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55 days to go

Let’s refresh

The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games

The Venues

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Venue Management

Games Route Network (GRN)

Road events

The following road events will take place:

• Triathlon (Thurs 5 April and Sat 7 April) –

starts and finishes at the Southport Broadwater Parklands.

• Marathon (Sun 15 April) – starts and

finishes at the Southport Broadwater

• Parklands. The course is Runaway Bay to

Burleigh Heads.

• Race walk (Sun 8 April) – Currumbin .
• Cycling road race ( Sat 14 April) and time

trial (Tues 10 April) – Currumbin .

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• Citywide activations and celebration sites.
• Two main F2018 sites:
• Broadbeach
• Surfers Paradise.
• Up to 20,000 people passing through the sites daily.
• This involves extra security measures.
• In Broadbeach, Surf Parade will be closed.
• These two areas will be the busiest during Games – plan your trip.
• More information www.GC2018.com/festival2018.

Festival 2018

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No spectator parking will be permitted at any venue Free public transport will be available for ticketed spectators (local bus, heavy rail and G:Link - excludes Air train) Spectators can also:

• Walk and cycle
• GC2018 event shuttle bus
• Use temporary Park ‘n’ rides
• Taxi/booked hire then walk

Spectator transport

• Local road closures have been released.
• Community campaign released.
• Interactive maps are due to be released.
• QLDFreight App is due to be released.
• Over 3,500 businesses are engaged with our Get Set for the Games, Travel Advice

for Business Program.

• All information is hosted at getsetforthegames.com/business.
• Planning will continue to progress, so head online for updates.

GC2018 Update

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• Foxtel are committed to supporting the Games by re-scheduling their new

installations in the lead up to and after Games. This means they are reducing trips

• n the network at the critical times.
• Sea World Resort are stockpiling non-perishable goods in readiness for the Games

and are providing shuttle buses for staff and guests to ensure they get to work or public transport stations.

• Gold Coast Airport has held workshops for their operations, precinct, ground

transport and terminal staff and business to ensure they all have a Games time travel action plan.

What are businesses doing?

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• The M1 will not have dedicated Games lanes.
• Only very few people will require Local Access Permits.
• For security reasons, the Queensland Police Service will manage water traffic near

GC2018 events. This may lead to restrictions to on-water use in these areas. We have some brochures detailing changes to Waterways.

• There will be an increase in services and updating timetables across our public

transport network.

• Parking will be restricted at rail stations.

Myth busters – the facts

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Your best planning tools

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Surfers Paradise

Festival 2018 Surfers Paradise Get Set Surfers Paradise

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Top tips

• Reschedule any non-essential journeys to before or after the Games.
• Check the events taking place in your area and the event times.
• Look at maps of your local area to see if you may be impacted by changes.
• Changes could impact home, work and play locations.
• Ask staff and friends what their Games time plan is.
• Review your public transport schedule.
• Check your existing active travel routes and facilities.
• Put a plan in place and test it! Then amend accordingly.

• We have 150 workshops scheduled between

now and Games time that you can attend. Online workshops will be available soon.

• We can help you with your Games time

travel action plan.

• Ensure your staff, suppliers, customers and

visitors are ready – communication is key!

• Our website is full of useful resources

including fact sheets, case studies, maps and more. www.getsetforthegames.com/business

It’s not too late to prepare

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