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Transforming the Tourist City into a Knowledge and
Healthy City: Reinventing Australia’s Gold Coast
Daniel O’Hare*
Institute of Sustainable Development and Architecture
Bond University
Gold Coast, Queensland 4229 Australia
Bhishna Bajracharya
Institute of Sustainable Development and Architecture
Bond University
Isara Khanjanasthiti
Institute of Sustainable Development and Architecture
Bond University
* Corresponding author
Structured Abstract
Purpose – With rapid growth of Australia’s Gold Coast into a tourist consumption city
(Mullins 2008) of half a million people, Gold Coast City Council (GCCC) seeks to
diversify the city’s economy, lifestyle and culture. This paper investigates this
transformation by reviewing policies, projects and programs arising from GCCC visions
of a healthy city benefiting from knowledge based urban development (KBUD)
(Yigitcanlar et al., 2008). Secondly, the paper aims to identify opportunities and
challenges in developing the emerging cosmopolitan city as a knowledge and healthy city.
The paper focuses not only on larger knowledge and health nodes along major highways
but also investigates the potential for developing a network of smaller nodes with active
transport, thus providing a more holistic and integrated perspective for long term
sustainability of the city and region.
Design/methodology/approach – The research is based on documentary research of
secondary materials such as government policy documents and plans relating to economic
development, major infrastructure projects, urban design and community planning. The
documentary research is supplemented by spatial analysis including field visits to the
major and minor knowledge/health nodes in their urban/suburban contexts.
Originality/value – Much of the literature on knowledge based urban development
(KBUD) has a stronger focus on larger metropolitan cities. However, this paper focuses
on a smaller non-metropolitan city thus giving insights into how principles and practices
of KBUD operate at a smaller scale. The paper also makes closer links between KBUD
and healthy cities initiatives than is evident in much of the existing literature.
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Practical implications – The findings of paper will have practical application for Gold
Coast City Council in providing critical review to inform a strengthening of the Council’s
current policies and programs on knowledge precincts, health hubs and urban health. The
lessons from this paper will also be relevant for other cities and towns developing
knowledge and healthy city initiatives, particularly those cities currently based on tourism
and car dependency.
Keywords – knowledge cities; healthy cities; KBUD; Gold Coast.
Paper type – Academic Research Paper
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Introduction
The Gold Coast is one of the fastest growing non-metropolitan cities in Australia,
with a strong focus on tourism, education and life style amenities. Since around the turn
of the twenty-first century, Gold Coast City Council (GCCC), one of the largest local
councils in Australia in terms of population, has sought to diversify the city’s economy,
lifestyle and culture as it passed the half-million population milestone. The future vision
of the city includes an expansion of business opportunities in education, research and
development, and quality of life. The Council has embarked on a number of initiatives
such as the Pacific Innovation Corridor, the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct,
rejuvenation of the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct, and the introduction of Active Transport
and Active and Healthy programs - all of which have potential to transform the Gold
Coast into a unique knowledge and healthy city in Australia.
The objective of this paper is to evaluate some of these key planning and urban design
initiatives for Gold Coast knowledge and health projects and to identify the opportunities
and challenges in developing the emerging city as a Knowledge and Healthy City (KHC).
The paper focuses not only on larger knowledge and health nodes along major highways
but also investigates the potential for developing a network of smaller nodes with active
transport, thus providing a more holistic and integrated perspective for long term
sustainability of the region.
The paper begins by reviewing the literature on knowledge cities and healthy cities,
before integrating the two in a framework for the knowledge and healthy city (KHC).
The Gold Coast is then introduced and Gold Coast KHC policies are reviewed. The paper
then analyses three key knowledge and health ‘precincts’, and key challenges and
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opportunities are identified for developing the Gold Coast as a KHC. The paper concludes
by drawing lessons from the Gold Coast case study.
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Ideas on Knowledge Cities and Healthy Cities
2.1 Knowledge-Based Urban Development
K nowledge precincts can be regarded as the spatial nexus of knowledge based
urban development (KBUD) that chiefly refers to the clustering of R&D activities,
high-tech manufacturing of knowledge-intensive industrial and business sectors linked
by mixed-use urban settings including housing, business, education and leisure
(Yigitcanlar et al., 2008). Searle and Pritchard (2008) have identified three common
knowledge precinct forms. The first form comprises knowledge generation activities
which are clustered around corporate head offices of high order financial and business
services. The second form focuses on the high-tech industry whereas the third form is
based on cultural and creative industries, such as movie making. A knowledge precinct
must demonstrate its relevance as part of the KBUD. It has to illustrate its ability to add
value by attracting investment. Yigitcanlar et al. (2008) suggest five common themes and
values of new knowledge precinct developments. These five themes are:
1. Living and working (mixed-use environments)
2. Centrality (proximity, clustering, premium access to different services and
amenities)
3. Branding (symbol for branding a city as a knowledge city)
4. Learning and playing (interactive environments and living laboratories)
5. Connectivity (social networking, places of interaction, pedestrian orientation)
In addition to the five themes above, physical connectivity between places and legible
transport networks is also an important aspect of creating a knowledge city. Metaxiotis
and Ergazakis (2012, p. 162-163) have proposed “ten strings of actions” for the
development of knowledge cities. Some key actions are: access to knowledge; and
support of employment, innovation and entrepreneurship, quality of life, social and
economic inclusion, and environmental conservation.
