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Cr Brooke Patterson

Phone: +61 7 5581 6280

Address: 47 Nerang Street 4215 Southport, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.brookepatterson.com.au

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25.01.2022 Lest we forget.

24.01.2022 On the corner of Walton & William Streets with some concept plans for the street-scaping. If you’re in the area come have a chat and share your thoughts, I’ll be here until 4pm!

23.01.2022 It says something about #StudyGoldCoast, that during this precarious time, international students report feeling more supported and connected in our community than ever before. Thanks for the great work you do and happy birthday to the Student Hub! #connectingourcommunity

23.01.2022 Right here in our own backyard Cohort Innovation Space have partnered with NASA to deliver their Space Apps Challenge! Taking place on 3 October, the world’s largest global hackathon will engage thousands of citizens from around the globe to use NASA’s open source data to build innovative solutions for challenges we face on earth and in space. See below for more info

22.01.2022 Our waterways, our future - the Gold Coast Waterways Authority is refreshing their Gold Coast Waterways Strategy and they'd like to hear your views on what the future of the waterways looks like over the next ten years. To help them plan ahead, they're inviting you to fill out this short survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/D9JJ8WD It’ll only take a couple of minutes and will put you in the running to win a voucher from Doug Burts Tackle World Gold Coast

22.01.2022 Late lunch today - You can always count on a fresh and yummy bite in Southport CBD #southport #goodfood #ilovepho

22.01.2022 What happens if everyone has a Give Way or Stop sign at an intersection? In theory, no one can move and it causes problems so the State government changed the rules so these are no longer allowed. This was the problem at Meron and Lenneberg street. After analysing traffic movements, our trusty traffic engineers removed Stop signs from both approaches on Meron Street, giving priority along this route. ... So if you ever got stuck there before wondering who has right of way, I'm sure you'll appreciate the change.

22.01.2022 *RESOLVED* ACTIVE AMBERT ALERT MISSING CHILD... Police are seeking urgent community assistance to locate a missing 11-year-old Gold Coast girl, Laine-Ella Hyland (pictured). The girl was subject to a previous media release after she was seen leaving her Main Beach home at 8.30pm on Tuesday, August 18. Laine-Ella was last seen at a Southport address on Monday, August 24 and has not been heard or seen since. Police hold serious concerns for her welfare. The girl is described as Caucasian, around 150cm in height, of slim build with shoulder length blonde hair, and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a grey coloured hoodie and black shorts. Ring 131 564 to provide information about this abduction. Ring 000 for life threatening information about this abduction.

21.01.2022 OUR WATERWAYS, OUR FUTURE The Gold Coast Waterways Authority is working to create a shared vision for our beautiful waterways, one which truly reflects what the community wants to see. Expressions of interest are now open for individuals and organisations to join a working group to help update their 10-year waterways strategy.... Register your interest here: https://tinyurl.com/GCWAeoi

21.01.2022 On Vietnam Veterans Day. A special thing to do is to find out about our local war heroes at our very own Southport Military Museum in Owen Park. Noel Wright (who is the key volunteer responsible for the museum) and I are pictured standing in front of his former Navy uniform. There are some amazing and rare treasures and stories captured here. It was my honour to follow the visit with the laying of a wreath at the service for our Vietnam Vets at our Southport RSL later this ...morning. Lest we forget.

21.01.2022 MARK YOUR CALENDARS The ninth annual Mayor’s Christmas Carols presented by Mercedes-Benz Gold Coast is turning virtual for 2020! This FREE virtual family-friendly event will be simulcast on the below event page and aired on 1029 Hot Tomato at 6pm on Saturday 5 December.... The all-star line-up will include headline acts from Mayor’s Christmas Carols events gone by including singing superstars Kate Cebrano and Anthony Callea as well as the 2020 Gold Coast Music Awards Artist of the Year Casey Barnes! Keep the spirit of Christmas alive on the Gold Coast and tune in to what will be an unforgettable event.

