Editing Gold Coast, Queensland (section)

== Infrastructure ==

===Utilities===
'''Electricity'''

Electricity for the Gold Coast is sourced from Powerlink Queensland at bulk supply substations which is provided via the [[National Electricity Market]] from an interconnected multi-State power system. The Government-owned electricity corporation [[Energex]] distributes and retails electricity, natural gas, [[liquefied petroleum gas]] (LPG) and value-added products and services to residential, industrial and commercial customers in South-East Queensland.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}
[[File:Hinze Dam 2019.11.08.jpg|thumb|[[Hinze Dam]]]]
'''Water supply'''

The [[Hinze Dam]] {{convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of Nerang is the population's main water supply. The [[Little Nerang Dam]] which feeds into [[Hinze Dam]] can supplement part of the city area's water needs, and both are managed by the city council directorate [[Gold Coast Water]]. Reforms of the way in which the [[water industry]] is structured have been announced by the State Government, with transfer of ownership and management of water services from local government to the state occurring in 2008–09. [[City of Gold Coast]] also sources water from [[Wivenhoe Dam]], west of Brisbane for northern suburbs when the Hinze Dam, at one-tenth of Wivenhoe's capacity, becomes low.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

Water shortage and water restrictions have been current local issues, and a few new Gold Coast residential areas have recently included dual reticulation in their planning and development to supply water from a new water recycling plant being built concurrently. This will make available highly treated recycled water for use around the home in addition to potable water. The Gold Coast has received world recognition for this scheme in its Pimpama-Coomera suburbs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/t_gcw.asp?PID=5909 |title=Gold Coast City Council – Pimpama Coomera Master Plan Frequently Asked Questions |publisher=Gold Coast City Council |access-date=2 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102084652/http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/t_gcw.asp?PID=5909 |archive-date=2 January 2009 }}</ref>

Gold Coast Water has the capacity to supply up to 133 megalitres of desalinated water per day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.watersecure.com.au/GoldCoastDesalinationPlant.htm |title=WaterSecure – a new source of pure water |access-date=26 July 2009 |publisher=WaterSecure |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629100102/http://www.watersecure.com.au/GoldCoastDesalinationPlant.htm |archive-date=29 June 2009 }}</ref>

=== Transport ===
{{Main|Transport on the Gold Coast, Queensland}}The car is the dominant mode of transport in the Gold Coast, with over 70% of people using it as their sole mode of travelling to work.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/ViewData?action=404&documentproductno=LGA33460&documenttype=Details&order=1&tabname=Details&areacode=LGA33460&issue=2006&producttype=Census%20Tables&javascript=true&textversion=false&navmapdisplayed=true&breadcrumb=LPTD&&collection=Census&period=2006&productlabel=Method%20of%20Travel%20to%20Work%20by%20Sex&producttype=Census%20Tables&method=Place%20of%20Usual%20Residence&topic=Transport%20Access%20&%20Use&|title=Method of Travel to Work by Sex&nbsp;– Gold Coast (Local Government Area)|date=27 June 2007|publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics|format=Excel Spreadsheet|access-date=12 April 2008|quote=Consists of people who solely either drove or travelled as a passenger in a car to work.}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The Gold Coast has an extensive network of arterial roads that link coastal suburbs with inland suburbs. In recent years, local and state governments have invested money in transport infrastructure on the Gold Coast to combat the increasing congestion on many of the city's roads. The Gold Coast has an extensive public transport network that includes buses, heavy rail and light rail for commuting to work, visiting attractions, and travelling to other destinations.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} 
[[File:Skylines of Main Beach and Surfers Paradise, Queensland in January 2017 (cropped).jpg|thumb|The [[Gold Coast Highway]] and [[G:link]] crossing the [[Nerang River]]]]

==== Road ====
A number of major roads connect the Gold Coast with Brisbane, New South Wales, and the surrounding areas. The [[Pacific Motorway (Brisbane–Brunswick Heads)|Pacific Motorway]] (M1) is the main motorway in the area. Beginning at the [[Logan Motorway]] (M6) in Brisbane, it travels through the inland Gold Coast region and links with the [[Pacific Highway (Australia)|Pacific Highway]] at the New South Wales/Queensland border near [[Tweed Heads, New South Wales|Tweed Heads]]. The Pacific Motorway is part of the [[Brisbane]] to [[Sydney]] corridor. Before the [[Tugun Bypass]] was completed in 2008, the motorway ended at [[Tugun, Queensland|Tugun]]. The [[Gold Coast Highway]] services the coastal suburbs of the Gold Coast, including Surfers Paradise, Southport, and Burleigh Heads. Starting at the Pacific Motorway at Tweed Heads, it runs parallel to the coast until it reaches Labrador, where it turns inland to meet the Pacific Motorway again at [[Helensvale]]. Other arterial roads include the [[Smith Street Motorway]] which connects Southport, Gold Coast's CBD with the [[Pacific Motorway (Brisbane–Brunswick Heads)|M1]] in [[Parkwood, Queensland|Parkwood]]. Other major roads include Reedy Creek Road, [[Nerang–Broadbeach Road]], [[Robina Parkway]] and [[Southport – Burleigh Road|Southport–Burleigh Road]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

