The City is asking residents to have their say on the response and recovery efforts following Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
"TC Alfred was one of the most significant weather events our city has faced in the past 50 years," said Mayor Tom Tate.
"As we continue repair and restoration work across the Gold Coast, we want to make sure we are best placed to help our community to return to normal as quickly as possible.
"We are implementing the TC Alfred Recovery Plan to ensure we prioritise actions that will address the community's needs and help the Gold Coast recover as quickly as possible.
"The consultation will also serve to improve and refine our disaster response actions to become more resilient to future weather events."
This survey will consider four key areas consisting of people and community, infrastructure, environment, and economy.
It will ask participants about the City's response during and after TC Alfred as well as the recovery efforts that are ongoing.
During the cyclone, City staff worked together to keep people safe, shared important updates, and restored essential services.
The City's Local Disaster Coordination Centre worked closely with partners like Energex to get services back up and running.
"Your insights and experiences will help us prioritise recovery efforts make sure we're focusing on what matters most to Gold Coast residents.
"Together, we can rebuild and create a stronger, more resilient Gold Coast," Mayor Tate added.
Take the survey at gchaveyoursay.com.au/tc-alfred-recovery
View the Recovery Action Plan document.
Recovery stats
Since Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the City has had multiple crews out in waterways, lakes and canals to ensure the area is safe and remove debris.
The City has removed a total of 88 Tonnes of material from our constructed waterways so far. This material includes large rubbish, trees/logs, and general smaller rubbish. For reference, last financial year (2023–24) our waterways cleaning crew removed a total of 212 Tonnes from our canals and lakes and that included the Christmas 2023 to January 2024 disaster event.
The City has ongoing works at Clear Island Waters, Swan Lake, and Burleigh Lake to remove several fallen damaged trees.
We have removed approximately 3,400 tonnes of debris from our beaches so far. The City has ongoing debris removal across our most northern coastline.
Our beach tractors clean 64 hectares each shift. Since ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the beach tractors have been running every night removing debris.
In the week after the storm, the beach cleaning tractors were removing 10 times as much debris from the beaches as normal.
The City is committed to coastal resilience and climate adaptation, ensuring long-term protection from climate change and coastal hazards. Building on the success of the Ocean Beaches Strategy, a new transformational 'Our Coastal Lifestyle Strategy' is in development to safeguard our coastal future to continue our world leading coastal management.