21.01.2022 Sunday morning with your dog at Benowa Botanical Gardens? Active pets are healthy pets. Spend the morning getting active with your beloved dog and an animal behaviourist while learning helpful tips and meeting some new furry friends.

20.01.2022 Woohoo! Home of the Arts announced the HOTA Gallery Exhibition Program today! Not long now until the doors open 10 April 2021! Home of the Arts

20.01.2022 Destination Gold Coast has partnered with Experience Oz to create and launch an incentive to drive local bookings. Apply the code ‘PLAYMONEY’, which will initiate an automatic discount of 50% off, up to the value of $50. Locals can visit DestinationGoldCoast.com/playmoney and see the experiences on offer, with the code active from 9am Friday, 9 October.

20.01.2022 Feeling the heat? I can tell you the high school students at Benowa State High School certainly are. BSHS is a school that punches above its weight, and has grown significantly in student numbers with 2100 students next year (and for full disclosure, my daughter is one of them). Yet its sheltered and undercover space is not keeping up with the school's needs. ... Thank you to Principal Mark Rickard and Business Manager Michelle Black for inviting me to see their plans today and showing me the pressing need to enhance shelter for students. I will be formally supporting the school's application for sun shelter funding. Bizarrely, the school's P&C huge efforts over the past decade to aircon the school means Benowa SHS will now miss out on the huge state handout of funding. The financial allocation for air-conditioning available to all public schools in Queensland cannot be transferred for other sun protection investments for those who have made the huge commitment and effort to self finance air-conditioning classrooms.

20.01.2022 Wonderful efforts and lots of joy at Book Week Parade this morning. Happy Reading Bellevue Park!

20.01.2022 We have a promising step regarding the City Plan! Rather than the signed off amendments going straight to State for approval as was originally intended, the new councillors will now have an opportunity to speak on behalf of residents regarding the City Plan at the next planning committee meeting. This is an important step that we have been advocating for since taking office three months ago. ... Wish me luck. :) P.S. This photo was taken at one of the City Plan forums I held leading up to the election - when coming together as a group was not something one thought about. #connectingourcommunity #cherishChirnPark #lovetheladystreets

18.01.2022 Caught up again with Steve from 4CRB 89.3FM to take some questions from locals- a chat about the potential for a Federal Family Law court here and the expansion of public water transport via Hoppo to name a few topics. Have a listen below and tune in live later this month!

18.01.2022 It was a pleasure to catch up with residents in Sun Valley Park this afternoon. I shared the plans for the new shelter and it is good to know we are on the right track. Thank you for all your feedback and suggestions on other aspects to improve the park. I will be following them all up next week.

18.01.2022 I’ll be down on the corner of Regatta Parade & Skiff Street until 4pm to hear directly from you, come share your thoughts! #thisissouthport #wearegc

17.01.2022 It was a pleasure to speak at the Southport Chamber of Commerce Melbourne Cup breakfast this morning and give an update on our progress and future plans for the Southport CBD. Eight months in the job and I am pleased to say we are now at Stage 3 for the Southport CBD. Stage 1 - was ‘Clean and Safe CBD’. A sustained six months of disciplined effort , has resulted in reducing homelessness and anti-social behaviour. I am grateful to the Police and the Department of Housing for p...artnering with us on this. Stage 2 - addressed the Priority Development Area for Southport. The PDA planning scheme has exacerbated problems of land banking in Southport. At last council meeting, we voted to address this. I am committed we will have a planning framework that is flexible and enhances demand in the CBD. Stage 3 - Now we have the safety of the CBD stabilised and the PDA review underway, the real game changer projects of Stage 3 are my priority. This involves an unprecedented commitment from local, state and federal governments to our CBD. I'll keep you posted...

16.01.2022 RESURFACING BENOWA ROAD The City has in place a detailed and comprehensive road monitoring system to rank road conditions and Benowa Road (between St Kevins Avenue and Collins Crescent) has been identified as being at the ideal stage to conduct cost effective resurfacing works. The planned maintenance works will ensure the condition of the street and will have long lasting benefits for 15-20 years.... Works are expected to be completed by October 23, weather permitting.

