Esplanade Road Closure

Actions you can take

If you think the road closure is not to your liking, now is the time to be heard. Take an independent survey, write to the people that matter, join others who care. This page is about actions you can take for both residents and business owners in Surfers Paradise. It will be updated as options become available.

For all Paradisians

A list of all the actions appear below this article.

1 – Surveys

The In Surfers Paradise survey

We have created our own survey asking approximately 30 questions. The intention is to create a secondary check on the data that is being presented by the Council. Notably our survey has questions that have never been asked directly. We hope to remove the ambiguity that seems to exist in the Council’s phrasing.

The Council’s public survey

Currently inoperative, the Council’s have your say "Surfers Paradise - Trial Pedestrianisation of The Esplanade" survey as of 20 October 2025 is broken and unable to submit answers.

2 – Letters

Send a letter to:

John-Paul Langbroek Federal member for Surfers Paradise. This action is highly recommended.

and

Darren Taylor Local Councilor for Division 10. According to the Gold Coast Bulletin article Darren Taylor is the champion of the masterplan and subsequent road closure.

Gold Coast Bulletin 4 Oct 2025

3 – Stay in touch

Join us at In Surfers Paradise so we can keep you informed of developments as they unfold. We promise to treat you email address with respect.

Business Owners & Building Managers

4 – The Stakeholder Engagement Team (SET)

Letters can be sent to the Stakeholder Engagement Team. The SET have invited businesses to be part of the feedback process, to join a Business Advisory Panel. The window of invitation was 5 days from: Friday, 10 October 2025 11:29 AM to 15 October, so it could be understandable if you missed out. But that does not exclude you from being able to write or complete the survey.

Surveys

A series of three business surveys are planned. The first was posted on 17 October, 2025. It is listed below

Letters

From the gchaveyoursay.com.au is the following: If you have a particular question about the trial pedestrianisation for the Surfers Paradise Esplanade, the SET are the people to email.

5 – Join us

Become a member of Insurfersparadise.au so we can multiply our voices.

What can you do?

Take our survey

30 questions the Council didn’t ask about the The Surfers Paradise Esplanade Closure Trial

The consultation is open until November 16, 2025. If this matters to you, join us in speaking up now.

Contact your local member

Email John-Paul Langbroek (federal member for Surfers Paradise)

Contact the Council

Email Cr Darren Taylor (Councillor for Division 10)

Join us!

Become a member of In Surfers Paradise so we can be stronger together.

Stay in touch

Lets keep you informed by email

Click the link below and enter your email in the space provided. We will keep you up-to-date with the latest developments.

Contact the Stakeholder Engagement Team

Email the Stakeholder Engagement Team

This is the address supplied for business owners and property managers and anyone looking for more information on the Council’s FAQ page.

SET Business Survey 01

The Stakeholder Engagement Team, Business Advisory Panel for The Esplanade trial pedestrianisation.

This is the first of three business-focused surveys to be conducted by the Stakeholder Engagement Team at key milestones during and after the trial.