Metaxiotis and Ergazakis (2012) suggest that knowledge cities can also capitalise on
key knowledge sectors, which are their key strength, and focus on developing and
supporting these sectors accordingly, as in the case of Stockholm. Literature on KBUD
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has identified a number of critical factors in the development of knowledge cities (Carillo,
2006; Landry, 2006; and Yigitcanlar et al., 2007). Some of these factors include quality
universities (to train knowledge workers and research new products and solutions), large
and small private companies (to provide employment for knowledge workers and fund
university research) and quality of life and place (to provide an attractive living
environment for knowledge workers).
In regard to quality of life and place, accessible recreational facilities and spaces are
essential. The importance of ‘place’ for knowledge cities, which can be achieved with
urban design qualities that facilitate face to face contact, should also be recognised
(Montgomery, 2007). Some of these design qualities include walkable streets, high
quality public places and efficient public transport.
2.2 Knowledge-Based Urban Development in Smaller Regions
As the KBUD concept continues to attract the research community, the focus is
primarily on large metropolitan cities. It is easy to assume that talented workers are
typically attracted to places that have a critical mass of creative people and activities. This
underlying assumption may be one of the reasons why research on KBUD is mainly
centred on large metropolises. Waitt and Gibson (2009) argue that densely populated
inner-city neighbourhoods are not necessarily the most creative places, as evidenced by
the number of creative workers in peripheral suburbs of Wollongong in Australia.
Similarly, Henkel (2006) found that small towns, such as Byron Bay, Ballina and Tweed
Heads in Northern Regional New South Wales, have sufficient critical mass for the
screen and creative industries to prosper and potentially contribute to the economic
development of the region. Thus, while smaller regions may not necessarily possess some
amenities or local assets that the larger metropolitan areas enjoy, opportunities still exist
for them to participate, and potentially succeed, in the knowledge-based economy.
2.3 Healthy Cities
Urban population health is contingent upon not only the health sector, but also the
manner in which the city infrastructure is planned and developed by local governments
and other key stakeholders (WHO, 2012). Cities that support and promote physical and
psychological well-being of their residents can be considered Healthy Cities.
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2.3.1 Key Design Principles for Healthy Cities
In its Healthy Spaces & Places guide, the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA)
articulates ten design principles for planning Healthy Cities by creating environments that
are conducive to active living for all community members (Bajracharya & Khan, 2011).
Key principles include active transport, connectivity, parks and open space and
supporting infrastructure (PIA, 2009). Through strategic planning, local councils should
promote active transport modes (walking, cycling and public transport) as viable and
attractive transport options for community members. Transport routes and links should be
direct, and walking and cycling routes should connect places together.
Land area reserved for recreation and environmental conservation is essential for
community members to interact and maintaining their psychological wellbeing. Adequate
supportive facilities are necessary for encouraging a more active, physical lifestyle.
Examples of such facilities are footpaths and adequate lighting which can encourage
walking. Other important design considerations, as revealed in recent literature, include:
an appropriate combination of density, mixed use and micro design elements, access to
safe and vibrant open space (Kent et al., 2011), aesthetic value of places, and social
inclusion (PIA, 2009).
2.3.2 Role of Government in Creating Healthy Cities
Local government authorities, as unique leaders of their cities, have “power to protect
and promote their citizens’ health and well-being” (WHO, 2012). Local governments
have a vital role in creating healthy communities through providing supportive
environments for active lifestyles, as well as programs to facilitate physical activities
(Heart Foundation 2009). GCCC, as the lowest tier of government, is the level of
government that is closest to the Gold Coast community. As a result, it can lead the
activities of governmental and non-governmental agencies in promoting active lifestyles
on the Gold Coast (Wiggins & Lette, 2010).
However, an on-going review of the UK spatial planning system has revealed that
most regional plans and core strategies either only slightly consider health and well-being
issues or do not do so at all (Gray et al., 2010). Nevertheless, wherever the core strategies
considered health, the area action plans integrate a number of health policies while local
transport plans reinforced “the healthy elements particularly in relation to physical
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activity” (Gray et al., 2010, p. 10). Thus, there have been heightened concerns for health
issues across various levels of plan making and local council functions.
2.4 Universities and Hospitals
Universities and hospitals are key infrastructure for the social and economic life of the
city, and creating a knowledge and healthy city. These facilities can make a major
contribution to urban sustainability by virtue of their locations, their interrelationships,
and their coordination with transport infrastructure investments. The strategic placement
and development of universities, hospitals and associated facilities can focus urban
development in a way that underpins the social and economic sustainability of the
developing city region (O'Hare, 2011).