16.01.2022 Proactive local film students asked I take part in their documentary on graffiti. They were a smooth team and I enjoyed watched them set up for filming. I look forward to seeing the documentary and their take on an important issue for our city.

15.01.2022 Spring has certainly sprung in Sykes Court and Alma Street! We are planting out these streets with Acmena hemilampra (Broad leaved Lilly Pilly) and Syzigium lehumanii (Riberry) respectively to improve the outlook and amenity for local residents.

15.01.2022 CONNECTING OUR COMMUNITY Construction will soon commence on a 160m long footpath on Falconer Street and a 220m long footpath on Ward Street, Southport. This investment will fix the missing link from Falconer to Ward and onto Southport Nerang Road and will improve active travel options for the surrounding areas.... Works will commence on 31 August and are expected to last for a month, weather permitting. For more information you can get in touch directly with the project manager on 07 5667 3709.

15.01.2022 $1.5M TO RECONSTRUCT 600M OF WARDOO STREET Wardoo Street is an important sub arterial road, which many of us use each day for the school drop off or to get to work. This equates to 20,000 trips each day and we are bringing forward planned reconstruction works in both directions between Johnson and Queen Streets. This will commence in August and includes:... Pavement repair and reconstruction Asphalt overlay Kerb & channel replacement Footpath replacement Works should be completed by October.

14.01.2022 Do you know an exceptional individual or community group who deserve recognition for their outstanding contribution to our city? Nominate your local hero by 13 November by visiting: www.cityofgoldcoast.com.au/australiadayawards

14.01.2022 Just in time for the warmer weather, the submerged swimming enclosure at the Broadwater Parklands is scheduled to be replaced. This means the enclosure and the foreshore will be unavailable on Thursday 3 September all day but we will have a brand new net for peace of mind swimming from Friday.

14.01.2022 The City has been working collaboratively with the responsible state government agencies (Department of Housing, Queensland Police Service) and Uniting Care in recent weeks to ensure that those experiencing homelessness in Carey Park get the support they need and a roof over their head. While most people sleeping rough in Carey Park jumped at the opportunity to move into accommodation, some initially resisted. I am pleased that all have now accepted the offer.... Residents should feel safe in our public spaces and people experiencing homelessness need to continue to receive the support they need.

14.01.2022 It was great to catch up with the Southport State School team last week to talk about some local issues. It is a beautiful and well-loved school. The old brick bus stop and some safety treatments for the carpark require attention and we are on to it now.

13.01.2022 Back at it in Scenic Park - if you’re in the area come have a chat. I want to see this space become a fully fenced dog off-leash park, let me know your thoughts. I’ll be here until 4pm!

12.01.2022 PLAYGROUND RENEWAL Over the coming weeks a contract will be awarded for full playground replacements in the following parks: James Overell Park, Southport... Allan and Gwen Ramsay Park, Bundall Ron Short Park, Southport Broadwater Parklands Junior Playground This is on top of work that is underway to refresh some of our other local parks like Bob Huth, Sun Valley and Scenic. I'll keep you posted on timeframes and park designs after the contracts are awarded.

12.01.2022 Following feedback from residents who frequent Southport Park, I have a proposal to share with you to enhance this spot at Sun Valley Park. It would be great to see you at the Parasol Street entrance between 3 and 4 tomorrow to hear your thoughts on it.

12.01.2022 Action is happening in Carey Park. At our request, The Department of Housing are treating this like an emergency situation where they rehouse people via their funded providers including Uniting Care. The process will occur from Tuesday next week with everyone found accommodation by Thursday. https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au//7d7bc79180fd2bbe9174

12.01.2022 Are you a trivia buff? Millionaire Hot Seat is filming thirty episodes right here on the Gold Coast and you could be the next overnight millionaire! Get your application in quick - lock it in, Eddy!

