Elections 2020 Chamber Survey

The Chamber of Commerce needs to know which issues are important to you as we move towards the next Council and State elections and a by-election in Currumbin in March.

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* 1. What are you contact & Business details

Company/Trading name

Business Suburb

Number of employees

Type of industry

email address

Mobile number

Are your premises owned or leased or do you work from home?

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* 2. Which local Council division would you describe your business to be mostly impacted by AND which State Electorate is your business located in? Please select all that apply.

Division 13

Division 14

Both Divisions

In Currumbin Electorate

Or another State Electorate?

Other Division/s (please specify)

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* 3. Select the statement/s that best describe you position on Light Rail

I don't want light rail to go any further south than Burleigh

I support light rail and want to see it go all the way to Coolangatta

The Gold Coast needs light rail in order to support Tourism

I believe Light Rail will help my business in the long run

I believe light rail may impact my business negatively during the build process, but in the long run we should have it going all the way to Coolangatta

I want Light rail to go through to Coolangatta via a route except the Gold Coast Highway

Light Rail should go down the Gold Coast Highway, via the airport to Coolangatta

I believe something else about light rail

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* 4. Has your business been impacted by the changes to the evening parking restrictions introduced in Palm Beach in 2018, or are you expecting the parking changes proposed in Division 14 at Coolangatta or Currumbin to impact you?

Very positive

Positive

Neutral

Negative

Very negative

If negatively impacted please explain further

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* 5. There have been meetings in the past (2015, 2016) about creating the Palm Beach Business Centre Master Plan. How important is this issue to your business

A great deal

A lot

A moderate amount

A little

None at all

What would you like to see happen to this project?

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* 6. The Southern Gateway Advisory Group has been working with the City Place Making team to develop the Coolangatta and Kirra Business Centres Place Based Master Plan. How important is the completion of the plan and works to your business?

Extremely important

Very important

Somewhat important

Not so important

Not at all important

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* 7. The Council runs various festivities via groups like Connecting Southern Gold Coast, Christmas by The Sea and other local groups. These include Feast on Fifth and Cooly Rocks On. Are these events effective in the growth of your business. Who should run these in the future?

Extremely effective

Very effective

Somewhat effective

Not so effective

Not at all effective

And who should run them in future?

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* 8. How do you feel about the crime rate? Is it increasing or decreasing and is your business being impacted as a result? Please select each response that is relevant to you.

Crime is increasing, but doesn't affect my business

Crime is increasing and is impacting my business

Crime is about the same

Crime is reducing

Crime is dragging my area down

I am concerned that the Police don't have the powers to deal with crime in my area

I am very happy with the Police in my area

Add any further comments

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* 9. Does the M1 congestion impact the way you do your business if at all and what would you like to see happen to the M1

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

What would you like to see happen to the M1?

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* 10. How much does your business rely on the internet to do it's business and have you got NBN yet?

All

Most

Some

A little

None

Have you got NBN yet? please comment below, yes or no and if you have issues with it let us know