City of Gold Coast

Last chance! Get your tickets for the 17th Asia Pacific Screen Awards gala dinner at the The Langham Hotel this Saturday 30 November 📽️ Don't miss the industry's 'night of nights' and your chance to rub shoulders with some of the leading actors from across the Asia Pacific including: • Jack Thompson, President of the APSA Academy, AM PhD • Chris Pang (Crazy Rich Asians), Australian actor, APSA International Jury • David Wenham (The Lord of the Rings films), Australian actor, APSA Academy Member • Nina Oyama (Deadloch, Utopia) who is set to host the Gala Awards Ceremony Get tickets 👉 citygc.au/417N0yu #APSA2024 #GoldCoastFilmCommission #MakeBelieveItHere

One week until registrations close! Enrol now 👉 citygc.au/ScreenOnboarding

With 1 in 5 Gold Coasters living with a disability, are you ready to champion accessibility at your next event? This Disability Action Week, 24 November to 1 December, we're connecting you with our Accessible Events Guide. It features practical information and tips for event organisers to plan and deliver small and large events for everyone to enjoy. Take a look 👉 citygc.au/4fSwLtq #DisabilityActionWeek #AccessibleEvents

Gold Coast marine industry leaders are making waves at the METSTRADE Marine Equipment Show in Amsterdam, showcasing their innovation and connecting with a global market. Including Riviera Australia who have been named winner of the People and Skills Development award at METSTRADE for their Academy of Excellence. Well done! As home to the most advanced and highly respected marine industry cluster in the Southern Hemisphere, the Gold Coast offers world-class marine manufacturing, servicing, and refit options. Plus significant superyacht infrastructure including a customs clearance port, ready to support the needs of both domestic and international markets. Discover more about our international trade and export support programs 👉 citygc.au/3NGg20i BZ Optics Jomo Boats Dockpro Maritimo

Congratulations to our Gold Coast winners from the 62nd Australian Exporter of the Year Awards! 🎉 The awards were presented last night at Parliament House, with 4 Gold Coast businesses being nominated across 4 of the 13 award categories. Congratulations to our winners: Frosty Boy Global - Agribusiness, Food and Beverages winner Marine Air Flow International - Small Business (joint) winner and a big shout-out to our Gold Coast finalists listed below by category: Advanced Technologies, RYAN AEROSPACE Emerging Exporter, Burleigh Wagon Find out about the City's International Trade & Export programs 👉citygc.au/4evyQLb

🌅 Two new planning projects are underway for long-term improvements at Greenmount Headland and the Snapper Rocks to Rainbow Bay Foreshore. From upgraded viewing spots to preserving natural beauty, we’re working to create an accessible, vibrant future for the community. Share your thoughts 👉 citygc.au/SouthernCoastal #GoldCoast #Greenmount #SnapperRocks #RainbowBay

Exciting news for the Gold Coast! 🎉 A new creative industries precinct is set to transform the Miami Depot site. This hub will support creative fields like tech, gaming, visual effects, and screen industries. This will be supported by legendary local filmmaker Baz Luhrmann's production company Bazmark who will be providing strategic advice. The precinct is expected to create thousands of jobs and attract further investment for the Gold Coast. Read more about it here 👉 citygc.au/4etbTI3

Attention local Gold Coast filmmakers and creatives! 📽️ The Gold Coast Film Commission is offering a limited number of tickets for local filmmakers to attend the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA). It's a great opportunity to connect with APSA nominees, international delegates, and industry experts. 📅 Wednesday 27 November – Saturday 30 November. 📍The Langham and, HOTA, Home of the Arts, Gold Coast ✔️ Expression of Interest due by Wednesday 20 November. Find out more here 👉 citygc.au/48UFSaD #APSA2024 #GoldCoastFilmCommission #MakeBelieveItHere

Check out the highlights from Gold Coast Business Week. 👇 Over 5 days, we hosted 11 events, including workshops, immersive tours, masterclasses, and keynote speaker panels. This year's theme focused on developing, attracting and retaining top talent in our city, with businesses taking full advantage of cross-industry networking and discovering potential opportunities and resources we offer.

🎉 We're delighted to announce the recent award and signing of a new 10-year program valued at circa $600M+ with the City of Gold Coast. 💧 The Integrated Delivery Partner (IDP) Framework will see our Utilities team fulfill the procurement, design, construction and commissioning activities for various water and waste infrastructure upgrades, in particular complex brownfield sewage treatment plants. 💪 Recently, we joined Stantec, WSP in Australia and the City of Gold Coast for a mobilisation start up day filled with workshops and team building activities designed to encourage interaction, enhance relationships, build trust, and align goals between the organisations. 👣 A Welcome to Country was also performed by Uncle John Graham, a Kombumerri and a saltwater man of the Gold Coast, part of the wider Yugambeh Language Group. 🙌 The day successfully achieved its goals, setting the stage for ongoing collaboration and teamwork throughout the life of this important long-term program.