08/09/2026
YOU WILL HELP WON'T YOU ....CLEAN UP FEDERATION WALK.
The Great Spring Clean Up at Federation Walk.
Cr. Darren Taylor Division 10 Gold Coast
8 September 2026
Afternoon Darren,
Friends of Federation Walk will be involved in and are registering for The Great Spring Clean Up at Federation Walk Coastal Reserve, with a suitable date to be confirmed.
Federation Walk is the Gold Coast’s largest coastal nature tourism area, attracting visitors from overseas, interstate and across Queensland, as well as being a much-loved destination for Gold Coast locals. Its environmental, recreational and tourism value to the community should not be underestimated.
Looking to the immediate future of nature-based tourism, including bird tourism, the Federation Walk Coastal Reserve Littoral Rainforest Project represents an important opportunity. Funded by the Australian Government, the Queensland Government and the Council of the City of Gold Coast, the project is a significant addition to the Reserve and has the potential to make an important contribution to the Gold Coast economy and its growing nature-tourism sector.
Federation Walk itself was an initiative of the Main Beach community in 1998, and the ongoing commitment of the Gold Coast community has helped ensure the longevity of the Reserve. It is therefore disappointing that Friends of Federation Walk is once again having to become active in organising a clean-up of an area that has experienced a decline in maintenance and investment over the years.
In particular, many of the pathways have received little to no maintenance, repair or upgrading since they were originally installed. This is increasingly evident and detracts from the experience of visitors while also impacting the Reserve’s long-term sustainability.
The Reserve we created in 1998 is now an important environmental, tourism and community asset. Given its significance to the Gold Coast, and the habitat it provides for our local fauna and flora, we believe it deserves greater attention, ongoing maintenance and appropriate investment.
The Great Spring Clean Up provides an opportunity for the community to come together and demonstrate once again its commitment to Federation Walk. However, we also hope it can highlight the need for a more consistent and sustainable approach to the care and management of this important coastal reserve.
Kind regards,
Lyn Wright
For the community of
M: 0400 740 972
E: [email protected]
Promoting Clean Up Australia Day 2002. Ian Kiernan CUA, Lyn Wright FOFW, Mayor Gary Baildon