2.5 Active Transport and Connectivity in the Knowledge and Healthy City
O’Hare (2011) explored how the creation of knowledge nodes and health hubs can
contribute to the development of a city region that will be less carbon intensive through
generating well-connected centres of social and economic activity, integrated with
housing for knowledge and health workers. These new forms of development will enable
more effective active transport (walking, cycling and public transport) and thereby enable
a reduction in car dependence over time. O’Hare’s paper (2011) reviewed several case
studies in the development of knowledge nodes and health hubs in the emerging city
region of South East Queensland (SEQ), Australia. The case studies reveal a shift from
highway based concepts of urban structure to one in which the development of active
transport is seen as essential to the flourishing of creative communities. The paper
concluded that a broader and more strategic approach to knowledge nodes and health
hubs could underpin the sustainability of SEQ and other up and coming city regions.
2.6 Framework for Developing a Knowledge and Healthy City
The literature review shows clear overlaps between concepts of knowledge cities and
healthy cities. Figure 1 below synthesises these concepts and develops a framework for
developing a Knowledge and Healthy City (KHC). The framework will be used to assess
opportunities and challenges for the Gold Coast to develop as a KHC.
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Figure 1: Framework for the Knowledge and Healthy City
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The Gold Coast
The Gold Coast is one of the best known tourism destinations in Australia. Tourism is
a major industry of the city, with over 10 million overnight and daytrip visitors, who
spent AUD$4 billion collectively, in 2006 (GCCC, 2009). During the past century, the
Gold Coast grew from a collection of holiday places into a pleasure oriented tourist city –
a distinctive type of consumption city unlike traditional cities based on production
(Mullins, 2008). The Gold Coast has an extensive coastline, offering over 50 kilometres
of beachfront, hills and nature parks in the hinterland, and a sub-tropical climate. It has a
coastal spine with reasonably high population densities, public transport and opportunities
for an active lifestyle (Bajracharya & Khan, 2011).
The Gold Coast is set to host the Commonwealth Games in 2018, which is expected
to result in a series of social and economic benefits to the city. The event is projected to
attract over 120,000 interstate and international visitors and 10,000 athletes and officials
(Giles, 2011), which will significantly enhance the city’s tourism industry. A number of
infrastructure projects, over $2 billion worth (Gould, 2011), are underway to support the
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event. The predominant infrastructure projects are the Gold Coast Rapid Transit (GCRT),
a light rail corridor running from Griffith University in Southport to Broadbeach, and an
athletes’ village at Parklands, discussed further in section 6. The light rail service is
expected to be running by mid-2014. Further sections, linking to the heavy rail line and to
Gold Coast Airport, are anticipated to be constructed but funding has not been committed.
The Commonwealth Games event will strengthen the Gold Coast’s brand as a tourism
destination, and through the infrastructure projects underway – and the engagement of
residents - there is an opportunity to brand the city as a successful KHC.
Various healthy and active programs are available throughout the Gold Coast. A
major event is the Gold Coast Airport Marathon, the largest in Australia. A website, Get
Active Gold Coast, has been established to assist residents in identifying and locating
physical activities.
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Policies and Programs on Knowledge and Healthy Cities
4.1 Knowledge City Programs
This section outlines two major initiatives to promote the Gold Coast and the greater
region as knowledge cities.
4.1.1 Regional Planning Context for a Knowledge and Healthy Gold Coast
A regional planning context for the establishment of a network of knowledge nodes
and health hubs was introduced with the first South East Queensland Regional Plan
(SEQRP) in 2005 (Queensland Government, 2005). This new planning instrument built
on the Smart State Strategy, which promoted “the use of knowledge, creativity and
innovation to drive economic growth and increase prosperity for a better quality of life”
(Queensland Government, 2005, p. 87). SEQRP 2005-2026 aimed to “support existing
and emerging clusters of science, innovation, and research and development”
(Queensland Government, 2005, p. 86). The Plan designated 14 “knowledge hubs”,
mostly based on established and new university campuses. Two of these 14 knowledge
hubs are on the Gold Coast, based around Griffith and Bond Universities. Health and
medical related research is a major element of both universities (O’Hare, 2011).
The “Desired Regional Outcomes” of the 2005 Regional Plan are place based,
“support[ing] a compact, well-serviced and efficient urban form” that responds to and
enhances the natural and cultural distinctiveness of the region (Queensland Government,
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2005, p. 1). Its “knowledge hubs” are intended to be integrated within “a compact and
sustainable urban pattern of well-planned communities, supported by a network of
accessible and convenient centres close to residential areas, employment locations and
transport” (Queensland Government, 2005, p. 60). Centres are required to embody Transit
Oriented Development (TOD) principles, by being developed as “mixed-use residential
and employment areas designed to maximise the efficient use of land through high levels
of access to public transport” (Queensland Government, 2005, p. 75). TOD nodes are to
be walkable and cycle-friendly. A clear argument for TOD is advanced: “Integrating land
use and transport reduces the need to travel; creates shorter journeys; provides safer and
easier access to jobs, schools and services...” (ibid.).
