Following two special QRAMA meetings for Gold Coast members, a new restructure of the representation to provide more regional representation for the branch has resulted. 

State President Kim Cox said the meetings presented a range of geographical area representation to make up restructured Gold Coast branch operations. 

State President Kim Cox and State Secretary John Anderson addressed the meetings together with Gold Coast committee member Tom Taggart. 

Long serving retiring Gold Coast President, Graham Beattie said that the Gold Coast branch had been reviewing its representation on the Gold Coast and recognised the need for a more representative model. 

“We have studied the model of the Sunshine Coast which has representation on a geographic basis, the three shires which make up the branch and we looked at the position on the Gold Coast, “he said. 

“Traditionally the Gold Coast branch, which was formed in 1988, has been located in Surfers Paradise, whereas the new structure will see five Gold Coast districts formed.” 

The regions are to include:

• Northern – north from Southport bridge
• Central Surfers – from Southport bridge to Fern Street
• Broadbeach / Miami – south from Fern Street
• Burleigh / Palm Beach
• Southern – Currumbin to Coolangatta

Each district starts at the ocean and runs back to the hinterland and there will be two representatives from each of 5 districts, with each district to have one representing holidays and one representing permanents.  Both holiday and permanent complexes must address the same legislative and licensing issues and permanent complexes have been under-represented. 

Mr Cox said that QRAMA was a grass roots member organisation which provided local and state-wide forums for permanent and holiday letting resident managers. 

“The neighbourhood meeting approach allows members to address day to day issues and provide local hands on support mechanism, “he said. 

“This works well in other centres and the Gold Coast member meetings agreed to adopt this geographic approach.