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Encyclopedia > Gold Coast City Council
Gold Coast City
Queensland

Gold Coast in South East Queensland
Population: 469,214 (June 30, 2004)
Density: 334.6/km² (867/sq mi)
Established: 1948 as Town of the South Coast
(1994 amalgamated with Albert Shire)
Area: 1,402 km² (541.3 sq mi)
Mayor: Mayor Ron Clarke
Council Seat: Surfers Paradise (Evandale)
Region: Gold Coast
State District: Albert, Broadwater, Burleigh, Currumbin, Gaven, Mudgeeraba, Robina, Southport, Surfers Paradise
Federal Division: Fadden, Forde, McPherson, Moncrieff
Website: http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au
LGAs around Gold Coast City:
Logan Redlands Redlands
Beaudesert Gold Coast City Pacific Ocean
Tweed (New South Wales) Tweed (New South Wales) Pacific Ocean

The Gold Coast City Council (or GCCC) is the local authority for the Gold Coast, Queensland and is the second largest local government in Australia based on the City’s resident population. It has a staff of over 2,500. Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Motto(s): Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Anna Bligh (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 294 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1390 × 2836 pixel, file size: 381 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of South East Queensland urban local government areas, with Gold Coast City highlighted. ... The South East Queensland region. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Australian Ronald William Ron Clarke (born February 21, 1937) was one of the best known middle and long distance runners in the 1960s. ... This is a list of regions in Australia that are not Australian states or territories. ... “Gold Coast” redirects here. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... The division of Albert is an electoral division in the state of Queensland, Australia. ... The district of Broadwater is an electoral division in the state of Queensland, Australia. ... The division of Burleigh is an electoral division in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, Queensland, Australia. ... Gaven is a seat of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. ... The district of Mudgeeraba is an electoral division in the state of Queensland, Australia. ... The Electoral division of Robina is a State Electoral District in the Queensland Legislative Assembly of Queensland, Australia. ... Surfers Paradise is an electoral district of the State of Queensland in Australia. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Fadden is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. ... The Division of Forde is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. ... The Division of McPherson is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. ... The Division of Moncrieff is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Logan is a city and Local Government Area in South East Queensland, Australia. ... Redland Shire Council logo; the koala is the mascot of the Redlands Redland Shire is a Local Government Area of South East Queensland, spread along the southern coast of Moreton Bay covering 537 square kilometres. ... Redland Shire Council logo; the koala is the mascot of the Redlands Redland Shire is a Local Government Area of South East Queensland, spread along the southern coast of Moreton Bay covering 537 square kilometres. ... Beaudesert Shire Council is a Local Government Area in south east Queensland, Australia. ... The Tweed Shire Council is the local authority for the Tweed Valley in New South Wales. ... “NSW” redirects here. ... The Tweed Shire Council is the local authority for the Tweed Valley in New South Wales. ... “NSW” redirects here. ... Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a state or province. ... “Gold Coast” redirects here. ... Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Motto(s): Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Anna Bligh (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd... Australia has two tiers of subnational government: state (or territory) government and local government. ...

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History

The foundation of local government in the Gold Coast region commenced in the 1870s when the Queensland Colonial Government delegated the task of providing local services and raising revenue to a local authority. On 11 November 1879, the Divisional Board of Nerang was proclaimed. Southport was developed as both an administrative centre as well as a holiday destination with hotels and guesthouses to cater for visitors. // The invention of the telephone (1876) by Alexander Graham Bell. ... is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Southport is a coastal town near the mid-point of the Gold Coast, Australia and has one of the citys largest communities. ...


Town dwellers had different needs to the rural landholders so Southport ratepayers lobbied the colonial government to create a separate Divisional Board so that rates monies raised by Southport landholders could be spent on town improvements. This resulted in the Southport Divisional Board on 14 July 1883 which would later form the Southport Town Council. In December 1948, Southport and Coolangatta and the coastal strip between the two centres was incorporated into the Town of the South Coast. In October 1958, the Council adopted the name of Gold Coast Town Council and State Government approved the name of the City of Gold Coast on May 16, 1959. In general, the word colonial means of or relating to a colony. In United States history, the term Colonial is used to refer to the period before US independence. ... is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Southport is a coastal town near the mid-point of the Gold Coast, Australia and has one of the citys largest communities. ... Lighthouse at Point Danger, Coolangatta, Queensland - a memorial to Lieutenant James Cook of HM Bark Endeavour who named the Point and described the area during the voyage of 1770. ... is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


A new local authority

In 1994, the Queensland Local Government Commissioner began to review the local government boundaries in the Gold Coast, Albert and Beaudesert areas. After much public debate, the Local Government Regulation 1994 amalgamated Gold Coast City Council and the Shire of Albert to create a new local authority called the City of Gold Coast Council.


In 2007 the Queensland Local Government Commissioner decided to reduce the number of local governments in Queensland. Ironicly for the Gold Coast, while many local governments will be bigger following this round of reform, the northern most division based on Beenleigh will leave Gold Coast City and become part of the adjacent Logan City shrinking the population and size of Gold Coast City. The changes will come into effect at the March 2008 local government elections. The Local Government Reform Commission is an independent authority established by the Beattie Labor Queensland Government on 1 May 2007 to recommend the most appropriate structure and boundaries for local government in Queensland. ... Beenleigh, was once a separate town built on sugar and Australia’s oldest rum distillery; increasing development in south_east Queensland since the 1980s has seen it enveloped by Brisbane and the Gold Coast. ... Logo of the Logan City Council Logan City is a city council in south-eastern Queensland. ...