12.01.2022 RESURFACING LILLI PILLI & EDMUND RICE DRIVE The City has in place a detailed and comprehensive road monitoring system to rank road conditions and Lilli Pilli Drive (from Anne Street to Larwon Terrace) and Edmund Rice Drive (from the after school care to Everest Drive) have been identified as being at the ideal stage to conduct cost effective resurfacing works. The planned maintenance works will ensure the condition of these streets and will have long lasting benefits for ...15-20 years. Works will wrap up by the end of this week, weather permitting.

11.01.2022 SOUTHPORT LIBRARY OPENING HOURS Customers will soon be able to browse and borrow, surf the net or simply rest and relax at Southport Library on Saturdays. From Saturday 24 October (tomorrow) opening hours will be:... Monday 10am - 4pm Tuesday 10am - 4pm Wednesday 10am - 4pm Thursday 10am - 4pm Friday 10am - 4pm Saturday 10am - 2pm Sunday Closed Opening hours are also planned to be extended even further from Saturday 21 November.

11.01.2022 From silent discos to ninja training and surfing lessons to juggling workshops, the FREE and low cost Active & Healthy Spring Holiday Program really has it all! There is an activity for everyone, both indoors and out, so make sure you get involved and get active these school holidays! With activities in the Southport, Ashmore, Benowa, Bundall and the Chirn Park neighbourhood, check out the full program here ... www.tinyurl.com/ActiveHealthyGC

11.01.2022 Apply for a community grant now! The City of Gold Coast’s Community Grants Program provides financial assistance to community organisations that seek to deliver projects with a whole of city focus, are in the public interest and benefit the residents of the Gold Coast. Due to a change of policy, some programs under the new Community Grants Policy are now being offered twice a year, with Round 2 opening in January 2021.... Past grant recipients include community organisations that deliver sports, music, environmental, social, indigenous, youth and community-focused outcomes. Applications for the Community Grants Program are now open and will close on 31 August. For information and to apply visit cityofgoldcoast.com.au/communitygrants

11.01.2022 Further extended hours are here! From this week the opening hours of Southport Library will be: Monday 10am - 6pm... Tuesday 10am - 6pm Wednesday 10am - 6pm Thursday 10am - 6pm Friday 10am - 6pm Saturday 10am - 4pm Sunday Closed See more

10.01.2022 Great to be back to lunch time swims. #southport #Spring

09.01.2022 RESURFACING EVANS DRIVE/LUISA COURT, BENOWA The City has in place a detailed and comprehensive road monitoring system to rank road condition and Evans Drive through to and including Luisa Court have been identified as being at the ideal stage to conduct cost effective resurfacing works. The planned maintenance works will ensure the condition of these streets and will have long lasting benefits for 15-20 years.... Works are scheduled to commence on Monday 14 September and completion is expected by Friday 25 September, weather permitting.

09.01.2022 Gold Coast Eagles Vs. Surfers Dolphins... a tight match but the Eagles took it out in front of old boys on home ground. A magic spot to watch a game, here by the Broadwater. I look forward to supporting the club in the years to come.

07.01.2022 Have you visited Study Gold Coast's new Gold Coast Student Jobs website yet? goldcoaststudentjobs.com.au is your one-stop-shop if you’re a Gold Coast student or graduate looking for a job, work experience, or opportunities to launch your career.

07.01.2022 Looking for something to do this afternoon? Watch Keebra Park State High School V Palm Beach Currumbin at Southport Tigers live from 5pm

06.01.2022 DRIVE SAFE The ‘Drive Safe’ community speed awareness program is a key initiative of the Gold Coast Road Safety Plan and aims to create safer roads by focusing on the responsibilities of all road users. As part of this strategy, portable speed awareness devices (smiley face signs) are temporarily installed at locations across the city where speeding has been identified as an issue.... The presence of these devices has been shown to achieve a significant reduction in vehicle speeds in local streets and i'm pleased to let you know that they will be in place at the following locations from September to November: Johnston Street, Southport Racecourse Drive, Bundall Crombie Avenue, Bundall Anne Street, Southport *new location* Tongarra Street, Southport

06.01.2022 This time last week I was chatting with Steve from 4CRB 89.3FM and took some calls about Ridgeway TAFE, conserving koala habitat and our COVID-19 response. Have a listen below and tune in next month!

