Our Mission
Our mission is to uphold and sustain the Gold Coast’s iconic environmental, cultural and lifestyle amenity values, while ensuring the transparency and accountability of our elected officials’ governance.
Our Objectives
Reform and promote sustainable, best-practice city planning, development and governance (protect the lifestyle values the community holds dear)
Protect public open space – conservation and recreation (safeguard from inappropriate development/alienation and advocate for more)
Advocate for ethical, transparent, inclusive public institutions, laws and decision-making processes (a fairer say for all in the community)
Support economic diversification (into IT, knowledge-based and sustainable green industries)
Foster an empowered community working for a sustainable city
— John Hicks, President
Our Values
Transparency
Participative democracy
Inclusiveness, collaboration, crowd wisdom
Maker culture, “do-it-ourselves” ethic
Integrity
Environmental protection and sustainable development