Community Bike Hire Scheme
On Saturday 23 January 2009, Gold Coast City Council advertised for the supply of community bike hire services along the Gold Coast Oceanway between the Broadbeach and Rainbow Bay SLSCs. Although a few submissions were received, Council did not award a contract. Reasons included significant gaps in the Oceanway network (Surfers South) and a desire to evaluate the success of the citycycle scheme in brisbane.
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