The updated Regional Plan, SEQRP 2009-2031, continues the support for knowledge
nodes and health hubs through planning for “existing and emerging clusters of science
and technology, and health, education and training” and setting out two policies and two
programs for their implementation (Queensland Government, 2009, p. 115). Policy 9.2.1
is to “secure locations with significant investment in science and technology, and health,
education and training infrastructure, and allow for future expansion of these activities
together with complementary businesses and services” (ibid.). The following two
innovation and technology programs directly respond to the ideas discussed earlier:
Create attractive business environments for each cluster that support
creativity, innovation, research and development, and are attractive to
new business founders and to employees with creative, business,
research, technical, technology and trade skills.
Facilitate the provision of infrastructure support (including advanced
telecommunications and high-frequency public transport services) to
underpin the international competiveness of the new economy.
(Programs 9.2.3 and 9.2.4, SEQRP 2009-2031, p. 115)
SEQRP 2009-2031 devotes little or no attention to the need for affordable housing for
knowledge and health workers to be available within walking or cycling distance of the
main facilities (O’Hare 2011). Nor is this linkage recognised by the GCCC PIC strategy
discussed below.
The 2009 Regional Plan expands on the 14 “knowledge hubs” of the 2005 Plan, by
renaming them and increasing their numbers to 23 broad “employment opportunity
areas”, within which are designated 21 “science and technology opportunity areas” and 28
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“health, education and training opportunity areas” (Queensland Government, 2009, p.
114). Southport and Robina (including Bond University) are prominent as the only
designated Gold Coast nodes in both these categories of opportunity area. The
strengthening of this aspect of the regional plan confirms that innovation, creativity and
research are essential to the competiveness and productivity of the State and region – as
set forward in Toward Q2 (Queensland Government, 2008), the successor to the earlier
Smart State strategy. SEQRP 2009-2031 strengthens the emphasis on health hubs, and
health and health research facilities are central or significant elements of the two
designated Gold Coast employment opportunity areas.
4.1.2 Transformation of Pacific Innovation Corridor from Highway Focus to a Transit
Oriented Network
The Pacific Innovation Corridor (PIC), an initiative adopted in the GCCC 2003
Planning Scheme, identifies ten clusters of “knowledge-intensive” activities – including
creative industries, education, environmental conservation, food, health and medical ICT,
marine industries and sport along the city’s two highways (GCCC, 2011, p. 49). Both of
these highways run north-south through the city: the Gold Coast Highway along the linear
denser coastal urban strip, and the Pacific Motorway running past designated clusters
around established and newer centres further inland.
The Pacific Motorway is identified as “the major communication spine within the
Pacific Innovation Corridor” (GCCC, 2003, p. 48), while ignoring both the heavy rail line
and the planned light rail route. The emphasis is on private road transport and
telecommunications infrastructure rather than active transport, although there is
recognition of the need for “supportive physical environments” and “attractive surrounds
[offering] a high level of accessibility to knowledge resources and to people” (GCCC,
2003, p. 48). The policy on cluster development “encourage[s] mixed use communities”
(GCCC, 2003, p. 49).
The existence of the PIC strategy within the Planning Scheme provides a good start
towards achievement of the knowledge and health network proposed in this paper.
Firstly, the PIC strategy provides a policy framework which can be expanded from the
current highway focus. Secondly, the ten identified clusters include three of the critical
knowledge nodes and health hubs – Southport, Robina-Varsity Lakes and CoolangattaTweed Heads. Refinement is needed, however, particularly to transform the PIC strategy
from its highway orientation to more of a network. This will require the prioritising of
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existing and future public transport lines and active transport infrastructure, and
recognising that mixed use development can only support knowledge exchange
effectively if walkable streets are a strategic priority. In particular, there is a need to
introduce east-west transit links between the two north-south corridors – notably between
Robina (town centre, hospital and transit node), Bond University (Varsity Lakes) and the
coastal lifestyle amenity of Burleigh Heads.
4.2 Healthy City Programs
This section outlines four major initiatives to promote active and healthy living in the
Gold Coast.
4.2.1 Gold Coast Physical Activity Alliance and Gold Coast Physical Activity Plan
Gold Coast Physical Activity Alliance was set up in 2004 “to provide co-ordination,
integration and strategic focus to physical activity efforts on the Gold Coast” (Gold Coast
Physical Activity Alliance, 2010). The Alliance currently comprises around forty key
partners, ranging from government departments to universities and common interest
organisations.
The GCCC Physical Activity Plan (GCPAP) 2010-2020 is a strategic plan for the city
comprising of an action plan and an implementation plan. The plan serves as the guiding
document to plan, promote, market and encourage active lifestyle changes amongst Gold
Coast residents. The GCPAP is based on a comprehensive background report and
community consultation findings and concentrates on the promotion, marketing and
creation of physical activity opportunities. The scope of the plan, however, needs to
directly address the geographic and physical peculiarities of Gold Coast’s urban
environment and its changing demographic profile.
4.2.2 Active & Healthy Program and Active Travel Program
GCCC has established the ‘Active & Healthy Program’ with comprehensive physical
activity programs designed to suit all ages and fitness levels. These comprise the
following programs: Citywide Program (which offers a variety of physical activities for
everyone regardless of their demographic profile), School Holiday Program, and Vibe
Youth Program (GCCC, 2011). GCCC has developed a range of fitness circuits and
equipment in council parks throughout the city, and as mentioned previously the Get
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Active Gold Coast website assists residents in identifying and locating specific physical
activities throughout the city. A number of activities relating to health and fitness,
including those for seniors and people with disability, are subsidised by Council.
