different proposals Council advertised as part of Round 2  which essentially adopted the Save Currumbin submissions, namely; lowering the maximum building height along Pacific Parade Neighbourhood Zone precinct at Currumbin ….  Read More

Round 2 Our City Our Plan-Currumbin Town Hall 21 January 2020

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Last night (21 January 2020) the Currumbin RSL was the venue for a public meeting/ Southern Gold Coast ‘Town Hall’ to discuss amendments to the Gold Coast City Plan (2016). GCCC hosted the event to take the community through the Round 2 of the Our City Our Plan process (namely to highlight fresh proposed amendments ….  Read More

Which way Currumbin?

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Save Currumbin is pleased to announce we are headed in the right direction with the City of Gold Coast amendments to the City Plan in so far as it affects Currumbin. On 13 December 2019, Council resolved to accept the recommendations of its Planning Department to accept most of Save Currumbin’s Submissions. See Council’s Minutes ….  Read More

Arthur Barker’s Beach Store

Peter JanssenHistoric Currumbin

Arthur Barker’s Beach Store (Currumbin Beach Post Office Store) 788 Pacific Parade, Currumbin (LOT 1 RP59664)             Arthur Barker’s Currumbin Beach Store, Pacific Parade (aka Currumbin Beach Road), Currumbin, Queensland, circa 1920s. Photographer unidentified. Image number v311111. Courtesy of Gold Coast Libraries Local Studies Collection. Thank you to Philip Follent for supplying us with this ….  Read More