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Lau, C‐P, and R. Whitlow. "regional activity centre surveys gold coast, Queensland." Journal of Spatial Science 52, no. 1 (June 2007): 145–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14498596.2007.9635109.

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Schindeler, Emily, and Jacqui Ewart. "Manufacturing a Crime Wave: The Gold Coast Saga." Media International Australia 151, no. 1 (May 2014): 25–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1329878x1415100105.

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Crime waves make great headlines, and can be an ongoing source of stories for news media. In this article, we track the news media promotion of the spectre of a crime wave at Queensland's Gold Coast and the interplay between politics and policy responses to the media campaign. By analysing news media reports, government, local government and police-documented responses, we explore how the media framed this crime wave and the politically driven policy responses that were disproportionate to the reported (statistical) level of crime. Despite attempts by the Queensland Police Service to defuse the claims of an out-of-control crime problem, followed by its attempts at managing community responses, the local news media continued their campaign with significant consequences. Our findings are important for those charged with publicly managing responses to media-driven crime waves.
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Wagner, Chris. "Roller compacted concrete seminar on the Queensland Gold Coast." Dams and Reservoirs 18, no. 2 (July 2008): 58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/dare.2008.18.2.58.

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McDonald, Daniel. "Queensland Health Libraries Network Professional Development Day." Journal of Health Information and Libraries Australasia 1, no. 1 (February 3, 2020): 10–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.55999/johila.v1i1.14.

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Walters, Ian, Peter Lauer, Anna Nolan, Graham Dillon, and Michael Aird. "Hope Island: salvage excavation of a Kombumerri site." Queensland Archaeological Research 4 (January 1, 1987): 80–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.25120/qar.4.1987.173.

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This paper reports the salvage excavations of a shell midden at Hope Island, Gold Coast City, southeast Queensland. Archaeological investigations were carried out in the Gold Coast region during the late 1960s and early 1970s (e.g. Haglund-Calley and Quinnell 1973; Haglund 1975, 1976), but as academic input into the area waned it became something of a folk theory in the mainstream Anglo-Saxon community that nothing worthwhile in the way of archaeological evidence remained in the area. The Kombumerri people, traditional owners who have never ceded title to their land, knew differently. This paper follows an extensive site recording program undertaken by the Kombumerri Cultural Centre and the Anthropology Museum, University of Queensland, which has clearly demonstrated the correctness of their view: material evidence of significance to the local Aboriginal community abounds within the Gold Coast City limits and its environs.
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Allum, R. "The World Congress of Orthopaedic Sports Trauma, Gold Coast, Queensland." Knee 7, no. 3 (July 2000): 193–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0968-0160(00)00051-x.

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Shiva, Amir Houshang, William W. Bennett, David T. Welsh, and Peter R. Teasdale. "In situ evaluation of DGT techniques for measurement of trace metals in estuarine waters: a comparison of four binding layers with open and restricted diffusive layers." Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts 18, no. 1 (2016): 51–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5em00550g.

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Kroon, Jeroen, Kate Emily Reid, Jenna Renae Cutting, Ratilal Lalloo, and Kandy Chien Chiu. "Opinion of residents from the Gold Coast, Queensland, on community water fluoridation." Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry 5, no. 1 (November 27, 2012): 58–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jicd.12015.

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King, J. L. "Criteria for Sewage Treatment and Disposal in a Tourist City." Water Science and Technology 21, no. 2 (February 1, 1989): 255–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.1989.0060.

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This paper sets out the design criteria used by the Gold Coast City Council in the design of its sewage treatment and disposal system. Tourism is the City's major industry and the City's raw sewage is almost completely domestic in its nature. The quantity and quality of the raw sewage are discussed and parameters defined for treatment. Unpolluted beaches and waterways are an essential part of the tourism image and the effluent standards required by the Water Quality Council of Queensland and the method of disposal and effluent standards adopted by Gold Coast City Council are discussed.
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Rahman, Ataur, Mazharul Islam, Khondker Rahman, Sayed Khan, and Surendra Shrestha. "Investigation of design rainfall temporal patterns in the Gold Coast region of Queensland." Australasian Journal of Water Resources 10, no. 1 (January 2006): 49–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13241583.2006.11465281.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Gold Coast (Queensland)"

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Mitchell, Patrick. "A Place in the Sun: An Exploration of the Theatre Ecology of the Gold Coast of Australia." Thesis, Griffith University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/367025.