GCCC has initiated an ‘Active Travel’ program to improve the proportion of
residents, businesses and visitors utilising active transport modes through developing an
integrated network of walking, cycling and public transport routes. GCCC has undertaken
a number of initiatives to encourage walking. The Council in partnership with the Heart
Foundation has established community based walking groups in different suburbs led by
local volunteers. Another joint initiative of the organisations is the ‘1000 Steps’ program
aiming to increase physical activity levels among local residents.
Gold Coast Bicycle Network Strategy (GCBNS) was first adopted by the GCCC in
1996. It recommended a range of actions for the co-ordinated provision of cycling
infrastructure and programs. Some of the major objectives proposed in the GCBNS
include: a city wide network of on road and off road bikeways, provision of bikeways as a
requirement for development approval, and development of greenways and green bridges
over water to improve route choices (GCCC, 1996).
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Gold Coast Knowledge and Health Precincts
Four universities and five Technical and Further Education (TAFE) campuses are
located throughout the Gold Coast. A number of public and private hospitals are
established throughout the city, providing approximately 2750 beds (including the new
Gold Coast University Hospital). Figure 2 displays the locations of tertiary education
campuses and hospitals in the Gold Coast. A schematic diagram, which illustrates the
relationship and connectivity between knowledge and health precincts in the Gold Coast,
is shown in Figure 3. A diagram listing key recreational facilities and health and
knowledge nodes in all precincts can be found in Appendix A.
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Gold Coast Hospital
Robina Hospital
Southern Cross University at
Gold Coast Airport
Figure 2: Location of Tertiary Education
Campuses and Hospitals in Gold Coast
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BRISBANE
SOUTHPORT
MAIN
BEACH
COOMERAHELENSVALE
SURFERS
PARADISE
ASHMORE BENOWA
BROADBEACH
COASTLINE
HINTERLAND AND NATIONAL PARKS
CARRARA
- NERANG
ROBINAVARSITY
LAKES
BURLEIGH
HEADS
CURRUMBIN
GOLD
COAST
AIRPORT
COOLANGATTA
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Figure 3: Relationship and Connectivity between
Knowledge and Health Precincts of Gold Coast
TWEED SHIRE
As illustrated in Figure 3, the three principal knowledge and health nodes are
Southport, Robina-Varsity Lakes and Coolangatta-Tweed Heads. Southport and Robina
are designated by the SEQRP as the locations for: Principal Regional Activity Centres;
Health, Education and Training Opportunity Areas; and Employment Opportunity Areas
(Queensland Government, 2009).
5.1 Southport
Southport, traditionally the city centre for the Gold Coast, is the largest knowledge
and health precinct of the Gold Coast. An aerial view of Southport is displayed in Figure
4, which also annotates key nodes and issues for the precinct’s development as a
knowledge and health hub.
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Figure 4: Aerial View of Southport
Griffith University, CQ University and Gold Coast Institute of TAFE have campuses
in Southport. Griffith University is part of the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge
Precinct, which will establish a 750-bed Gold Coast University Hospital adjacent to the
main university campus. The co-location of these facilities is intended to create a
collaborative linkage between the university and the hospital, discussed further in Part
6.2.1 (Queensland Government, 2011). The challenge for the Gold Coast Health and
Knowledge Precinct is for adjacency to be capitalised upon by the development of street
oriented mixed use development that will prompt networking and exchange of ideas, and
for an appropriate range of housing tenure and rental levels to be developed alongside
these people intensive facilities.
Southport is the principal health precinct of Gold Coast, with 752 beds provided by a
number of public and private hospitals. The existing Gold Coast Hospital will be
absorbed into Gold Coast University Hospital after its completion. Gold Coast Aquatic
Centre, a major swimming facility of the city, and Broadwater Parklands, a major
recreational park of the city, adjoin each other in Southport and support more active and
healthy lifestyles.
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The commercial centre of Southport is a mixed use traditional town centre
environment, with retail, commercial and educational facilities, major bus station and
proposed light rail stations centrally located within walking distance of each other.
Although Southport is strongly connected to other coastal suburbs by bus, its transit
connection to KHC nodes at Robina-Varsity Lakes and Coolangatta-Tweed Heads
remains inadequate due to infrequent and indirect bus services.
5.2 Robina-Varsity Lakes
Robina and Varsity Lakes form the second largest health and knowledge ‘precinct’ of
the Gold Coast, with major KHC facilities in two clusters 4.5 kilometres apart (Figure 5).
Figure 5: Aerial View of Robina-Varsity Lakes
The Australian Government’s National Broadband Network plan is upgrading the
internet broadband infrastructure across the country. As part of the plan, a new contact
centre for customer enquiries will be established in Varsity Lakes, which will provide
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“more than 130 jobs” (Delimeter, 2012). The contact centre can act a catalyst for further
development of the precinct as a knowledge hub.
