The Gold Coast Cruise Ship Terminal project showing positive signs

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The Cruise Ship Terminal planning project on the Gold Coast is moving forward with City Councillors voting in favour of the project 9 to 6 with the preferred developer being ASF Consortium.

ASF Consortium revealed an independent news-poll which showed 52% of Gold Coast residents supported the proposed development, 33% opposed the plan, and 10% were undecided.

I wonder what happened to the other 5%?

The proposal includes a Cruise Ship Terminal, Entertainment Precinct, Resorts, Hotels, Residential, Retail and Commercial uses plus a possible Casino

ASF Consortium project director Allan Fife said the poll found key reasons the majority of residents supported the project were its potential tourism and employment benefits. “We’re delighted that the results of the news-poll survey shows that the Gold Coast supports the project,” he said.

The multi-million dollar concept plan by the Australian arm of the Chinese-owned ASF Consortium was chosen by the Queensland government as the preferred Broadwater Marine Project design, following a global expression of interest campaign.

For decades, successive state governments have attempted to develop the site but the projects have always been scuttled by vehement protest from those who wish the site to remain in its natural state.

Action Group “Save Our Spit” (SOS) scuttled the State Government’s construction plan last decade and has every intention of trying to do the same to the new plan.

Personally I think if Gold Coast residence and groups such as SOS care so much about the area they should take a bloody good look at it.

Over the past few years the majority of trees have been killed and it looks like poisoning? and yet no one has complained or done one thing to protect or rejuvenate the environment?

So if the residence and action groups care that much then they should get up there and plant some trees and contribute to rejuvenating the area before the area is turning into a waste land!

PS – If you have any questions about the loss of trees and habitat then simply google aerial photos and compare the loss over the past 5 to 10 years.