Hi,
I read on the local paper this morning that there are plans for redevelopment of the foreshore between the Broadwater caravan park (just south of KFC) and the new Aquatic Centre. This area includes the Train.
There was mention of massive amounts of dredging and land reclamation to build parklands, boat ramps etc.

This could threaten the future of the Train and nearby areas (e.g. KFC).
Or enhance it?

Does anyone know anything more about this?

I did a quick search and uncovered this map:
www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/documents/mp/broadwater-parklands-stage-3-map.pdf

* the new carpark looks to be exclusively for trailers, and the things jutting out into the water look like boat ramps.
* land has been reclaimed on front of the caravan park - no more waterfront sites
* Parking at the Train gone?

http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/thegoldcoast/broadwater-parklands-stage-3-19737.html

Sad but true. Think I read somewhere that 30 car spaces were to be provided, but the reclaimation of land is the real problem. Stealing valueable
water way area for the Games open space, its a real shame. Nobody uses that area now. Reclaimation is so expensive and a real waste of rate payers
money. Tom is up to no good I'm sure of it. (offsetting open space for the CST) Somebody needs to whinge to Dawn but I think its too late.

...sigh! only sailed there for the second time last week

All it takes for evil to prevail is for good men to sit idle and do nothing. There are two types of people in the world- part of the problem and part of the solution. Which one is Tom?

alfamale said..

tonyd said..

Think I read somewhere that 30 car spaces were to be provided, but the reclaimation of land is the real problem.

At least you'll get some work out of it Tony.

And Darren can do the linemarking. Angry about the whole thing, refuse to work on it

wow,

that does look like the death of the train. sad sad day.

blue dots are extent of works.

Haircut said..

could be worse - i'd be focusing my anger at the cruise terminal. that thing will screw up everything for virtually everyone


does anyone know what the blue dots represent?

Agreed our biggest threat is the CST and casino resort on wave break Island , add the bridge for access, construction roads , bardges for cranage , site fascilites for construction work ,33kv underground (or on the cheap overhead ) feed to the new substation , piping for water and piping for sewage . With all this in place there will be little left.

The computor modleing for ships to enter the broadwater is such that with extensive dregding we would only see a one or two ships in per year probably around winter when there is no wind and the swell also needs to be bellow a metre , in fact there was only a 100% success rate when it was dead flat with no wind. Seems like a big sacrifice for very little .

I am also concerned that we and the Kiteing boys and girls are being left out of the discussion not intentionaly but due to our unorganised nature ( no clubs ect ) . I would love to know the numbers per weekend of windsurf/kitesurfers who use the BW and think we should start getting a little louder.

Hopefully Steve can save The Spit (again). But he needs your help....

www.saveourspit.com/No_Terminal/news/NewsArticle.jsp?News_ID=126

Definitely Worth filling this out:

www.change.org/p/the-queensland-state-government-to-cease-all-support-of-a-proposed-cruise-ship-terminal-on-the-gold-coast

Till Dark Said

Definitely Worth filling this out: www.change.org/p/the-queensland-state-government-to-cease-all-support-of-a-proposed-cruise-ship-terminal-on-the-gold-coast


Totally agree and I've filled this out previously. They only have 4 thousand signatures and the target is 75 thousand (although I don't know what that triggers). Please everyone sign this petition.