Looking beyond the horizon
Abstract
While many things have changed on the Gold Coast from its early days, some things have
remained the same. Development and business interests are still very active in city administration,
and local government is pro-business and growth. The sitting mayor, Tom Tate,
has a background in the construction, tourism and hospitality industries and still owned
the Islander Resort Hotel until very recently. The city’s local newspaper the Gold Coast
Bulletin is no different than its predecessors in being decidedly pro-development (see
Chapter 10). The city has great ambitions to grow and this is reflected in the projects pursued
in the ...
View more >While many things have changed on the Gold Coast from its early days, some things have remained the same. Development and business interests are still very active in city administration, and local government is pro-business and growth. The sitting mayor, Tom Tate, has a background in the construction, tourism and hospitality industries and still owned the Islander Resort Hotel until very recently. The city’s local newspaper the Gold Coast Bulletin is no different than its predecessors in being decidedly pro-development (see Chapter 10). The city has great ambitions to grow and this is reflected in the projects pursued in the last decade.
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View more >While many things have changed on the Gold Coast from its early days, some things have remained the same. Development and business interests are still very active in city administration, and local government is pro-business and growth. The sitting mayor, Tom Tate, has a background in the construction, tourism and hospitality industries and still owned the Islander Resort Hotel until very recently. The city’s local newspaper the Gold Coast Bulletin is no different than its predecessors in being decidedly pro-development (see Chapter 10). The city has great ambitions to grow and this is reflected in the projects pursued in the last decade.
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Book Title
Off the Plan: The Urbanisation of the Gold Coast
Publisher URI
Subject
History and Theory of the Built Environment (excl. Architecture)