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A Place in the Sun explores theatre and its practice in a distinctive Australian regional community, the Gold Coast in the South East corner of Queensland. Theatre in Australian communities, from small regional towns to capital cities has, historically, been the site of a great deal of activity and achievement and this study sought to engage with its contemporary form. This study asked whether there was a local theatre practice, what it comprised, who was involved and why they were so engaged. To facilitate this inquiry, I proposed that the theatre and performance activities of a community be seen as an ecology. The ecological paradigm links the individual elements of theatre-making; the various people, companies and types of performance. Reinforcing this is a paradigm of integration that highlights a relationship that is symbiotic between these elements and the social, cultural and economic environment that they operate in. Using an ecological paradigm allows us to consider the elements of theatre as being involved in constant exchanges that makes all parts of this ecology reliant to some degree on all the other parts. This study was underpinned by two initial guiding propositions. The first was that there was a discernible relationship between a community and the theatre that is made in it. The existence of a relationship means that understanding the community assists in understanding the theatre that emanates from it, and vice versa. The second was that considering theatre and performance in ecological terms provides a significant and constructive opportunity to reframe our understanding of the nature of this relationship between theatre, its practice and the community from which these emerge.
Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School of Education and Professional Studies
Arts, Education and Law
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Pires, Victor Wolthers de Lorena. "Testing Policy Making Theory through Practice: The Development of an Urban Agriculture Strategy for the City of Gold Coast." Thesis, Griffith University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/368153.

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Cities have always been dependent on a variety of resources not only for their survival, but also to enable them to serve as places of innovation and civilisation. One of the most important of these resources is food, which recently has been threatened by actual and anticipated concerns surrounding climate change, peak oil, economic crises and environmental degradation. Attention has focused in recent years on the potential to supply a greater proportion of the food requirements of cities by producing and processing more food locally, either within or close by the city in question. Consequently, gradually, food is reappearing on the agenda of a growing number of local governments, as municipalities engage directly with food systems as an integral part of their responsibilities. In the City of Gold Coast, up to 95% of the fresh food consumed comes from somewhere else. Recently, perhaps as a consequence of natural events that have severely interrupted the supply of food to the city, both political and community interest in local food has grown. On the community side, demand for locally grown and produced food seems to be on the rise, politically, the release and implementation of the Gold Coast Climate Change Strategy 2009 – 2014 suggested a political commitment to increase local food production and purchase.
Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Griffith School of Environment
Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
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Hathaway, Paul Terence. "An assessment of sediment behaviour and properties on Gold Coast beaches, Queensland, Australia." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1997. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/36013/1/36013_Hathaway_1997.pdf.

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The movement of sediment in the nearshore zone is of particular interest along many densely populated sandy coastlines throughout the world. The city of the Gold Coast in southeast Queensland, Australia, is such a location. With residential and apartment buildings built close to the shoreline, it has a history of property threatening erosive events which make knowledge of the transport of the sandy sediment that lines its beaches a prime concern. Between 1880 and 1910, training walls were constructed at the mouth of the Tweed River. They were extended in the early 1960's. This construction has interrupted the supply of sediment to the Gold Coast from its updrift (southern) border. The resultant reduction in sediment supply has severely depleted the protective barrier formed by offshore shoals, increasing the volume of sediment required from the nearshore reserves in times of high energy wave conditions such as those experienced in storms and cyclones. Analysis centered on a suite of samples collected in 1972, and later sieved by Gold Coast City Council soils laboratory staff The samples were collected on five shore normal lines, distributed along the Gold Coast shoreline. Seven boreholes were sampled along each of these lines in water depths ranging from 6 - 30 m. Each borehole was drilled to 4.5 m into the sea bed, samples being collected in 0.75 m sections. This drilling program gave the 210 samples used in this thesis. Several researchers have indicated a limiting water depth for the nearshore active zone of about 12-15 m for sediment in this region. Results from this analysis indicate that this depth is indeed important in the distribution of sediment in this region. However it appears to be better described as a boundary between two energy systems. The sediment distribution in the onshore and offshore directions are determined at this boundary. Findings show that at this boundary the sediment shows the following properties: • Percent fines which is
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Furse, James. "Ecosystem Engineering by Euastacus sulcatus (Decapoda: Parastacidae) in the Hinterland of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia." Thesis, Griffith University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365614.

