18-611: Andrews may refer to: Places [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Andrews, Queensland Andrews, South Australia United States [ edit ] Andrews, Florida (disambiguation) , various places Andrews, Indiana Andrews, Nebraska Andrews, North Carolina Andrews, Oregon Andrews, South Carolina Andrews, Texas Andrews County, Texas Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, D.C., home of Air Force One Andrews University (Michigan) Philippines [ edit ] Andrews Avenue ,
36-568: A holiday destination with hotels and guesthouses to cater for visitors. Town dwellers had different needs to the rural landholders so Southport ratepayers lobbied the colonial government to create a separate Divisional Board so that rates monies raised by Southport landholders could be spent on town improvements. This resulted in the establishment of the Southport Division on 14 July 1883 by an amalgamation of part of Nerang Division and part of Coomera Division. On 31 March 1903, following
54-649: A major thoroughfare in Metro Manila, Philippines Other [ edit ] Andrews (surname) Andrews v Law Society of British Columbia , a 1989 Supreme Court of Canada case on constitutional equality guarantees Joseph Andrews , a novel by Henry Fielding An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews , a parody novel Andrews, a bus company in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, that merged with Yorkshire Traction Andrews Osborne Academy ,
72-557: A number of changes to local government boundaries and the amalgamation of some local governments. Although their recommendations only included boundary adjustments between the Gold Coast City and Albert Shire , the outcome following much public debate was a decision by the Queensland Government to absorb Albert Shire into Gold Coast City. The Local Government (Albert, Beaudesert and Gold Coast) Regulation 1994
90-484: A private school in Willoughby, Ohio Henry Cranke Andrews (fl. 1794 – 1830), English botanist (standard author abbreviation Andrews) See also [ edit ] Andrewsville, Ontario , Canada Justice Andrews (disambiguation) St Andrews (disambiguation) Andrews Peak (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
108-523: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . City of Gold Coast The City of Gold Coast is the local government area spanning the Gold Coast , Queensland , Australia and surrounding areas. With a population of 606,774, it is the second most populous local government area in the State of Queensland ( City of Brisbane being the largest). Its council maintains a staff of over 2,500. It
126-567: Is a former suburb of the City of Gold Coast , Queensland , Australia. Andrews was created as a suburb in 1981 and named after a family who owned a large amount of the land in the area. In 2002, Andrews was merged with Stephens and a portion of Robina , to form the new suburb of Varsity Lakes and the West Burleigh part of Burleigh Heads . Andrews is no longer an official placename. This article related to Gold Coast, Queensland
144-635: Is a special needs library within Nerang Library and a Local Studies Library (on the first floor of Southport Library). The council also operate a mobile library service. In 2018, the mobile library provides a fortnight service to Alberton , Ashmore , Benowa , Bonogin , Cedar Creek , Coomera , Currumbin Valley , Gilston , Jacobs Well , Mudgeeraba , Ormeau (4 visits), Paradise Point , Pimpama (3 visits), Tugun , Steiglitz , Tallebudgera Valley , and Woongoolba . The Gold Coast City Library
162-472: Is divided into 14 wards (known as divisions), each electing one councillor at elections held every four years. The present mayor is Tom Tate who was first elected on 28 April 2012 and re-elected in 2016, 2020 and 2024. The current council, elected in 2024 , is: Populations are provided below for the Gold Coast (Southport/Coolangatta, South Coast, Gold Coast) and Albert entities. As Albert included
180-563: The Divisional Boards Act 1879 which created a system of elected divisional boards covering most of Queensland. It was assented by the Governor on 2 October 1879, and on 11 November 1879, the Governor gazetted a list of 74 divisions which would come into existence. Four of these — Nerang , Coomera , Beenleigh and Waterford — were in the Gold Coast region. Southport was developed as both an administrative centre as well as
198-606: The Shire of Nerang , creating a narrow coastal strip. The same Order abolished all of the earlier Shires and amalgamated most of their area into the new Shire of Albert , with the rest becoming part of the Shire of Beaudesert . The Order came into effect on 10 June 1949, when the first elections were held for the new councils. On 23 October 1958, the Town of the South Coast adopted the name of Town of Gold Coast , and on 16 May 1959,
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#1732765588187216-729: The Town was proclaimed as the City of Gold Coast by the Governor of Queensland , having met the requirements for city status. Most of what is now regarded as the Gold Coast urban area was at that time located within the Shire of Albert , which had its administrative offices in Nerang-Southport Road, Nerang . On 19 March 1992, the Electoral and Administrative Review Commission , created two years earlier, produced its report External Boundaries of Local Authorities , and recommended
234-604: The basis that a common community of interest existed and that planning of the South East Queensland urban footprint would be made more efficient by the change. The area to be excised was estimated by the Commission to have an area of 49 km (18.9 sq mi) and a population of 40,148. The change took effect at the local government elections on 15 March 2008 . The Gold Coast has many heritage-listed sites, including those at: Gold Coast City Council
252-736: The enactment of the Local Authorities Act 1902 , the divisions became shires. On 12 June 1914, the Town of Coolangatta was created from part of the Shire of Nerang , and on 12 April 1918, Southport became a town. On 9 December 1948, as part of a major reorganisation of local government in South East Queensland , an Order in Council created the Town of South Coast by amalgamating Town of Southport , Town of Coolangatta and coastal sections (around Burleigh Heads ) of
270-676: The entire Logan City area prior to 1978, figures are only provided from the 1976 census. The first municipal library on the Gold Coast opened in the Southport Town Hall on 30 April 1958. Prior to this, a series of School of arts and private circulating libraries had supported the communities' and visitors' recreational and educational reading needs. The City of Gold Coast has 12 libraries at Broadbeach , Burleigh Heads , Burleigh Waters , Coolangatta , Elanora , Helensvale , Mermaid Waters , Nerang , Palm Beach , Robina , Runaway Bay , Southport and Upper Coomera . There
288-500: The title Andrews . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andrews&oldid=1223619060 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Andrews, Queensland Andrews
306-636: Was established in 1948, but has existed in its present form since 2008. It is on the border with New South Wales with the Tweed Shire to the south in New South Wales . By the late 1870s, the Government of Queensland had become preoccupied with the idea of getting local residents to pay through rates for local services, which had become a massive cost to the colony and were undermaintained in many areas. The McIlwraith government initiated
324-616: Was gazetted on 16 December 1994, resulting in the amalgamation of the Shire of Albert into Gold Coast City at the 1995 local government elections. In 2007, as part of a report recommending massive amalgamation of local government in Queensland, the Local Government Reform Commission recommended that the Beenleigh - Eagleby region on the Gold Coast's northern border be transferred to Logan City , on
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