Effective clustering and spatial integration of KHC nodes is underdeveloped in
Robina-Varsity Lakes. Bond University is a major knowledge hub at Varsity Lakes, 4.5
kilometres from Robina’s Rail Station, Hospital and Principal Regional Activity Centre.
Bond University’s immediate surroundings contain some mixed uses with business,
residential and retail premises in the ‘new urbanist’ Market Square and Bermuda Point.
However, these uses are spatially segregated due to Bermuda Street, a major arterial road,
and the failure to develop major entries to Bond University from these centres.
The 364-bed Robina Hospital, adjoining Robina Railway Station on the BrisbaneGold Coast railway, is a major health hub of the city. It recently underwent significant
expansion with funding from the State Government. The hospital is accessible by
residents living along the Brisbane-Gold Coast rail corridor. However, there is limited
connectivity between Robina and the majority of the Gold Coast population due to poor
bus services. Most Gold Coast residents are forced to travel to this hospital by car, and
insufficient parking has become a major issue for the hospital.
Physical connectivity throughout the precinct is limited by the following factors:
indirect and infrequent bus services; disconnected and illegible road network; and a
waterway network and golf course which significantly impede connectivity by all
transport modes (see Figure 5 above). There are limited numbers of recreational parks in
Robina-Varsity Lakes. Although Robina Woods Golf Course may appear to be a major
recreational asset of the precinct, the facility is accessible only to golfers and is therefore
unusable as a recreational space. As such, active and healthy lifestyles may be
discouraged among residents in this precinct. Green Heart, a major parkland initiative of
GCCC which has potential to encourage active lifestyles, will encompass Robina (GCCC,
2011). A major challenge of this program, however, is to ensure there is sufficient
connectivity between the park and residents in Robina-Varsity Lakes.
5.3 Coolangatta-Tweed Heads
Coolangatta-Tweed Heads, straddling the state border of Queensland and New South
Wales, comprise the third largest health and knowledge precinct of the Gold Coast
(Figure 6).
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Figure 6: Aerial View of Coolangatta-Tweed Heads
Two major hospitals, John Flynn Hospital and Tweed Hospital, are located in the
precinct, providing approximately 550 beds in total. Three Southern Cross University
campuses and a TAFE campus are located in Coolangatta-Tweed Heads. A Southern
Cross University campus is situated at Gold Coast Airport, the fastest growing airport in
Australia and a significant infrastructure component for KBUD. The courses offered at
Southern Cross University campuses in this precinct are designed to complement each
other (Southern Cross University, 2012). However, there needs to be greater active
transport connectivity between the three campuses to underpin the complementarity
between their courses. Physical connectivity within the precinct is significantly limited by
lack of strategic collaboration between local and state governments across the border,
which has resulted in insufficient cross-border bus services. At present, public transport
usage in Tweed Heads only makes up one per cent of total trips taken (Todd, 2012).
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The Oceanway initiative provides a shared cycling/walking route with recreational
facilities along the main coastal suburbs of Gold Coast (shown previously in Figure 3)
(GCCC, 2011). The Oceanway encompasses Coolangatta and can not only be a major
driver of active and healthy lifestyles in the precinct but also encourage social interaction
among residents. Tweed Heads in comparison, however, lacks adequate recreational
parks.
An unresolved issue of the precinct is the differing state and local government
legislations of Coolangatta and Tweed Heads, which adversely affects residents’ quality
of life and business efficiency. Issues arising include tax anomalies, different transport
rules, and different summer time zones (Northern Star, 2012).
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Challenges and Opportunities for Developing the Gold Coast as a
Knowledge and Healthy City
Challenges and opportunities for developing Gold Coast as a KHC are outlined
below.
6.1 Challenges
6.1.1 Poor Connectivity between Precincts
Gold Coast is a highly car dependent city. North-south connection for cars in the city
is strong with the following key roads: Pacific Motorway, which runs past inland suburbs,
and the Gold Coast Highway and Bermuda Street, both of which provide links between
coastal suburbs. However, east-west connection in the city is limited, with few direct
routes connecting key suburbs together.
Gold Coast suburbs are poorly connected by public transport. Bus routes are mostly
concentrated along the coastal suburbs from Southport to Currumbin as shown previously
in Figure 3. Public transport is poor inland, limited by an impermeable urban structure
and insufficient bus services. Most critically, the Robina-Varsity Lakes area lacks bus
connectivity to other precincts due to infrequent bus services. Moreover, the issue of bus
transport across the state border in Coolangatta-Tweed Heads should be resolved as soon
as possible.
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The heavy rail corridor, which currently terminates in Varsity Lakes, should be
extended to Coolangatta and further to Tweed Heads to link the precinct to RobinaVarsity Lakes. The GCRT corridor should also be extended to Coolangatta-Tweed Heads
to create a connection between the precinct and Southport. Such moves will strengthen
the link between the three principal knowledge and health precincts. Opportunities for
greater collaboration between health and knowledge nodes across the Gold Coast,
discussed further in Part 6.2.1, will also be created.
