“Muscle Towns” Rent By The Room Gladstone Rental Crisis Arnold Development Consultants (ADC) and developers alike have identified that there is a shortage of housing in Gladstone at present. This is leading to a spike in land value and rentals. Muscle Towns like Gladstone and Mackay are playing catch up to try and supply housing […]
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Vow to Return Coast Waters
Vow to Return Coast Waters ADC commends Campbell Newman and the Liberal National Party for promising to legislate for a Gold Coast Waterways Authority if elected. Sun, Surf, Sand and Water is the Gold Coast’s brand. It is this brand and the lifestyle behind it which this decision will help protect. ADC urges the Australian […]
The Elephant In The Cupboard The Coastal Management Plan Must Be Stopped
The Elephant In The Cupboard The Coastal Management Plan Must Be Stopped The Elephant in the Cupboard – Why in its current format the State Government’s Plan for Coastal Management Needs To Be Stopped The Queensland Coastal Plan (QCP) has been brought about by a three-year statutory review of the existing State Coastal Management Plan […]
What Economic Downturn?
What Economic Downturn? What Economic Downturn? ADC is too busy to participate. Queensland based firm Arnold Development Consultants (ADC) is on the move. Despite the economic downturn, ADC have recently expanded to Gladstone adding another office, in a move that is already proving beneficial, with new projects in Central Queensland already underway. ADC is a […]
Brick Tease, Council Grant Axed
Brick Tease, Council Grant Axed Stimulus Needed For Gold Coast Says ADC Arnold Development Consultants (ADC) were disappointed by Gold Coast City Council’s recent decision not to proceed with the $5000-$8000 grant for new home buyers and builders. This grant would have been a great injection into the Gold Coast Construction and Development sector as […]
Welcome to Logan
Welcome to Logan The new kids on the block in Vanessa Boulevard at Springwood might have only been in residence for the past month but Arnold Development Consultants (ADC) have been a driving force in town planning, surveying and urban design on the Gold Coast and south east Queensland for almost 50 years. SO what […]
Mayor Opens ADC’s Brisbane Office
Mayor Opens ADC’s Brisbane Office On Wednesday the 1st June 2011, Mayor Pam Parker was present to cut the ribbon and officially open ADC’s new Brisbane office. Get in touch with our Gold Coast team to learn how we can support your land surveying and town planning projects.
ADC Brisbane Office Opening – Who Was There
ADC Brisbane Office Opening – Who Was There The office opening event brought together a mix of ADC’s valued clients, staff and members of Logan City Council.
Gold Coast Falls Behind On New Projects
Gympie has copped labels like “backward” and “backwater” from southeast Queensland residents for years, But the city overtook the Gold Coast in one crucial area in April. Just 15 residential and commercial projects kicked off on the Gold Coast in April, while Gympie – which has a population of 49,334 – had two more developments […]
Eye-spy on Traders
Eye-spy on Traders MATTHEW KILLORAN & STEPHANIE BEDO Thousands of businesses across the city will be hit by a council “drive-by” inspection this year. Council officers have been patrolling Ashmore Road, Bundall, and Smith Street, Southport, to spy out businesses operating out of homes without permission. Council documents show the practice is about to go […]
Melbourne or Bust
Melbourne or Bust The building and construction industry says more Gold Coasters are heading to Melbourne than vice versa, for the first time since 1982. UDIA national executive Brian Stewart said figures in the Population Growth Highlights and Trends Queensland 2012 report had confirmed the flow of interstate migration had been reversed because of issues […]

