Events Overview
This is what's on. Hope to see you there!
Coming up
Floodland - video on the Lismore floods and discussion with Dr Rebecca McNaught
📅 Date: Thu 6 August
🕕 Time: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
📍 Venue: Burleigh Waters Community Centre
Gold Coast Votes gathering - 7 Aug 2026
📅 Date: Fri 7 August
🕕 Time: 9:00 am to 11:30 am
📍 Venue: Private home. Details in GCVotes newsletter
Calendar of Events
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Common Wealth
🕕 7:00 - 9:30 pm
📍 HOTA 135 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise
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Botanical Bazaar 2026
🕕 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
📍 Country Paradise Parklands, Nerang
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Floodland - video on the Lismore floods and discussion with Dr Rebecca McNaught
🕕 6:00 - 9:00 pm
📍 Burleigh Waters Community Centre
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Gold Coast Votes gathering - 7 Aug 2026
🕕 9:00 - 11:30 am
📍 Private home. Details in GCVotes newsletter
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Past events
| 01 Aug 2026, 09:00 AM | Botanical Bazaar 2026 | The Botanical Bazaar – Gold Coast’s Garden & Sustainability Festival is a community event held on the first weekend in August Every Year |
| 31 Jul 2026, 07:00 PM | Common Wealth | Common Wealth follows filmmaker Kane Guglielmi's personal journey to question the economic and political systems that shape modern life |
| 25 Jul 2026, 09:30 AM | Make Polluters Pay Power Up | Attend this one-day planning session to build skills, share lessons, and grow the campaign to win a Climate Compensation Fund. |
| 22 Jul 2026, 05:30 PM | Climate Compensation Fund organising meeting | Join us as we plan how to convince the GCCC to pass a motion regarding a Climate Compensation Fund |
| 07 Jul 2026, 06:00 PM | The Missing Steps in Strata Electrification | This practical forum brings together strata experts to unpack what actually needs to happen to deliver successful electrification projects in strata buildings. |
| 06 Jul 2026, 06:00 PM | CIP Briefing on Community Strong | Join MPs Zali Steggall (Warringah) and Allegra Spender (Wentworth) as they discuss their new party, Community Strong |
| 03 Jul 2026, 09:00 AM | GCVotes democracy gathering 3 Jul 2026 | Come join us for a discussion about how we can reduce some of the erosion to our democracy that is currently underway |
| 01 Jul 2026, 06:30 PM | July Peer to Peer Session: Council Engagement for a Climate Compensation Fund | Find out where to from here after the ALGA passed the motion in support of a Climate Compensation Fund |
| 30 Jun 2026, 06:00 PM | The decline of democracy and the rise of the far-right | Join Lenore Taylor and Associate Professor Mario Peucker on the Rise of the Far Right - one of the defining political challenges of our time |
| 25 Jun 2026, 06:30 PM | Lamestream Live Tour - Brisbane | Join the Brisbane live show of Lamestream, an independent news outlet by Osman Faruqi and Scott Mitchell |
| 05 Jun 2026, 08:00 AM | GC Urban Walks - North of Elkhorn Avenue | Explore the typologies of buildings and evolving urban form from a liveability and resilience perspective on this relaxed outdoor walk along the Esplanade with architect Rosie Kennedy. |
| 04 Jun 2026, 11:00 AM | In the dark on AUKUS: Where is our public inquiry? | Australia is in the dark on AUKUS. The UK has had a review, the US has had a review but not Australia. This Australia Institute webinar explores this issue. |
| 12 May 2026, 09:30 AM | Multicultural Youth Symposium | A symposium designed to uplift and empower young people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. |
| 09 May 2026, 01:30 PM | Reclaiming Democracy Together Launch | National Launch of Reclaiming Democracy Together which is an ambitious 7-year project to revitalise democratic life in Australia. |
| 08 May 2026, 09:00 AM | Gold Coast Votes gathering - 8 May 2026 | Join us as we discuss how to improve democracy on the Gold Coast and in Australia |
| 04 May 2026, 07:30 PM | Electrify your Home Webinar | Join us for a practical, no-nonsense webinar designed to help households reduce energy bills, improve comfort, and understand what to look for when taking the next step toward an all-electric home |
| 27 Apr 2026, 11:00 AM | Community Forum with Angie Bell, Rob Molhoek and Brooke Patterson | Join the Federal Member for Moncrieff, Angie Bell MP, State Member for Southport Rob Molhoek MP and Division 6 Councillor Brooke Patterson in a Community Forum for the constituents in their electorate |
| 26 Apr 2026, 09:00 AM | Sing On The Balun 2026: Voices for Reconciliation | Sing Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil and film a music-video for National Reconciliation Week 2026 |
| 24 Apr 2026, 07:00 PM | The A.I. DOC: Or How I Became An Apocaloptimist | A father- to-be tries to figure out what is happening with all this AI insanity. |
| 01 May 2026, 03:00 PM | The A.I. DOC: Or How I Became An Apocaloptimist | A father- to-be tries to figure out what is happening with all this AI insanity. |
