- Justine Dillon
- Jesse Outram
- Carmen Auer
- Noell Burgess
- Maria Leebeek
- Ariana Margetts
- Michael Pahoff
- Joel Thompson
- Alexandra (Alex) Wells
About the Gold Coast
The Gold Coast is Australia's sixth largest city and boasts a diverse, vibrant and rapidly expanding community. Almost one in three (29 per cent) of the 635,000 Gold Coast residents were born overseas, with 14 per cent of households speaking a language other than English.
Close to one million visitors from across the world visit the Gold Coast annually for the vibrant arts and culture scene, beautiful natural environment and world-class tourism attractions.
Major industries on the Gold Coast include tourism, retail, health care, construction and manufacturing.
About the Gold Coast Community Forum program
In 2023 the Community Forum program expanded to include the Gold Coast with members appointed in November 2023.
These forums support valuable conversations between the Queensland Government and local community representatives. Forum members will discuss local priorities and opportunities to strengthen the Gold Coast economy and services, and consider what outcomes are most important to the local community.
As a Forum member, I'd like to see that we have an understanding of what the vision and opportunities are (for the region) at various levels of government, and be able to shape and contribute to this vision so the Gold Coast remains an attractive place to live and work.
Hamza Vayani, former Gold Coast Community Forum member.
Hamza Vayani, former Gold Coast Community Forum member.
Hear from Forum members
Hear from members of the new Gold Coast Community Forum who are passionate about making a difference in their region.
Forum updates
Find out what has happened in Gold Coast Community Forums so far via the Forum updates.
Forum locations 2023-2025
23 November 2023 - Southport
24 April 2024 – Coomera
18 July 2024 - Carrara
Find us in your community
The Community Forum program is delivered by the Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water’s Regional Engagement team.
For more information contact ORRQ-GOLDCOAST@rdmw.qld.gov.au.