Candy Cane Lane Christmas lights in Upper Coomera’s Forest Oak Drive cancelled for 2020

The Gold Coast’s most festive street has made a controversial decision in regards to this year’s Christmas lights. FIND OUT WHY

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CHRISTMAS has been cancelled at the Gold Coast’s most festive street, with homeowners at ‘Candy Cane Lane’ in Upper Coomera taking the year off.

For more than five years Forest Oak Drv has attracted nearly 15,000 visitors nightly with its extravagant lights display. The street even had its own traffic management plan in place to cope with the hordes of people who attended in the lead up to December 25.

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Crowds at Candy Cane Lane in Upper Coomera back in 2016

It’s believed families on the street fork out at least $3000 on lights each year and cop an extra $1000 on their power bills. In the past residents have also had to deal with people littering and urinating in the street.

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According to a social media page that identifies the location of Christmas lights across the city, most residents have pulled the pin on decorating the front of their houses this year.

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“We’re not on Candy Cane Lane, so therefore can’t speak for everyone on it. However, we have had some contact us saying that they’re taking this year off.

“Some have said that they don’t want to be responsible for any community transmission which might get linked back to their display.”

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Christmas lights at 26 Forest Oak Drive in Upper Coomera in previous years. The street has decided to take a year off during 2020. Photo by Richard Gosling

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It comes at the Gold Coast City Council cancels its 2020 Christmas Lights Competition blaming the “ongoing COVID-19 event restrictions impacting event numbers, delivery and event approval”.

“We understand and share your disappointment but know that you can appreciate the magnitude of COVID-19 on the events industry and wider community and appreciate your understanding,” the council said.

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