| 19 Apr 2026, 09:00 AM | Gold Coast Ramble @ Main Beach | Join in the fun for a good cause Gold Coast Ramble @ Main Beach |
| 26 Mar 2026, 05:30 PM | Why the campaign for Indigenous justice and recognition is vital to Australian democracy | A stimulating presentation and conversation with leading Indigenous rights advocate, Thomas Mayo |
| 25 Mar 2026, 07:00 PM | What Can COP30 Teach Us About Indigenous Leadership and Climate Action? | A session with Mara Bun, talking about COP30 and indigenous leadership and climate action |
| 20 Mar 2026, 09:00 AM | Gold Coast Votes gathering - 20 Mar 2026 | Join us as we discuss the state of democracy in Australia, and ways in which we can try to improve it |
| 11 Mar 2026, 05:30 PM | Make Polluters Pay launch | This online launch marks the start of a new, community-driven campaign to make big polluters pay for climate damage and to build lasting community power in a climate-impacted world. |
| 05 Mar 2026, 02:00 AM | Thrive: United for Democracy and Global Action | Thrive 2026 is a virtual summit which aims to empower leaders to forge solutions for democratic resilience. |
| 05 Mar 2026, 02:00 AM | Thrive: United for Democracy and Global Action | Thrive 2026 is a virtual summit which aims to empower leaders to forge solutions for democratic resilience. |
| 27 Feb 2026, 09:00 AM | Gold Coast Votes coffee get together 27 Feb 2026 | Our monthly gathering where we discuss the political issues of the day and try to improve democratic awareness |
| 19 Feb 2026, 10:00 AM | Policy School – How to make a parliamentary submission and appear at an inquiry | This is a guide on how to make an effective submission and give evidence before a parliamentary committee |
| 11 Feb 2026, 05:00 PM | Democracy Under Threat | Zoe Daniel, Rex Patrick and Richard Denniss will discuss how rigged election laws threaten our democracy |
| 11 Feb 2026, 08:00 AM | Why democracies need to collect more corporate tax | Join Nobel Prize-winning economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz discussing inequality with The Australia Institute’s Dr Richard Denniss and Ebony Bennett. |
| 10 Feb 2026, 09:00 AM | Foundations of Community Organising Feb 2026 | Some worthwhile training for those new to community organising. |
| 11 Feb 2026, 09:00 AM | Foundations of Community Organising Feb 2026 | Some worthwhile training for those new to community organising. |
| 07 Feb 2026, 03:00 PM | Parents for Climate social gathering - 7 Feb 2026 | Parents for Climate supporters and friends social gathering on Sat 7th Feb 2026 |
| 06 Feb 2026, 09:00 AM | Gold Coast Votes gathering - 6 Feb 2026 | Join us as we discuss the state of democracy in Australia, and how we can try to improve it |
| 06 Feb 2026, 08:30 AM | Awash in the global stream: Australian music versus the algorithm | Australia Institute research shows that although revenue from Australian music is increasing, less of it is going to Australian artists. |
| 13 Jan 2026, 06:00 PM | Zoom book club: “Abundance” by Derek Thompson & Ezra Klein | This is an online book club featuring “Abundance” by Derek Thompson & Ezra Klein |
| 02 Jan 2026, 09:00 AM | GCV democracy gathering Jan 2026 | Join special guest Naomi Bourne to discuss her experiences in the politics field |
| 09 Dec 2025, 06:00 PM | Grace Blakeley on Inequality, Democracy, and the Economy | Webinar featuring Grace Blakeley and Richard Denniss discussing Inequality, Democracy, and the Economy |
| 26 Nov 2025, 07:00 PM | Elect And Reflect with Rex Fitzpatrick | Elect and Reflect this time is a discussion with Rex Patrick, former senator and submariner. |
| 25 Nov 2025, 09:30 AM | GCV democracy gathering - Nov 2025 | Our monthly chat over coffee where we discuss how best to promote democratic ideals on the Gold Coast |
| 22 Nov 2025, 02:15 PM | An afternoon with Parents for Climate Nov 2025 | Join us for an interactive afternoon of capacity building and connection for the Parents for Climate Gold Coast and SEQ network. |
| 19 Nov 2025, 06:00 PM | The Final Sitting: Year in Review | Satirical commentator Punter’s Politics discusses #auspol in 2025 with Senator David Pocock and Zali Steggall OAM MP |
| 19 Nov 2025, 09:00 AM | Foundations of Community Organising Nov 2025 | An in-person training institute on 19 and 20 Nov 2025 from 9 to 4:30 each day |
| 20 Nov 2025, 09:00 AM | Foundations of Community Organising Nov 2025 | An in-person training institute on 19 and 20 Nov 2025 from 9 to 4:30 each day |
| 18 Nov 2025, 08:45 AM | GC Small Business Disaster Resilience Breakfast | A free breakfast to discuss small business disaster readiness |
| 17 Nov 2025, 08:00 AM | AlterCOP | A parallel event to Brazil's COP in Brisbane |
| 18 Nov 2025, 08:00 AM | AlterCOP | A parallel event to Brazil's COP in Brisbane |
| 19 Nov 2025, 08:00 AM | AlterCOP | A parallel event to Brazil's COP in Brisbane |
| 20 Nov 2025, 08:00 AM | AlterCOP | A parallel event to Brazil's COP in Brisbane |
| 06 Nov 2025, 06:30 PM | CIP Zoom Book Club – Woodside Vs the Planet: | Join author Marian Wilkinson and Kate Hook, as they discuss Marian’s Quarterly Essay Woodside vs. the Planet. How a Company Captured a Country |