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I don’t make it into Surfers Paradise that often. But I took the opportunity last week to drive through. The rain had stopped, the tourists were out and the whole place looked fresh. The new Hilton Hotel is looking wonderful, it looks so clean so white with its hints of blue and the way the facade at the front is shaped as it moves up towards the roof.
The other building next to it which I believe is also a Hilton is shaped quite differently. I get quite bored with some of the buildings in Surfers Paradise, but this one looks graceful. The Soul building at the front of the Esplanade is also moving along nicely, which says something about the economic development going on in the city. That can’t be a bad thing.
And with the rapid transit in its early works stage the coast is again looking like something is beginning to happen. I know with the rapid transit it’s going to take some patience for us all. There is going to be road closures, probably a lot of roadworks and traffic diversions, but I think the end result will be worth it. With the new hospital under construction at Parklands, to be able to get from Broadbeach to parklands by rapid transit will be a bonus for a lot of people, and will also provide an alternative to the buses. It will also be an excellent form of transport for the tourists to get around on the tourist strip, so let’s hope that after it’s implemented that it very quickly stretches right down the highway to Coolangatta. The better the public transport system the easier it is for you and I and everybody else that makes this great place our home.
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