Category: Community
The Removal of iconic Pandanus Trees
Recently, the picturesque stretch of the Gold Coast Highway witnessed the unfortunate destruction and removal of 24 Pandanus trees. This decision has left a significant void in the landscape, evoking strong reactions from the local community. The Tugun Progress Association (TPA) reached out to both the local council and the Department of Transport and Main…
Cross-Border Commissioner’s Fund
We’d love our TPA members to know that the ‘Persons with Disability’ facilities project at The Tom Atkin Hall (The ‘Tom’) is now complete, proudly funded by the NSW Government. This is the second stage of a long project that started during COVID when many of our regular tenants were unable to access the hall.…
Beach Bar Boycott – Let’s keep beaches public
Please, before the Council Consultation about bar and eatery commercial premises on the beach at Kurrawa, Broadbeach, Gold Coast closes on July 4, let the GCC Council know that you do not want commerce, eateries, liquor sales, and private profit infrastructure on our beaches. The TPA strongly believes that Gold Coast beaches should remain public…
Thank You! Digital grant from Bendigo Bank.
Tugun Progress Association would like to thank Community Bank Tugun for their ongoing support of the Tom Atkin Hall through their 2023 Community Investment Program. The funds have enabled us to reach another milestone in our rejuvenation project which now includes IT/AV infrastructure and equipment, broadband capability as well as the installation of CCTV cameras…