A reliable point of truth for the Gold Coast community.
NO to a ‘regional super depot’ on parkland zoned ‘open space’ and in a residential area.
⚠️STOP Tugun Super Depot
📍44 Boyd Street TUGUN ‘the old Tugun Quarry’
- CITY OF GOLD COAST ARE PROPOSING A 24/7 INDUSTRIAL FACILITY IN OUR BACK YARDS
- ZONED PARKLAND ‘OPEN SPACE’
- NOISE, LIGHT & DUST POLLUTION UP
- PROPERTY VALUES AND WELLBEING DOWN
- NO CONSULTATION WITH NEIGHBOURS & SURROUNDING RESIDENTS
- COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR FLORA & FAUNA
WHAT CAN YOU DO? ACT NOW AND BEFORE APRIL 13
Email Division 14 Councillor
GailOneill@goldcoast.qld.gov.au
division14@goldcoast.qld.gov.au
Ask
- Why is this regional super depot not going in an industial zoned area?
- What other sites, if any, have been considered?
- Why have neighbours and surrounding residents not been consulted?
- Why is detailed information not available?
Have Your Say Before 13 April
Have Your Say
Objection Points
- Industrial facility operating 24/7 in a residential area.
- Land is zoned parkland ‘open space’.
- Proposed use violates
the serenity of the
current site. - Proposal is ecologically incompatable with the Koala habitat area.
Sign the Petition
Sign the Petition at Tugun Chempro Chemist
The Fox’s Pantry, Tugun
❗City of Gold Coast DO NOT accept digital petitions.
Quick Facts
WHAT’S BEING PROPOSED
A large industrial-style works depot, not a community facility.
Operations include 4am starts, night shifts and heavy vehicle movements.
The depot would service 300+ staff, vehicles, workshops and storage facilities.
It would sit directly next to residential homes.
WHY THIS IS DIFFERENT
This is not a normal development approval process.
Council is using a mechanism (LGID) that:
Overrides zoning laws
Removes community appeal rights
Allows construction without a development application
WHAT COUNCIL ISN’T CLEARLY SAYING
The process bypasses normal planning protections.
The Environmental Park status has not been highlighted in consultation.
The loss of appeal rights has not been explained to residents.
Key impacts like noise, ecology and traffic are not fully disclosed upfront.
ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS
The site is confirmed core koala habitat.
Koalas are listed as endangered in South East Queensland.
Clearing this land may trigger federal environmental law obligations.
THE BIG QUESTION
The law limits this fast-track process to “community infrastructure” (like libraries or recreation centres).
A restricted-access industrial depot may not meet that definition.
THE PRECEDENT
Council has already:
Purchased industrial land elsewhere (Carrara) for a depot
Which raises a simple question:
👉 Why use protected open space in Tugun instead?
WHAT HAPPENS IF IT GOES AHEAD
The depot is built without further public input.
The land is later rezoned to match the depot.
The Environmental Park is gone for good.
TIMING
Community submissions close: 13 April 2026
Construction planned: as early as August 2026
WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS SAYING
Works depots belong in industrial zones — not environmental parkland
Open space on the southern Gold Coast is already limited
Once this land is gone, it cannot be replaced
SIMPLE TAKEAWAY
👉 This is a proposal to turn protected public green space into an industrial depot — using a fast-track process that removes normal community rights.
Tugun Super Depot Site Maps
- The proposed Super Depot is planned for 8.1 hectares of public parkland in Tugun.
- This land is zoned Open Space under the Gold Coast City Plan.
- It was formally declared an Environmental Park in 2009.
- The site contains native vegetation, wildlife habitat and forms part of a key ecological corridor.
Gold Coast City Council’s rendering of the proposed super depot.NOTE: It will be impossible to retain the Koala habitat area as indicated due to the setbacks required to install the handstand, stores, offices and fences.