06.01.2022 Inspector Scott Knowles and criminology student, Sarah, met with me and safer communities Council officer, Rob today to discuss the latest research on dealing with visible homelessness. When we say Visible homeless we are referring to people who: - have anti-social behaviour on the streets, - are usually drug/alcohol dependent, ... - consistently refuse assistance, - when moved into housing often move back to the streets, - end up in emergency medical care as they do not seek medical treatment when required. Our current approach to helping these people is frankly extraordinarily expensive and miserably unsuccessful. Research shows, the cities and countries that have good results aim to 'eradicate' homelessness, not just 'manage' it. One such country is Finland. They took the unorthodox approach of 'Housing First, Treatment Second'. This is quite at odds with our current approach of you must be clean, separate from your street family, to stay in housing etc. This research suggests that we have a missing link in our current armoury to combat homelessness. Yes we have housing, yes we have rehab facilities, but for a certain group of visible homeless our traditional approach to delivering these services just won't work - they need to be moved into housing with their 'family' - their street family. Sarah will be presenting her research and findings on Southport visible homeless to QPS in October. Watch this space...

05.01.2022 RESURFACING BUTTERFLY COURT/SCENIC AVE, BENOWA The City has in place a detailed and comprehensive road monitoring system to rank road condition and Scenic Ave and Butterfly Court have been identified as being at the ideal stage to conduct cost effective resurfacing works. The planned maintenance works will ensure the condition of these streets and will have long lasting benefits for 15-20 years.... Works are scheduled to commence on Wednesday 26 August (today) and completion is expected by Friday 4 September, weather permitting.

05.01.2022 It's always great catching up with Steve from 4CRB 89.3FM for my monthly talkback radio slot! Have a listen below and let me know what you think.

04.01.2022 Local grants now available! Does your local community group need some financial assistance for an upcoming project? Applications are now being received for the Division 6 Discretionary Grants Program with funding of $35,000 available to be split across our community.... Applications close on Friday 11 September so apply now: http://www.tinyurl.com/div6grants

04.01.2022 Build it and they will come. The growth in the Health and Knowledge Precinct is remarkable and we now have over 12,000 FTE jobs there. Hats off to those who had the vision 20 years ago. The State government opened up the roads and handed over the public space last year, so still early days, but the talent moving in is extraordinary. Hundreds of researchers in stem cell, vaccines, military technology... Just all amazing stuff happening right here. Thank you to Craig Rowsell for arranging the tour in the golf buggy. We have the right people paving the way, not least with Mario Pinto as the new Deputy Vice Chancellor responsible for strategy of the precinct. He has done it before in Canada and now ready to see Health & Knowledge precinct realise its potential.

04.01.2022 Get around the city on the Hopo! Hopo shows off the best of the Broadwater stopping at five iconic destinations. You can create a little day out via Hopo from Home of the Arts, over to Seaworld, Marina Mirage and the Broadwater Parklands. You can even buy a beer on board!... A fun day out with the kids could take you from the markets at HOTA, to the playgrounds of the Broadwater Parklands, then stroll through the the CBD for some yum cha in Chinatown before a trip back via the G-Link. For more information visit www.hopo.com.au

