On Monday, for the first time in almost two years, the Gold Coast will welcome back international tourists and travellers to our stunning part of the world. I want to thank Gold Coasters for their patience and resilience during what has been an extremely challenging time. Tourism is the lifeblood of the Gold Coast and…
Member for McPherson Karen Andrews MP has written to the Department of Infrastructure expressing her strong opposition to any further extension of the current airport curfew exemption that has been provided to Qantas for freight flights. “There has been an exemption in place to help address supply chain issues during the pandemic,” Mrs Andrews explained.…
Topics: Gold Coast Airport terminal expansion; importance of sticking to the National Plan; Queensland Government’s border closures. MINISTER ANDREWS: Good morning. It’s an absolute pleasure to be here at Gold Coast Airport. What I’m doing today is visiting to see what the upgrades are looking like and how progress is going. I’ve already seen enough…
As many Australians prepare to restart their travel plans, construction of the Gold Coast Airport terminal expansion continues to move ahead – and when it opens in 2022 it will transform the customer experience. The fresh, modern three-level 30,000sq m terminal expansion, which will double the floor size of the existing terminal, includes four glass…
NEIL BREEN: Every Wednesday, I chat to Home Affairs Minister, Cabinet Minister and Member for McPherson on the Gold Coast, Karen Andrews. Good morning to you, Minister. KAREN ANDREWS: Good morning, Neil. How are you? NEIL BREEN: Good, good, it’s a pleasure to have you on the show again. Medevac laws are back in the…
Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews today launched a rebooted Airport Watch program at the Gold Coast Airport to coincide with increasing domestic travel and the potential for growth in organised crime and drug trafficking throughout the aviation environment. “With domestic travel likely to continue increasing, the public will continue to play a critical role…
SHANE MCLENNAN: Okay. Good morning everyone and thanks for your attendance here this morning for this important event, the relaunch of Airport Watch. My name is Shane McLennan, I’m the AFP Airport Police Commander here at Gold Coast Airport, I’ll be your MC here for this event this morning. Please allow me to acknowledge the…
A leading eco-friendly childcare centre has opened on Gold Coast Airport’s doorstep, servicing workers in the busy precinct, which includes Southern Cross University. Edge Early Learning, which was established in 2017 and already has five centres in Brisbane and another two at Pimpama on the Gold Coast, has opened a 1,686sq m space at Airport…