Marine Rescue NSW office at Point Danger to undergo $2m revamp after public feedback
More than $2 million will be spent revamping a run-down Marine Rescue headquarters at one of the region’s most beautiful locations overlooking the ocean.
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MORE than $2 million will be spent revamping a run down Marine Rescue NSW operation office on the southern Gold Coast at Point Danger.
But the public will be asked for feedback on proposed designs today before construction is likely to begin at the Point Danger site between July and August.
The offices below the Captain Cook Memorial and Lighthouse were built as an extension to the site in 1990.
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But a Tweed Shire Council statement said the building had been badly affected by “concrete cancer” and “numerous structural defects”.
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The cost to maintain the offices to remain fit for operation by marine rescuer workers “is no longer sustainable”, the statement said.
Tweed’s council and Gold Coast City Council have partnered with the NSW Government to demolish and rebuild the office for $2.14 million.
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The memorial, erected in 1971 on the Queensland-NSW border, marks the 200th
anniversary of the voyage along the east coast of Australia by Captain James Cook on the HMS Endeavour.
The new Marine Rescue NSW office will be jointly funded by the councils through grant funding of $973,000 from the NSW Government’s Restart NSW Regional Growth fund.
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“Point Danger and the Captain Cook Lighthouse are iconic destinations for tourists but in the heart of the building Marine Rescue NSW is working to keep our waterways safe,” Member for Tweed Geoff Provest said.
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Tweed council director community and natural resources Tracey Stinson said heritage
consultants advised the aesthetics of the border markers built in 1971 were to stay.
She added the rebuild would be of low impact.
“The silver lining in this rebuild is it provides us with the opportunity to improve the amenity of this popular vantage point for residents and visitors alike,” Ms Stinson said.
A public meeting calling for feedback on the project’s proposed design will be held today at the Tweed Shire Council Administrative Centre, Tweed Heads, from 5.30pm to 7pm.
Visit yoursaytweed.com.au/Captain-Cook-Memorial to provide feedback online.