- Reform and promote sustainable, best-practice city planning, development, and governance (protect the lifestyle values the community holds dear)
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- Bring the excessive relaxations being granted in development approvals under control
- A new, fit-for-purpose planning scheme that better manages city growth and sustains neighbourhood amenity
- Establishment of a community-based Planning Reference Group (cross-sectoral)
- Delivery of a long-term climate change adaptation strategy and community-based mitigation action plan for Gold Coast City
- Provide informed input to the Light Rail Stage 4 community consultation process and to the LR Urban Renewal Overlay drafting for LR Stage 3
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- Advocate for ethical, transparent, inclusive public institutions, laws, and decision-making processes (a fairer say for all in the community)
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- Live streaming of all Council Committee meetings – achieved – thank you
- End the unethical restriction of information flow to the community, characterised by many closed-door council sessions and redacted council reports
- Ongoing, meaningful, community engagement forums established in all Divisions to keep residents informed and provide the opportunity for input on key matters
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- Protect public open space – conservation and recreation
(safeguard from inappropriate development/alienation and advocate for more)
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- No cruise ship terminal, beach bars, cableway or second casino on public land or water
- Acquisition of more public open space for both conservation and recreation, including accelerated expenditure of Council bushland funds
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- Support economic diversification (into IT, knowledge-based and sustainable green industries)
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- Termination of flawed big projects ideas such as the cruise ship terminal, beach bars and cableway that provide little diversification of the city’s economy and cost ratepayers millions of dollars
- Support genuine eco-tourism that preserves and protects the natural environment and contributes to the host community
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- Foster an empowered community working for a sustainable city
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- A council that engages and works with community groups as partners in managing a rapidly growing city
- Delivery of major improvements in meaningful community engagement (enabling a community voice to Council, State and Federal Governments)
- Councillor newsletters that invite community participation/input to major council policy decisions planned for the coming 1 to 3 years, in their formative stages
- Reinstatement of the Community Reference Groups for natural resource management and city planning
- A more liveable, community-focused city with a more diverse economic base
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