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I went for a walk in Surfers Paradise today. I like to go into Surfers Paradise on a regular basis, I like to see what’s going on, what changes have been made, what new developments happening.
I walked through the Circle on Cavill to the Gold Coast Highway, along the Gold Coast Highway, had a look at the new Hilton, and walked along Orchid Avenue. We walked through the top end of Elkhorn looking in the high end designer shops then through to the beachfront.
Thats when we came across the new foreshore devlopment. I knew there was a new foreshore developemnt happeneing, I had even filled out a survey on the GCCC web site, but it is easy to forget something is happening when you dont see it.
I can honestly say I was stunned by how good it is. Its not that I don’t think Council is capable of doing anything good. It is just that with so much bickering that seems to go on in the Gold Coast when something actually does happen it is quite often a watered down version of what should be the best.
The foreshore development is fantastic. Big wide walkways on both sides of the foreshore. Large trees. Barbeques being used by all manner of people, locals and tourists alike. Seats everywhere. And seats of all different shapes and sizes. At one stage I saw about six young people all sitting on one huge sunlounge. And they all looked so happy.
Despite it being overcast there were people everywhere. Walking along the foreshore I felt proud of my city. I thought the beach front was comparable to any foreshore or river development I have seen in Australia or overseas including Barcelona, Nice and a wonderful river development I saw in Bordeaux. The Gold Coast City Councillors and staff should hold their heads high.
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