| Currumbin Gold Coast, Queensland |
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| Population: | 2,647 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 4223 | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Gold Coast City | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Currumbin | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | McPherson [1] | ||||||||||||
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Currumbin is a suburb in the Gold Coast region of Queensland, Australia. This article is about the Australian city Gold Coast For other uses see Gold Coast. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Postcodes are used in Australia for the purposes of sorting and directing Mail. Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled The Gold Coast City Council (or GCCC) is the local authority for the Gold Coast, Queensland, and surrounding areas and is the second largest State Electoral District is a term used to refer to an electorate within the Lower House or Legislative Currumbin is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Division of McPherson is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Elanora is a southern suburb of Gold Coast, Queensland, and is located between Tallebudgera Creek and Currumbin Creek west-north-west of the coastal border Palm Beach is a suburb of the Gold Coast Queensland, Australia, between Tallebudgera Creek Tugun is a beachside suburb of the City of the Gold Coast, in the state of Queensland, Australia. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. This article is about the Australian city Gold Coast For other uses see Gold Coast. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The State member of Parliament for Currumbin is Jann Stuckey. Janet Anne Stuckey is an Australian politician representing the division of Currumbin in the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
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History
Many of the houses at Currumbin date from the period of its earliest subdivision and the area contains a substantial grouping of 'fibro' beach houses. Since then later development has occurred including some high rise backing onto the hillside at Pacific Parade.
Generally the area contains more natural vegetation than other areas of the coast due in part to the difficulty of building on the steep hillsides and in part to the presence of the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary - a long standing icon and landmark at the Gold Coast. Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary at Currumbin on the Gold Coast, Queensland in Australia, is world renowned for its feeding of huge flocks of The Sanctuary comprises a substantial area of land on both sides of the highway adjacent to Flat Rock Creek. The Sanctuary had been hoping it can secure two pandas from the Pearl River delta, but during APEC 2007 it seemed that the Foreign Minister (Alexander Downer) may have instead secured pandas for Adelaide Zoo. Alexander John Gosse Downer (born 9 September 1951 is an Australian Liberal politician who was Foreign Minister of Australia from March 1996 to December Adelaide Zoo is Australia's second oldest zoo located in Adelaide, South Australia and the only major metropolitan zoo in Australia to be owned and operated
Geography
The Currumbin area is one of a particular character. Stretching from Currumbin Creek in the north to Wyberba Street in the south the area is easily identified because of its headlands that project into the beach. The Pacific Highway skirts to the rear of Currumbin creating something of a quaint backwater. Even the more usual commercial development of the Gold Coast Highway is absent as the highway winds over the headland and past the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. The Gold Coast Highway in Queensland, Australia links the Coastal suburbs of the Gold Coast. Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary at Currumbin on the Gold Coast, Queensland in Australia, is world renowned for its feeding of huge flocks of
At the beach front, Elephant Rock and Currumbin Rock enclose a discrete surf beach. Currumbin Alley is a popular surfing site formed on the bar of Currumbin Creek, particularly for longboards. A shoal or sandbar (also called sandbank) is a somewhat Linear Landform within or extending into a body of Water, Some properties to the south are only separated from the beach by an undeveloped public road reserve and the elevated land provides opportunities for views unusual at the coast.
The Currumbin Valley Reserve is located west of Currumbin. Currumbin Valley Reserve is a 4 ha Nature reserve in the Gold Coast hinterland of south-east Queensland, Australia, west of Coolangatta Of late, developments in the area have started to destroy the natural rainforests and wildlife. Rainforests are Forests characterized by high Rainfall with definitions setting minimum normal annual rainfall between 1750–2000 mm (68-78 inches
The Gold Coast Oceanway follows a beachfront alignment around Currumbin Alley and along Currumbin Beach. The Gold Coast Oceanway is a Foreshoreway along Gold Coast beaches Between Tomewin Street and Flat Rock the current Oceanway pavements swing inland along Temmangum Street. The local community have signed petitions asking for the Oceanway pavements to be realigned to the beachfront public road reserve. Other local residents are concerned about CPTED issues and have signed petitions requesting that the Oceanway remain along its current inland alignment. Crime prevention through environmental design ( CPTED) is a multi-disciplinary approach to deterring criminal behavior through Environmental design.
The Currumbin Rock pools are a popular swimming hole in the upper part of Currumbin Creek.
Gold Coast City Council dredges the entrance of Currumbin Creek each year for flood mitigation, water quality, beach nourishment and navigation. The Gold Coast City Council (or GCCC) is the local authority for the Gold Coast, Queensland, and surrounding areas and is the second largest Flood mitigation involves managing the effects of flooding rather than trying to prevent it altogether Navigation is the process of reading and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another
Events
Each year during September, the Swell Sculpture Festival is held along the Oceanway at Currumbin between Currumbin Creek and Elephant Rock . The Gold Coast Oceanway is a Foreshoreway along Gold Coast beaches Elephant rock becomes a pedestal for a signature artwork. Other artwork is spread out along the Oceanway pavements and upon the beach and dune areas. Artwork from the festival often finds its way onto display on public and private spaces across the Gold Coast region including a horse in the park at Broadbeach, Fish along the foreshore at Harley Park, Pelicans along the bank of Currumbin Creek, a seal mother and pup along the Oceanway at Miami, a ship up on Point Danger and a metal goddess within a subdivision at Reedy Creek.
Nearby the Currumbin In The Bin short film festival usually coincides with the Swell Sculpture festival held in the carpark opposite the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctury.
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This article is an expansion of a section entitled '''Urban structure''' within the main article Gold Coast Queensland. Currumbin Ecovillage on the southern end of the Gold Coast may be Queensland ’s most sustainable residential development and is often viewed as a blueprint forDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic