Gold Coast City Council has announced it will provide funding of $22,000 for the installation cost of free WiFi at Southport Broadwater Parklands.

 

Councillor Dawn Crichlow, who moved the motion for the allocation, said it would be made as a service to the community. 

 

The funding will cover the cost of installation with Onthenet which has agreed to waive the monthly service fee of $650 for a period of two years.

 

Cr Crichlow said Broadwater Parklands in a short time had become the most popular park on the Coast, with around 600,000 visitors a year.

 

“This is very exciting as it will be the first park to offer locals and visitors access to the WiFi service.

 

“We already provide this service in our libraries, as do many hotels and other businesses in the hospitality industry and it will be most welcome in this wonderful outdoor setting.

 

“Up to 50 users will be able to utilise the Broadwater Parklands WiFi at any one time, with unlimited downloads,” said Cr Crichlow.