6.1.2 Limited Active Transport Supportiveness
Although the Council has developed several initiatives for walking, there is still a
need for a better network of walkways in the Gold Coast. Many neighbourhoods lack
connected, safe and attractive footpaths. Despite the lapse of fourteen years after the
development of bikeways in Gold Coast, the lack of connectivity of the urban structure
for cycling is still evident. Cycle routes that exist are hardly used because cyclists are
required to share the route with high volumes of vehicular traffic in many suburbs,
particularly along major roads. Moreover, most cycle lanes are narrow and route choice is
often poor and indirect. Given Gold Coast suburbs’ initial car oriented design,
destinations are too far apart for reasonable journeys by cycling.
As discussed previously, public transport is poor in Gold Coast. There are plans to
increase the bus services to isolated suburbs but these will still be along routes that are
disconnected, which will limit the efficiency of the services. The GCRT only serves a
small slice of the Gold Coast population that shows little appetite for public transport with
only four per cent of trips as compared to Brisbane’s eight per cent (Queensland
Government, 2011), both of which are very low by some international comparisons. It
will serve a route already served by a frequent service but connectivity to the inland
suburbs is still poor for many Gold Coast residents living outside the coastal spine. Many
locals perceive the GCRT project as a tourist service not meeting their public transport
needs.
6.1.3 Limited Availability of Recreational Parks
Despite the high attraction and scale of major recreational parks (Green Heart,
Broadwater Parklands and Burleigh Heads National Park), the majority of the Gold Coast
population stills lacks access to a recreational park. The natural waterways, canal estates
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and golf courses that often separate the suburbs may superficially appear to offer an
attractive outdoor active lifestyle but are effectively unusable as public open spaces by
the residents of the suburbs. The canals in front of private property usually remain
inactive while the privately operated golf courses cater exclusively to golfers, as in the
case of Robina-Varsity Lakes discussed previously. Green spaces and parks, although
extensive, are often the left over spaces from residential developments. The physical
activity and recreational use potential of these parks is low. The limited availability of
recreational parks may impede the ability of Gold Coast to attract more knowledge
workers in the future and to encourage active and healthy lifestyles.
6.1.4 Limited Resources for Physical Activity Programs
Gold Coast has an impressive list of physical activities and programs for its diverse
population. While the geographic area of Gold Coast is comparable to that of Brisbane, its
population is less than half of Brisbane’s. With a small rate base and a relatively large
geographic area, maintaining council parks and natural areas such as beaches and trails
may prove to be a challenge as significant financial and human resources are required.
Furthermore, there are inadequate human resources available for managing Council’s
physical activity programs. Currently, the Council has only two full-time staff to manage
its Active and Healthy Program. GCCC has to depend on support from private sector
providers and other government departments to fund its activities. The greater challenge
for the Council will be to initiate change in the urban design of the public spaces to
produce a more supportive environment for the incidental physical activity associated
with active transport (walking, cycling and public transport). This will require a much
larger effort and commitment than its current resources would allow.
6.1.5 Exclusion of Disadvantaged Population in Physical Programs
Council’s physical activity programs need to be evaluated to gauge the extent they
cater to the needs of the disadvantaged groups such as those belonging to the Aboriginal
community and low income groups. With the ageing population, physical activity of the
elderly assumes greater importance. Many disadvantaged groups are found in the more
inland suburbs of Gold Coast whereas the majority of physical activity programs – and
related infrastructure investments such as the Oceanway - are located in coastal suburbs.
This underscores the importance of providing more physical programs away from the
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coast to address the needs of disadvantaged population groups. A more direct and
efficient public transport system to connect hinterland suburbs to the coastal areas is also
essential. Such a move will encourage these population groups to be more involved in
existing health activities.
6.2 Opportunities
6.2.1 Opportunity for Collaboration and Connection between Health and Knowledge
Nodes
The three principal health and knowledge precincts of Gold Coast comprise both
universities and hospitals, which are located in close proximity to each other. This implies
high potential for collaborative linkages between hospitals and universities. Hospitals can
support universities by providing practical training and training facilities for university
students. Universities, on the other hand, can support hospitals by allocating health course
graduates to hospitals as their knowledge workforce. Universities can also inform
hospitals of new research findings in the health sciences field.
These opportunities are already being pursued. Gold Coast Hospital is “a teaching
hospital” for health science students from Bond and Griffith Universities (Queensland
Government, 2010). Meanwhile, the Bond University Clinical Education and Research
Centre, recently established at Robina Hospital, provides practical learning facilities for
Bond University students (Bond University, 2011). Tweed Hospital provides clinical
teaching to students from Bond and Griffith Universities (North Coast Area Health
Service, 2012). John Flynn Hospital has been offering a Diploma of Nursing through a
partnership with TAFE (Ramsay Health Care, 2012). Southern Cross University’s Tweed
Lakeside Campus offers degrees in nursing, allied health, occupational therapy, sports
science, and clinical leadership, providing a strong basis for linkages to the hospitals in
Coolangatta-Tweed Heads.