==== Light rail ====
[[File:GCLR Set 9 at Cypress Avenue 2014-09-28.jpg|thumb|[[G:link]] trams on Cypress Avenue]]
The Gold Coast's light rail service is called [[G:link]], a {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} line between [[Helensvale, Queensland|Helensvale]] and [[Broadbeach, Queensland|Broadbeach]] that also connects the key activity centres of [[Southport, Queensland|Southport]] and [[Surfers Paradise, Queensland|Surfers Paradise]]. The G:link was opened in 2014 between Broadbeach and Southport, with an extension to Helensvale completed in 2017 in preparation for the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/australia-nz/gold-coast-light-rail-stage-2-opens-early.html|title=Gold Coast light rail Stage 2 opens early|last1=Carter|first1=Mark|date=25 December 2017|website=International Railway Journal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171218190732/http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/australia-nz/gold-coast-light-rail-stage-2-opens-early.html|archive-date=18 December 2017|url-status=live|access-date=19 December 2017}}</ref>

==== Heavy rail ====
[[Queensland Rail]] operates an inter-city rail service from Brisbane to the Gold Coast along the [[Gold Coast railway line]]. The line follows the same route as Brisbane's [[Beenleigh railway line]], continuing on after reaching [[Beenleigh railway station|Beenleigh]]. It then follows a route similar to that of the Pacific Motorway, passing stations at [[Ormeau railway station|Ormeau]], [[Coomera railway station|Coomera]], [[Helensvale railway station|Helensvale]], [[Nerang railway station|Nerang]] and [[Robina railway station|Robina]] before terminating at [[Varsity Lakes railway station|Varsity Lakes]]. An extension of the Gold Coast line to the Gold Coast Airport is proposed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Robina to Tugun Rail Impact Assessment Study|url=https://sc-tmrwcmgr-cd.azurewebsites.net/projects/robina-to-tugun-rail-impact-assessment-study|access-date=2020-07-30|website=sc-tmrwcmgr-cd.azurewebsites.net|language=en}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==== Bus ====
[[File:Gold Coast buses (28259988216).jpg|thumb|TransLink buses operating in [[Broadbeach, Queensland|Broadbeach]]]]
[[Kinetic Group]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Surfside Buslines |url=https://www.wearekinetic.com/surfside-buslines |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=Kinetic |language=en-AU |archive-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102213429/https://www.wearekinetic.com/surfside-buslines |url-status=live }}</ref> (formerly [[Surfside Buslines]] prior to a re-branding in 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Surfside Buslines |url=https://www.surfside.com.au/ |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=Surfside |language=en-AU |archive-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102213431/https://www.surfside.com.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref> operates all public passenger services in the city under contract by [[Translink (Queensland)|Translink]] which coordinates the public transport network in [[South East Queensland]]. Services are frequent during the day, with intervals being as little as 5 minutes. Kinetic Group operates over a fleet of over 400 buses operating on over 70 lines covering the entire city.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

==== Airports ====
The main International Airport, [[Gold Coast Airport]] is located in Coolangatta, approximately {{convert|22|km|mi}} south of Surfers Paradise. Services are provided to interstate capitals and major cities as well as to major New Zealand cities, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia and Singapore.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} In 2019, it was the [[List of the busiest airports in Australia|sixth busiest airport]] in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/90442|title=Palaszczuk Government backs new way to fly for Gold Coast Airport|author=Mark Bailey|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|date=18 August 2020|access-date=12 January 2024|archive-date=12 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112022252/https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/90442|url-status=live}}</ref>

Smaller private airfields are located in the northern suburbs of [[Coombabah]] ([[Southport Airport]]) and [[Norwell, Queensland|Norwell]] ([[Heck Field]]), catering to flight training, recreational and [[general aviation]] users.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

===Projects===
* Stage 3 of the [[G:link|G:link Light Rail]] system to [[Burleigh Heads, Queensland|Burleigh Heads]] is under construction with it set to be open in 2025<ref>{{cite web |title=Gold Coast Light Rail (Stage 3) Broadbeach South to Burleigh Heads, construct light rail (Department of Transport and Main Roads) |url=https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/gold-coast-light-rail |website=Department of Transport and Main Roads (Queensland) |access-date=13 June 2023 |language=en |archive-date=13 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613163454/https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/gold-coast-light-rail |url-status=live }}</ref> and planning for Stage 4 is underway with that stage to open before the [[2032 Summer Olympics|Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 4 (Department of Transport and Main Roads) |url=https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/gold-coast-light-rail-stage-4 |website=Department of Transport and Main Roads (Queensland) |access-date=13 June 2023 |language=en |archive-date=13 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613163455/https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/gold-coast-light-rail-stage-4 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* The existing heavy rail [[Gold Coast railway line|Gold Coast line]] will be extended to Coolangatta<ref>{{cite news |first=Thomas |last=Chamberlin |url=http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2009/12/14/169295_gold-coast-news.html |title=Long wait for Gold Coast airport train |newspaper=Gold Coast Bulletin |date=14 December 2009 |access-date=24 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707232644/http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2009/12/14/169295_gold-coast-news.html |archive-date=7 July 2012  }}</ref>
* [[Pacific Motorway (Brisbane–Brunswick Heads)|Pacific Motorway M1]] upgrades program.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pacific Motorway M1 upgrade program (Department of Transport and Main Roads) |url=https://sc-tmrwcmgr-cd.azurewebsites.net/projects/programs/pacific-motorway-m1-upgrade-program |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=sc-tmrwcmgr-cd.azurewebsites.net |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>