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In the mountains of the Gold Coast Hinterland (Queensland, Australia), Euastacus sulcatus (Decapoda: Parastacidae) is the largest aquatic invertebrate, largest member of the aquatic shredder guild, and probably plays a key role in the area’s stream ecology. The objective of this study was to investigate the ecological effects of E. sulcatus in the streams of the Gold Coast Hinterland, but in particular to assess the species’ capacity to act as an effective ecosystem engineer, obtain measures of the ecosystem services provided by the species, and evaluate the likely impacts of the crayfish on downstream water quality. To achieve this objective, an estimate of the population size of E. sulcatus was obtained; a series of experiments measured the species’ capacity to liberate nutrients from leaf litter, reduce the particle-size of the leaf litter, and mobilise and redistribute organic and inorganic materials in a flowing stream environment. This information allowed estimation of the species’ ecological impact(s) per unit time as a measure of the ecosystem services provided by E. sulcatus in the headwater streams of the study area. During this study E. sulcatus was common and abundant with a within-stream density of ~0.5 crayfish m-2. The total population of E. sulcatus in the study area was estimated at >860,000 crayfish. Correction for strong seasonal variation in activity was required for ecological impact calculations, and the “ecologically effective” population was estimated at >570,000 crayfish (biomass ~12 tonnes wet weight (WWT)). Crayfish significantly liberated nitrogen and phosphorus from leaf litter into the water column via consuming leaf litter and excreting nutrients. The phosphorus dynamic was complex, however the overall effect of crayfish was to facilitate eventual “loss” of phosphorus from the system with binding/absorption to substrates, particularly leaf litter, evident as the mechanism. The ecologically effective population was estimated to liberate at least 140 kg of nitrogen, 1.5 kg of phosphorus, and facilitate the loss of around 0.15 kg of soluble phosphorus from leaf litter per annum. Crayfish consumed large amounts of leaf litter while significantly reducing its particle-size. The ecologically effective population consumed at least 14 tonnes WWT of whole leaf litter, producing ~4.5 tonnes WWT of fine particles (<1 mm), with a nett consumption of ~9 tonnes WWT leaf litter per annum. The day-to-day activities of crayfish led to significant mobilisation and downstream export of materials 1 mm diameter, with about half this material of organic origin. The ecologically effective population facilitated the mobilisation and downstream export of around 90 tonne-meters (dry weight) material per annum. Given this annual crayfish-export effect is dramatically overwhelmed by the periodic flood spates in the area, it is unlikely crayfish-mediated export of materials is negative for downstream water quality. In the field it is anticipated that the liberated nutrients will be stripped from the water column by other biota, and/or abiotic processes, and eventually recycled back into and retained in the headwater ecosystems. Similarly, crayfish-mediated particle-size reduction of leaf litter will facilitate further processing by other biota, and recycling and retention of this material in the headwater regions. In the typical baseflow conditions, the instream mobilisation of materials will be positive for maintaining the high quality of water flowing from the headwater streams, by maintaining streambed complexity and ecological processes such as enhanced decomposition of organic detritus. Euastacus sulcatus is a common, abundant and ecologically aggressive species, and the results of this study support a conclusion that this species is an effective ecosystem engineer. The population of E. sulcatus clearly provides a number of ecosystem services, and even lower bound estimates indicate the magnitude of these services are fairly substantial at a local scale, and must be of appreciable benefit in maintaining the function and health of the headwater stream ecosystems.
Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Griffith School of Environment
Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
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Murdoch, Michelle. "Factors Influencing the Conservation Status Of the Glossy Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus Lathami Lathami) on the Gold Coast, Queensland." Thesis, Griffith University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366496.

