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Gold Coast committee backs quarter two progress report and local works funding
A City of Gold Coast committee recommended approval of the quarter two Council Plan and Operational Plan progress report, while also backing funding for works at Paradise Point Parklands and Casuarina Drive, Elanora.
The City of Gold Coast's Governance, Administration and Finance Committee has backed the quarter two progress report for the Council Plan 2022-2027 and City Operational Plan 2025-26, including a change to remove one signature action from the operational plan.
At its 24 February meeting, the committee recommended approval of the progress report and a variation removing the City Operational Plan signature action, "Deliver the Liveable Cities: Resilient City Marketing Campaign", from the 2025-26 plan. The decisions appear in the committee's unconfirmed public minutes and still require the usual council process.
The same meeting also recommended $121,000 for decorative lighting at Paradise Point Parklands and $129,000 for a bus stop installation on Casuarina Drive at Elanora through divisional budget allocations.
For residents, the most immediate on-ground changes flagged in the meeting were those two local projects, one at Paradise Point Parklands and one on Casuarina Drive. The committee also recommended adopting a revised Water and Sewerage Connection, Metering and Billing Policy and retiring older water policies, which affects how council administers some connection, metering and billing arrangements.
The policy review item was changed during the meeting. Rather than retiring the Infrastructure Charge Identification, Monitoring and Collection Policy straight away, the committee recommended deferring that step to its 17 March 2026 meeting. It also recommended retiring the Equitable Access Policy and said identifiable submitters to the water and sewerage policy consultation should be given the relevant part of the report.
The committee further recommended noting the December 2025 financial performance report, and deferred a report on staff travel and related expenses for July to December 2025 to the full council meeting scheduled for 10 March 2026.
Another item dealt with leasing in the corporate centre precinct at Bundall. The committee recommended noting the report and supported use of Local Government Regulation 2012 exceptions that may apply to some lease grants, renewals and previously offered premises, with a further report requested on leasing performance for the Wyndham and Corporate Centre buildings, including an indicative internal valuation.
In closed session, the committee also recommended confidential treatment of a report on sale of land for overdue rates and charges, endorsed sale of land identified in a confidential attachment, and referred the matter to suitably qualified solicitors.
Reference minutes
Source: City of Gold Coast Governance, Administration and Finance Committee meeting of 24 February 2026, unconfirmed public minutes.
Key facts from the minutes
- The Governance, Administration and Finance Committee met on 24 February 2026.
- The committee recommended approval of the Council Plan 2022-2027 and City Operational Plan 2025-26 Quarter 2 Progress Report.
- The committee recommended removing the signature action 'Deliver the Liveable Cities: Resilient City Marketing Campaign' from the City Operational Plan 2025-26.
- The committee recommended allocating $121,000 for decorative lighting at Paradise Point Parklands.
- The committee recommended allocating $129,000 for a bus stop installation on Casuarina Drive, Elanora.
- The committee recommended adopting a revised Water and Sewerage Connection, Metering and Billing Policy and retiring two older water policies.
- Retirement of the Infrastructure Charge Identification, Monitoring and Collection Policy was deferred to the 17 March 2026 GA&F meeting.
- The staff travel expenses report for July to December 2025 was deferred to the full council meeting on 10 March 2026.
Why it matters
- The report tracks delivery of council commitments, while the meeting also flagged local infrastructure works, policy changes affecting water and sewerage administration, and deferrals on infrastructure charges and staff travel reporting.