Design Details

The foreshore redevelopment covers the foreshore area between View Avenue and Laycock Street.  See schedule of works for details of project staging.

Purpose

• To reconnect the heart of Surfers Paradise with the beach
• Create a safer, more accessible public space - with improved recreational opportunities
• Improve infrastructure for major events
• Minimise traffic impact and create a safer place for pedestrians and cyclists

Features

Features of the new design include four new toilet blocks, three beach shelters, a 20metre-wide pedestrian promenade, barbecues, picnic areas and new and improved beach access points with disability ramps.

Trees and vegetation

Careful consideration has been given to ensure maximum use of existing trees and vegetation in the redesigned foreshore. Where possible, large trees have been kept in their original location and redeveloped areas have been designed around them. 

Around 95 Pandanus trees have been retained and will be replanted in new locations which further complement the new landscape. In the stage one area, the Pandanus trees have already been planted in their new locations along the side of the road and in the dunal areas. 

Dunal vegetation will be planted along the foreshore areas. Plant species have been carefully selected to ensure they are suitable for the hardy, coastal environment and where possible, native species are selected.

See what the new foreshore will look like by viewing the animated design preview.

Detailed plans

To view specific locations of new features on the foreshore, click on the detailed plans below.

• Elkhorn Avenue
• Cavill Mall
• Hanlan Street
• Trickett Street

Perspective images

Click on the images below to enlarge.

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