6.2.2 Attractive Setting for Active Transport
The Gold Coast’s extensive beaches and headlands provide a desirable setting for
walking and cycling. The Council has responded to this opportunity with the Gold Coast
Oceanway, a 36 kilometre pathway along the coastline from Main Beach to Coolangatta,
as shown previously in Figure 3 (GCCC, 2011). The Oceanway, which comprises a
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walking and cycling route with recreational faculties, provides an attractive setting for
Gold Coast residents to become more active. The Oceanway has been a highly successful
initiative with many local residents frequently utilising the network.
6.2.3 Athletes’ Village as a Catalyst for TOD Development
The proposed Commonwealth Games athletes’ village, with 1338 residential units
(Stead, 2012), represents an opportunity to fast-track development of a mixed use TOD
hub in the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct (GCHKP). The TOD hub will
comprise high density residential uses (initially the athletes’ village), a main street with
retail and office space, a major educational campus (Griffith University) and major health
facility (Gold Coast University Hospital). The capacity of this hub to support the major
KHC infrastructure (including the light rail) will be dependent on its supportiveness of
active transport through creating a legible street network and an attractive environment
for walking and cycling.
The GCHKP hub will be connected to other coastal suburbs by the GCRT light rail
corridor. However, the GCRT corridor should be extended from Griffith University to the
heavy rail station at Helensvale as soon as possible. This will create greater connectivity
between Southport and other principal health and knowledge precincts. The hub will
encourage a healthier lifestyle, in which walking and cycling is the main transport mode,
for residents. Broadwater Parkland is located in close proximity to the GCHKP, and there
is a need to provide a direct cycling route between the park and the athletes’ village.
6.2.4 Opportunity to Promote Creative and Cultural Knowledge Industry
According to GCCC (2012), film and television productions are a major business on
the Gold Coast, delivering “thousands of jobs every year.” The Gold Coast’s key
strengths in the film and television industry are its diverse range of locations and the
availability of a world class film production facility (Village Roadshow Studios in
Helensvale) and skilled film-making crew. GCCC is capitalising on these strengths and
has been promoting the city as a film production destination to Japan and Korea, where
the film industry is robust (GCCC, 2012). Thus, through local plans, the Council could
promote Helensvale as a knowledge hub with a focus on creative industries. However,
there needs to be greater connectivity between Helensvale and Southport. This can be
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achieved by providing more frequent bus services and expediting construction of the
GCRT from Southport to Helensvale.
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Conclusion and Lessons Learnt from the Gold Coast Case Study
While much of the literature on KBUD has a strong focus on large cities, this paper
has provided insights on the emerging nature of knowledge precincts and health hubs in
the smaller non-metropolitan city of Gold Coast. The paper has also advocated closer
links between KBUD and ‘healthy cities’ initiatives than found in much of the existing
literature. The paper has developed a holistic framework for the Knowledge and Healthy
City (KHC), with quality of life, recreation and culture as other important elements in the
city’s development. The KHC should not only focus on larger universities and hospitals
but also on smaller educational and health institutions such as TAFE (community
colleges), local health clinics, active transport and physical activity programs.
Additionally, the city needs to focus on the quality of life, recreation and culture which
could include developing mixed use centres, parks and open spaces, art galleries and
other amenities. They can all contribute to enhancing place making and urban quality on
the Gold Coast and attract and retain the knowledge workers in the city.
In the Gold Coast, while there is greater focus on the single large node of the Gold
Coast Knowledge and Health Precinct, there is a strong need to also support the network
of smaller and emerging nodes such as Robina-Varsity Lakes and Coolangatta-Tweed
Heads precincts. The paper has identified a number of challenges of transforming the
tourist city into a KHC. Some of the challenges include lack of active transport options,
poor connectivity between precincts, and limited resources for physical activity programs.
However, there are also new opportunities for developing the Gold Coast as a knowledge
and healthy city by strengthening the network of emerging knowledge nodes and health
hubs. With its long beaches and the natural green space hinterland, the Gold Coast
provides an idyllic setting for a healthy and active city. The proposed Commonwealth
Games in 2018 provides new opportunities to promote Gold Coast as a sports and healthy
city and some of the knowledge nodes can take advantage of this new opportunity.
A number of lessons can be drawn from the Gold Coast case study for cities of similar
nature in other parts of the world. First, the focus of KBUD should not be on one single
node but a network of nodes complementing one another and developing synergies
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between them. There is a strong nexus between knowledge and healthy city concepts,
with knowledge workers attracted to healthy and active places. Other cities can also learn
from challenges the Gold Coast is facing and policies and programs the government has
initiated to develop it as a knowledge and healthy city. There is also potential to learn
from how the Gold Coast can develop a long term legacy from major sporting events such
as Commonwealth Games to further brand itself as a knowledge and healthy city with key
investments in sports and recreation as well as public transport infrastructure.
Developing knowledge nodes and health hubs also requires consideration for quality of
life in terms of creating a vibrant public realm, access to nature and to recreational and
cultural amenities. All these need to be integrated to make the KBUD concept more
viable in small non-metropolitan cities such as the Gold Coast, particularly to transform
them from mono-economy cities (largely tourism in the case of Gold Coast) to a more
diversified KHC.
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Appendix A: Nodes and Facilities in Gold
Coast Health and Knowledge Precincts
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