Another great reason to live on the gold coast is the best place

Conservation- it is in my nature

The health of our natural areas has a profound effect on the quality of our lifestyle and the state of our economy. We are custodians of a pristine natural environment and i take this responsibility very seriously.

Local action

Green light for traffic flows

Drivers and cyclists are set for improved traffic flow along the Gold Coast Highway between Broadbeach and Surfers Paraise.

Tracking our trams

Now that trams are rolling on our street, city of gold coast is keeping a close eye on the changes and benefits they are bringing along the 13 kilometer route.

Smarter pedestrian crossings

New ‘Smart’ sensors are being installed at pedestrian crossings in Southport, Main Beach and Broadbeach, as part of our ongoing program to improve pedestrian accessibility and safety.

Natural environment

This year we are investing more than $23.6 million in caring for our beaches, waterways and catchments.

Over $11 million has been allocated to natural environment conservation in this year’s budget, along with more than $88 million for parks, natural areas an recreation 90,000 new trees for Pimpama, the Pimpama River conservation area is benefiting form the planting of more than 90,000 new trees, in a significant agreement between city of gold coast and energex.