04.01.2022 Tune in now to listen to a live update on the City Plan.

04.01.2022 Another action packed Council agenda today. If you are wondering what to do with the next 10 hours of your life you can always watch here http://council-live.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/ Examples of some of the matters we will be voting on: - Springbrook groundwater investigation - to make sure we maintain our environment and water security and that water bottling companies don't strip our environment. This investigation will lay the foundation for how we can assess groundwater impa...cts and determine compliance. Do you know the source of water can be identified by analysing plants? - clever stuff. - Freight Network plan - turns out our change in our shopping behaviour to buy online puts pressure on our roads and we need to plan for a future where there is more demand by freight on the system. - City Plan amendments - the scenario testing identified concerns with the height targets in the targeted growth areas (among other things). There are resolutions presented today to make sure we have a City Plan that serves our city and its residents. - New staffing policy for Councillors and the Mayor - this one is triggered by the state government changes to the local government act on how elected reps offices are staffed. So no big conspiracy here, just following State legislation along with every other council in the state. - Review of the Southport PDA (yay!). The transformation of our CBD will be a tortoise and the hare story. I am slowly but surely working on a daily basis to transform our CBD into a place you want to be. I am very excited about what it will look like in 5-10 years based on the weekly actions we are taking now. This PDA review, on how planning is shaped, is an important one which I was grateful to have unanimously supported at the Planning Committee. - Surfers Paradise old Grundy's site - I have read all letters sent in on this (as I read all concerns and objections sent to me). I know it is important we get this right. See more

03.01.2022 GOLD COAST OPEN HOUSE 2020 - 17 & 18 OCTOBER Do you recognise some of the 'heritage gems' uncovered at last year's event? Gold Coast Open House is a free annual event that takes visitors behind the scenes of architecturally significant buildings and spaces. ... The mission is to engage visitors in dialogue about the value of architecture in our city and share this knowledge by making these places accessible to all. Gold Coast Open House 2020 will be delivered via a series of on-line armchair tours presented by talented local architects and tour guides, live-stream events on social media, student video perspectives and the Focus on Architecture photography competition. The program is accessible to everyone, anywhere, and it’s free to participate. Find out more by visiting https://www.goldcoastopenhouse.com.au/

03.01.2022 #BREAKING: Missing girl found The Queensland Police Service have located the 11-year-old girl who was reported missing from Southport safe and well. Police would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance.

02.01.2022 KOALA HABITAT PROTECTION This week, Council voted to take the necessary steps to compulsorily acquire a high priority property that will serve us well for the long term protection of the Gold Coast koala population. The parcel of land off Yawalpah Road, Pimpama, is 500 times greater than Cbus Super Stadium and is of the highest ecological value.... We've also established a range of programs, funds and events to support koala conversation on the Gold Coast with a focus on community involvement. To get involved visit www.cityofgoldcoast.com.au/koalas

02.01.2022 Congratulations Dr Dinesh! Dr Dinesh is the 2021 Queensland Australian of the Year, and here in Division 6. Thank you for your work and inspiration. As Sam O'Connor MP states, A massive congratulations to Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM from Griffith University and Gold Coast University Hospital - GCUH on being named the 2021 Queensland Australian of the Year ... I’ve had the privilege of catching up with Dinesh a few times. Here’s us a couple of months ago during Science Week at Cohort Innovation Space. Dinesh was the first quadriplegic medicine graduate and intern in Queensland. He had a serious car accident halfway through medical school where he suffered a spinal cord injury. At that point, most of us would have given up on finishing university. Not Dinesh. He worked tirelessly to recover and then finish the rest of his studies. Studying medicine is hard enough, let alone after going through an experience like this, but Dinesh stuck with it and made it to graduation. It took six months for him to find a position, the last out of his cohort to be hired, but he got a spot at our very own GCUH. He is now a senior resident there and the co-founder of Doctors with Disabilities Australia.

01.01.2022 This year’s message for R U OK? Day is ‘There’s more to say after R U OK?’. R U OK? Day encourages all of us to have regular, meaningful conversations to support anyone struggling with life’s ups and downs. It’s important that everyone feels they can talk about life’s ups and downs and access support if they need it.... So, R U OK?

01.01.2022 The Keebra Park Playground entry is looking a little tired and is overdue for a refresh. Watch this space.