Gold Coast Integrated Resort and Cruise Ship Terminal boss Tim Poole says several misconceptions about the project are floating around, misleading residents about the benefits the project is expected to bring to the region.
Poole’s comments come in the wake of a public rally last week in which thousands of residents protested the proposal for its impact on the local environment.
Protestors, who have formed the “Save Our Spit Alliance” said at the rally they would make the matter an election issue to be addressed before next Jun.
The project’s official website at www.goldcoastevolution.com.au now features “responses” to the “common themes that arose on the day”, Poole added in an email update to mailing list subscribers.
He added that world-leading planning, design & environmental management practices would be employed in the construction, which is intended to be finished in nine stages by the mid 2020s.
Replenishment of the Gold Coast’s eroded beaches would be one of many environmental benefits to come from the project being given the green light.