Councillors

The Mayor of the Gold Coast is Cr Ron Clarke. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Australian Ronald William Ron Clarke (born February 21, 1937) was one of the best known middle and long distance runners in the 1960s. ...


Divisional Councillors are: A councillor is a member of a council (such as a city council), particularly in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and other parts of the Commonwealth. ...


Division 1 Cr Ray Hackwood - Beenleigh Beenleigh, was once a separate town built on sugar and Australia’s oldest rum distillery; increasing development in south_east Queensland since the 1980s has seen it enveloped by Brisbane and the Gold Coast. ...


Division 2 Cr Donna Gates - Coomera


Division 3 Cr Grant Pforr - Paradise Point


Division 4 Cr Rob Molhoek - Biggera Waters


Division 5 Cr Peter Young - Pacific Pines


Division 6 Cr Dawn Crichlow - Southport


Division 7 Cr Susie Douglas - Surfers Paradise


Division 8 Cr Robert La Castra - Ashmore


Division 9 Cr Ted Shepherd - Mudgeeraba


Division 10 Cr Eddy Sarroff - Broadbeach


Division 11 Cr Jan Grew - Robina


Division 12 Cr Greg Betts - Burleigh Heads


Division 13 Cr Daphne McDonald (Deputy Mayor) - Palm Beach The Deputy Mayor of a community is the number two official to the mayor. ...


Division 14 Cr Chris Robbins - Coolangatta


Corporate structure

The Chief Executive Officer is Dale Dickson. The management is divided into City Governance, Community Services, Economic Development and Major Projects, Engineering Services, Gold Coast Water, Organizational Services and Planning, Environment and Transport. These bureaucrats are answerable to the CEO who is answerable to the Council. The Councillors work under a committee system conducted under the control of the Local Government Act. “Chief executive” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Management (disambiguation). ... Gold Coast Water logo Gold Coast Water is responsible for the provision of potable and recycled water products and wastewater services throughout the Gold Coast with a vision to create a sustainable waterfuture for the City. ... A bureaucrat is a member of a bureaucracy, usually within an institution of the government. ... “Chief executive” redirects here. ... A committee is a (relatively) small group that can serve one of several functions: Governance: in organizations too large for all the members to participate in decisions affecting the organization as a whole, a committee (such as a Board of Directors) is given the power to make decisions. ...


Accommodation

Accommodation for Council officers has been an issue of some controversy since amalgamation of Gold Coast City with Albert Shire in 1996. The largest office is at Nerang but Council itself meets at the Evandale Office. Discussions about where a new combined central office have been ongoing with sites including Southport, Robina, Nerang, Evandale and Beenleigh all being investigated. Growth in staff numbers has meant existing Council owned office space is no longer sufficient and so commercial offices have been rented at Waterside West (Bundall) and at Varsity Lakes. The Robina NRL stadium was touted as a location for a new office tower for Council.


Laws and regulations

The Council is responsible for ensuring local and state laws are observed. Local laws reflect the community need to ensure safety and harmony by governing parking, swimming pools, community halls, libraries, tourist parks, waste services, catchment management, traffic management, coastal management, roads, stormwater, economic development, parks and recreational services, community health and immunisation services, advertising, animal control, wastewater, recycled water and potable water supply. Council regulates permits and licenses for a range of activities and businesses. The planning scheme guides the growth and development of the city. A city council is the most common style of legislative government in a city or town. ... For other uses, see Parking (disambiguation). ... Billboard redirects here. ... An animal control officer (also, more informally: dog catcher or dog warden or ) is an employee of, or a contractor to, a municipality, charged with catching stray or loose dogs, cats, and sometimes other animals, and bringing them to a compound or animal shelter, where the animals are held for... Water supply is the process of self-provision or provision by third parties of water of various qualities to different users. ... To licence or grant licence is to give permission. ... Urban planning is concerned with the ordering and design of settlements, from the smallest towns to the worlds largest cities. ...


Priority infrastructure plan

Gold Coast City Council has prepared a Priority Infrastructure Plan for the City in accordance with state legislative requirements. The plan identifies where growth is expected to occur and the nature, scale, timing and funding of this growth.


Key Projects

The Gold Coast desalination project is a proposed desalination plant to supply water to the Gold Coast and South East Queensland to be built at Tugun. ... The Hinze Dam supplies most of the water provided to Gold Coast City in Queensland, Australia. ... The Gold Coast Oceanway is a shared use pedestrian and cyclist pavement connecting the Point Danger Lighthouse on the NSW and Queensland border to the Gold Coast Seaway. ... The Gold Coast Rapid Transit System is a proposed rapid transport system for the Gold Coast, Australia. ... The Gold Coast has a wide range of public and private Transport options from cars and bikes to buses, rail and monorail. ... The Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens, formerly known as the Rosser Park Regional Botanic Gardens are located on Ashmore Road Benowa, Gold Coast, Australia. ... The Gold Coast Shoreline Management Plan (GCSMP) is an ICZM plan to manage the coastal resources of Gold Coast City. ...

See also

“Gold Coast” redirects here. ... The Suburbs of the Gold Coast includes a range of suburbs, localities, towns and rural districts. ... The Gold Coast Arts Centre is a set of facilities that sits on the banks of the Nerang River in the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. ... The Gold Coast City Art Gallery is one of Australias most prominent regional galleries and serves a population of approximately 400 000 people. ...

External links

  • Gold Coast City Council


 

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