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Thread: Remember Loders Creek / Broadwater / Southport Waterfront Caravan Park?

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    Remember Loders Creek / Broadwater / Southport Waterfront Caravan Park?

    That's good as it looks like its waterfront nature is about to change http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/...oast-news.html

    Progress has different faces it seems.

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    Re: Remember Loders Creek / Broadwater / Southport Waterfront Caravan Park?

    true
    but with a new 4 lane ramp with pontoons and more parking just up the road i think its worth it

    also the fishing club gets a new clubhouse after they knocked down the old one to revamp the pool for the comm games

    not sure you could even call it a caravan park anymore

    seems like there are more and more cabins going in there and less room for caravans/campers

    cheers

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    Re: Remember Loders Creek / Broadwater / Southport Waterfront Caravan Park?

    Not much protection for that ramp when the wind gets up.

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    Re: Remember Loders Creek / Broadwater / Southport Waterfront Caravan Park?

    Your correct about the lack of protection from winds at the proposed ramp site.

    Maybe a proposal to surround the ramps and pontoons with some enclosing breakwaters as they have done around the ramps on the lower reaches of the Tweed River should be suggested to Cr Dawn Critchlow who in the past has been known to be a very practical young lady in my experience.

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    Re: Remember Loders Creek / Broadwater / Southport Waterfront Caravan Park?

    they should have just upraded the ramp and parking at the loaders creek ramp

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    Re: Remember Loders Creek / Broadwater / Southport Waterfront Caravan Park?

    Quote Originally Posted by Still_Dreamin View Post
    Not much protection for that ramp when the wind gets up.
    Don't worry, Tate's cruise ships will block the wind for you..

    "Plans for the third stage of the Broadwater were shrouded in secrecy during the tender process."

    Probably doing a 4 lane ramp there cause the sea world side ramp will be closed and redeveloped into a casino..
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    Re: Remember Loders Creek / Broadwater / Southport Waterfront Caravan Park?

    Scotty

    Only limited space in the creek and for parking. And if Triple's correct the number of ramps will not increase much so there will still be a battle to launch and retrieve on busy windy days even though the number of boats around the GC continues to climb.

    I doubt the cruise ships will provide much of a windbreak if they end up in the broadwater as
    1 they will be too far away
    2 they wont be here long enough

    Mind you if the terminal was built outside ie in the ocean
    1 no dredging cost
    2 no disruption to seaway
    3 no loss of habitat
    4 seagrass gets a chance to grow especially with the better moorings
    5 whiting squid and larger uneatable species (dugongs) will increase

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    Re: Remember Loders Creek / Broadwater / Southport Waterfront Caravan Park?

    I can think of a few areas they could dredge for the sand
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    Re: Remember Loders Creek / Broadwater / Southport Waterfront Caravan Park?

    Funny you should say that. I contacted the new broadwater management mob and specified an area that badly needed a dredge out and blow me down they did it. Maybe something is are going to happen around the GC with Garry Bailden and co in action.
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    Re: Remember Loders Creek / Broadwater / Southport Waterfront Caravan Park?

    I won't hold my breath but it would be nice to see some sort of action going on around the place.
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    Re: Remember Loders Creek / Broadwater / Southport Waterfront Caravan Park?

    So it won't work, too much sand drift. Makes sense if you think about it. Build it off shore near the airport and give the southern Gold Coast some business!
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