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Calyptorhynchus lathami, the Glossy-black Cockatoo, is a highly specialized monophagous bird feeding only on the cones of Allocasuarina species. Studies elsewhere have shown that C. lathami are restricted by a tight energy budget, forcing them to select high quality food sources, thereby minimizing effort and time in feeding, and resulting in the birds feeding in some trees and ignoring other apparently suitable trees. This specialized feeding habit, in conjunction with recent and ongoing habitat loss, is expected to cause a decline in their population in many localities. This study examined the abundance and distribution of C. l. lathami on the Gold Coast, Queensland. The feeding status and stability of feed trees was examined, comparing between feed and non-feed trees within a site, and between sites, determining why some trees and sites are fed upon, whilst others are ignored. The results indicate that many areas containing Allocasuarinas had little to no current potential as a food source due to low cone production. Ultimately, it was found that many birds were feeding in few suitable sites, with most sites being unsuitable. Where trees with adequate cones crops were observed, it was found that C. lathami would feed in the areas with abundant cones. Within these areas, the birds were feeding on trees with large cone crops. This study also used the number of chewings (pieces of cones: C. lathami feeding residue) to estimate bird abundance. The population size was calculated using the quantity and age of C. lathami feeding in the study area, and their daily food requirements. It was calculated that between 250 and 690 C. lathami were been feeding on the Gold Coast. On-going habitat loss on the Gold Coast may suggests that this population is not stable.
Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Griffith School of Environment
Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
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Chitra, Eric, and n/a. "Bionomics of Culicoides molestus (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae): a pest biting midge in Gold Coast canal estates." Griffith University. School of Environmental and Applied Science, 2004. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20041119.101151.

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Culicoides molestus (Skuse) is the major species of biting midge that plagues human comfort in the estuarine Gold Coast region of southeast Queensland. Local authorities have initiated a search for an effective, non-chemical means of control, that would minimize human-midge interaction. The effectiveness of a program to control an organism, such as a biting midge, is dependent upon knowledge of the biology of the particular organism of interest. This project revolved examines the lifecycle of C. molestus in detail. It addresses questions regarding the location, seasonal distribution, and dispersal of its juvenile stages in the sand of infested beaches, and their response to chemical treatment, the monthly and annual cycles of the adult midge, and the possibilities of achieving laboratory oviposition, as a first step to laboratory colonisation. The distribution of eggs, larvae and pupae of C. molestus was found to be mostly concentrated around, but below, mean tide level. They also occurred well below the mean tide level. Eggs and larvae have been recovered from as deep as 10 cm in the sand. A seasonal study of the juveniles of this species indicated that they were more strongly influenced by tides than seasons. After a routine pest-control larviciding treatment, a beach recolonisation study revealed that beaches become suitable for oviposition approximately two months after treatment. Large larvae invaded the sprayed areas within days of treatment, which suggests the existence of a refuge outside of the reach of the insecticide. Larvae found in clean (egg- and larva-free), isolated sand containers, placed on the study beach, indicated that larvae could swim in or on the water as a way of moving around the beach. Extended bite-rate studies highlighted the existence of four peaks in adult midge biting activity during the course of a year, around the mid seasons. The strongest peaks of activity were found to be in autumn and spring, but the data suggest that the species undergoes four generations in a year. Through a series of trial-and-error experiments, oviposition under laboratory conditions was achieved. Although the time from blood-feeding to egg maturation is not yet well determined, it occurs within an eight day mean survival period. Blood quality appears critical for adult blood-fed midge survival. Midges fed on the blood of a volunteer who was frequently exposed to midge bites do not live long enough to mature its eggs. The partial ovarial development of one unfed adult female, reared in the laboratory, indicates that C. molestus is facultatively anautogenous.
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Chitra, Eric. "Bionomics of Culicoides molestus (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae): a pest biting midge in Gold Coast canal estates." Thesis, Griffith University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/367178.

