Beach Bar Trial Update — Under Investigation, Delayed or Canned?

The announcement of the successful proponent for the proposed Beach Bar at Kurrawa by the City of Gold Coast, was meant for Monday November 1, 2021.
The tender process for city projects usually includes a 28-day information period, followed by a 3-month assessment period. The City of Gold Coast with this Beach Bar project allowed for a 14-day information period, followed by immediate assessment, and winning tender announcement on November 1.
The winning tender is meant to commence trading on December 1, 2021.
It is now a week past the decision date and 3 weeks from the trial start date, and there has been nothing but silence from the City of Gold Coast.
Does this mean that the tender is still under investigation by City of Gold Coast?
Due to time constraints (there is no way this project can be built in 3 weeks on that site), has the project been delayed?
Or, has the state government stepped in and killed the project?
Whatever the reason, the City of Gold Coast is keeping the residents in the dark about giving away public land to private developers once again.
Here’s hoping that the State Government, through the Environment Minister Meghan Scanlon, have intervened and done the right thing.
To see how we got this far check out our expose on the Beach Bar proposal from last month — just click on the link below:
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