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
Vegetation management laws were changed in May 2018, reinstating vegetation management controls repealed in 2013.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
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
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
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
Just a quick note to supporters. Posts from Save Currumbin Facebook Page reached 1.7K people and had 481 engagements this week. Remember to go there and if you like something, say so and ‘Share’it with your friends. Similarly our Instagram posts are doing quite well. Can you please find nice pics of Currumbin wildlife and …. Read More
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
The City Of Gold Coast Council recently asked the community for their feedback on Our City Our Plan [Major Update 2&3] to help shape the future of the Gold Coast. Round 1 Consultation concluded 11 Nov 2019 Our City Our Plan attracted wide interest with many residents making formal submissions. 1,203 Submissions were made covering …. Read More
Apparently the GCCC is proposing doing some upgrades to the Currumbin Beach shared path and carparks. Nicole Sprintall, Stakeholder Engagement Specialist Transport and Traffic Branch, advised #Savecurrumbin of this on 4 December. These upgrades are due to take place after ANZAC Day 2020 and will take a few months to complete. Nicole inquired if we …. Read More