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Culicoides molestus (Skuse) is the major species of biting midge that plagues human comfort in the estuarine Gold Coast region of southeast Queensland. Local authorities have initiated a search for an effective, non-chemical means of control, that would minimize human-midge interaction. The effectiveness of a program to control an organism, such as a biting midge, is dependent upon knowledge of the biology of the particular organism of interest. This project revolved examines the lifecycle of C. molestus in detail. It addresses questions regarding the location, seasonal distribution, and dispersal of its juvenile stages in the sand of infested beaches, and their response to chemical treatment, the monthly and annual cycles of the adult midge, and the possibilities of achieving laboratory oviposition, as a first step to laboratory colonisation. The distribution of eggs, larvae and pupae of C. molestus was found to be mostly concentrated around, but below, mean tide level. They also occurred well below the mean tide level. Eggs and larvae have been recovered from as deep as 10 cm in the sand. A seasonal study of the juveniles of this species indicated that they were more strongly influenced by tides than seasons. After a routine pest-control larviciding treatment, a beach recolonisation study revealed that beaches become suitable for oviposition approximately two months after treatment. Large larvae invaded the sprayed areas within days of treatment, which suggests the existence of a refuge outside of the reach of the insecticide. Larvae found in clean (egg- and larva-free), isolated sand containers, placed on the study beach, indicated that larvae could swim in or on the water as a way of moving around the beach. Extended bite-rate studies highlighted the existence of four peaks in adult midge biting activity during the course of a year, around the mid seasons. The strongest peaks of activity were found to be in autumn and spring, but the data suggest that the species undergoes four generations in a year. Through a series of trial-and-error experiments, oviposition under laboratory conditions was achieved. Although the time from blood-feeding to egg maturation is not yet well determined, it occurs within an eight day mean survival period. Blood quality appears critical for adult blood-fed midge survival. Midges fed on the blood of a volunteer who was frequently exposed to midge bites do not live long enough to mature its eggs. The partial ovarial development of one unfed adult female, reared in the laboratory, indicates that C. molestus is facultatively anautogenous.
Thesis (Masters)
Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
School of Environmental and Applied Science
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Zigic, Sasha, and n/a. "A Methodology to Calculate the Time-Varying Flow Through a Hydraulic Structure Connecting Two Water Bodies." Griffith University. School of Engineering, 2005. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20060111.145655.

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Hydraulic lock structures have been used for hundreds of years to control and maintain water levels in waterways. The most common are gated water regulation structures used to catch and divert water, and form an essential and critical part of many flood control and agricultural schemes. Although there are clear economic advantages to building the structures, they can contribute to major water quality problems for the waterways they influence (i.e. increased residence times and a change in mixing ability). Further, in most cases, the methods previously used to assess how the structures and their operations influence the flow regimes between the two connected systems were limited, thus hydraulic designers rely on simple formulations, existing literature and experience. Consequently, the objectives of this thesis were to undertake a detailed field study and develop a methodology and computer simulation tool to calculate the flow through a hydraulic structure connecting two water bodies so that future designs can be undertaken based upon sound knowledge. To demonstrate the outcomes of this thesis, the methodology and model were applied to an existing hydraulic structure (referred to as Structure C). Structure C is used to connect and exchange water between the tidally dominated section of the Nerang River estuary and an artificial lake system (Burleigh Lakes) on the Gold Coast, Australia. The gates of this structure open four times each day (once during each semi-diurnal tidal phase) and remain open for a period of 2 hours, allowing alternative and partial exchange between the two water bodies. To gain a better understanding of the dynamics of each waterbody under the influence of the structure, a series of detailed field experiments were initially undertaken to understand and quantify the exchange of water and its mixing ability. Tide gauges deployed within the lake indicated a water level change during each opening of up to 22 cm, equating to 413,600 m3 of water entering the lake over the 2 hour discharge period. Salinity profiles showed that the structure permitted the exchange of saline and freshwater between the two systems, during each tidal cycle, in turn maintaining the lake system as a saline (brackish environment). However, the field study also revealed that the controlled exchange of water between the systems perpetuated a permanently stratified environment on both sides of the structure. To simulate the flow dynamics influenced by Structure C, new routines were incorporated into an existing hydrodynamic model (BFHYDRO) within the model's grid and computational code, as part of this thesis. To achieve this, the flow in and out of the hydraulic structure cell (used to represent the hydraulic structure's location within the model grid) was calculated entirely from the local water level gradients on either side of the structure at each time-step, and not prescribed. This was found to be essential for complex tidally-dominated systems, such as the Nerang River. Routines were also developed to replicate the opening and closing times of the gates. Following the development of the methodology, the hydraulic structure cells were tested and applied to simulate the flow through Structure C and the complex exchange between the estuary and lake, in 2 and 3-dimensions. Tests indicated that the opening and closing times of the gates and the calibration of the discharge coefficient (which forms part of the broad-crested weir formula) were the most sensitive parameters to ensure the correct volume of water exchange between the two systems. Statistically, the model-predicted results compared very well with available surface elevation data within the estuary and lake, and thus, quantified the ability of the hydraulic structure cells to simulate the flux between the estuary and lake for each opening. Following the model validation process, results from the existing configuration were compared with hypothetical design alternatives and are documented herein. Further, part of the thesis also explored a practical and effective computer based learning strategy to introduce and teach hydrodynamic and water quality modelling, to the next generation of undergraduate engineering students. To enhance technology transfer a computer based instructional (CBI) aid was specifically developed to assist with the setup, execution and the analysis of models' output, in small easy steps. The CBI aid comprised of a HTML module with links to recorded Lotus Screen cam movie clips. The strategy proved to be a useful and effective approach in assisting the students to complete the project with minimum supervision, and acquire a basic understanding of water quality modelling. Finally, it is anticipated that this new modelling capability and the findings detailed herein will provide managers with a valuable tool to assess the influence of these structures on water circulation for present and future operations within the region. This model can also be set up at other sites to pre-assess various design configurations by predicting changes in current flows, mixing and flushing dynamics that a particular design might achieve, and assist with the selection process before the final selection and construction.
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Zigic, Sasha. "A Methodology to Calculate the Time-Varying Flow Through a Hydraulic Structure Connecting Two Water Bodies." Thesis, Griffith University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365304.

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Hydraulic lock structures have been used for hundreds of years to control and maintain water levels in waterways. The most common are gated water regulation structures used to catch and divert water, and form an essential and critical part of many flood control and agricultural schemes. Although there are clear economic advantages to building the structures, they can contribute to major water quality problems for the waterways they influence (i.e. increased residence times and a change in mixing ability). Further, in most cases, the methods previously used to assess how the structures and their operations influence the flow regimes between the two connected systems were limited, thus hydraulic designers rely on simple formulations, existing literature and experience. Consequently, the objectives of this thesis were to undertake a detailed field study and develop a methodology and computer simulation tool to calculate the flow through a hydraulic structure connecting two water bodies so that future designs can be undertaken based upon sound knowledge. To demonstrate the outcomes of this thesis, the methodology and model were applied to an existing hydraulic structure (referred to as Structure C). Structure C is used to connect and exchange water between the tidally dominated section of the Nerang River estuary and an artificial lake system (Burleigh Lakes) on the Gold Coast, Australia. The gates of this structure open four times each day (once during each semi-diurnal tidal phase) and remain open for a period of 2 hours, allowing alternative and partial exchange between the two water bodies. To gain a better understanding of the dynamics of each waterbody under the influence of the structure, a series of detailed field experiments were initially undertaken to understand and quantify the exchange of water and its mixing ability. Tide gauges deployed within the lake indicated a water level change during each opening of up to 22 cm, equating to 413,600 m3 of water entering the lake over the 2 hour discharge period. Salinity profiles showed that the structure permitted the exchange of saline and freshwater between the two systems, during each tidal cycle, in turn maintaining the lake system as a saline (brackish environment). However, the field study also revealed that the controlled exchange of water between the systems perpetuated a permanently stratified environment on both sides of the structure. To simulate the flow dynamics influenced by Structure C, new routines were incorporated into an existing hydrodynamic model (BFHYDRO) within the model's grid and computational code, as part of this thesis. To achieve this, the flow in and out of the hydraulic structure cell (used to represent the hydraulic structure's location within the model grid) was calculated entirely from the local water level gradients on either side of the structure at each time-step, and not prescribed. This was found to be essential for complex tidally-dominated systems, such as the Nerang River. Routines were also developed to replicate the opening and closing times of the gates. Following the development of the methodology, the hydraulic structure cells were tested and applied to simulate the flow through Structure C and the complex exchange between the estuary and lake, in 2 and 3-dimensions. Tests indicated that the opening and closing times of the gates and the calibration of the discharge coefficient (which forms part of the broad-crested weir formula) were the most sensitive parameters to ensure the correct volume of water exchange between the two systems. Statistically, the model-predicted results compared very well with available surface elevation data within the estuary and lake, and thus, quantified the ability of the hydraulic structure cells to simulate the flux between the estuary and lake for each opening. Following the model validation process, results from the existing configuration were compared with hypothetical design alternatives and are documented herein. Further, part of the thesis also explored a practical and effective computer based learning strategy to introduce and teach hydrodynamic and water quality modelling, to the next generation of undergraduate engineering students. To enhance technology transfer a computer based instructional (CBI) aid was specifically developed to assist with the setup, execution and the analysis of models' output, in small easy steps. The CBI aid comprised of a HTML module with links to recorded Lotus Screen cam movie clips. The strategy proved to be a useful and effective approach in assisting the students to complete the project with minimum supervision, and acquire a basic understanding of water quality modelling. Finally, it is anticipated that this new modelling capability and the findings detailed herein will provide managers with a valuable tool to assess the influence of these structures on water circulation for present and future operations within the region. This model can also be set up at other sites to pre-assess various design configurations by predicting changes in current flows, mixing and flushing dynamics that a particular design might achieve, and assist with the selection process before the final selection and construction.
Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School of Engineering
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Kensbock, Sandra Leonie. "Performing: A Grounded Theory of Employment Experiences of Room Attendants at Five Star Hotels on the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia." Thesis, Griffith University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366077.

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My research makes visible the ‘employment experiences’ of female hotel room attendants working in 5 star hotels on the Gold Coast region of South East Queensland, Australia. I adopt a socialist feminist critical theory epistemological perspective predicated on removing invisibility of hotel room attendants. I perceive invisibility as non-recognition or non-acknowledgement of room attendants by hotel management and some hotel guests, despite room attendants’ conspicuous presence. Although a number of studies comment on the invisibility of hotel room attendants (Lars Onsøyen, Reidar Mykeltun & Trygve Steiro, 2009; Rachel Silvey, 2004; Kathi Weeks, 2004), the authors do not present room attendants’ experiences holistically from their perspectives. I aimed to fill this void in hospitality knowledge by investigating employment experiences of hotel room attendants from their perspectives. To investigate hotel room attendants’ perceived empirical invisibility and guided by my epistemological philosophy, I adopted a qualitative social constructionist grounded theory methodology. In following the original Glaserian tenets, my research was grounded in room attendants’ employment experiences without limitations imposed by assuming any a priori theory. Emerging from my study was the theory of Performing.
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Griffith Business School
Griffith Business School
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Australian Road Research Board. Conference. 17th ARRB Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland, 14-19 August 1994: Proceedings. Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia: Australian Road Research Board Ltd., 1994.

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Manipulative Physiotherapists Association of Australia. Conference. MPAA ninth biennial conference, 22-25 November 1995, Gold Coast, Queensland: Proceedings. St. Kilda, Vic: The Association, 1995.

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International Conference on Composite Materials (11th 1997 Gold Coast, Qld.). Extended abstracts: Eleventh International Conference on Composite Materials : Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, 14th-18th July 1997. Melbourne: Australian Composite Structure Society, 1997.

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Australasian, Database Conference (12th 2001 Gold Coast Qld ). 12th Australasian Database Conference (ADC 2001): Proceedings : January 29-February 1, 2001, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Los Alamitos, Calif: IEEE Computer Society, 2001.

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Taxation Institute of Australia. Queensland Division. State Convention. Papers presented at the State Convention of the Queensland Division of the Taxation Institute of Australia, Gold Coast, Queensland, 9th to 11th May 1986. Sydney: TIA, 1986.

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Australasian, User Interface Conference (2nd 2001 Gold Coast Qld ). Second Australasian User Interface Conference: AUIC 2001 : proceedings : 29 January-1 February, 2001, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Los Alamitos, Calif: IEEE Computer Society, 2001.

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1957-, Heiser Gernot, Bond University (Gold Coast, Qld.), and Griffith University, eds. Proceedings: 6th Australasian Computer Systems Architecture Conference : ACSAC 2001 : 29-30 January, 2001, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Los Alamitos, Calif: IEEE Computer Society, 2001.

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Jonathan, Arthur, Ng See-Kiong, and ebrary Inc, eds. Genome informatics 2008: Proceedings of the 19th International Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, 1-3 December 2008. London: Imperial College Press, 2008.

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International, Conference on Composite Materials (11th 1997 Gold Coast Qld ). Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Composite Materials: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, July 14th-18th, 1997. Melbourne, Victoria: Australian Composite Structures Society, 1997.

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Australasian Computer Science Conference (24th 2001 Gold Coast, Qld.). 24th Australasian Computer Science Conference: ACSC 2001 : proceedings : 29 January-2 February, 2001, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Los Alamitos, Calif: IEEE Computer Society, 2001.

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Dunn, Ryan J. K., Nathan J. Waltham, Nathan P. Benfer, Brian A. King, Charles J. Lemckert, and Sasha Zigic. "Gold Coast Broadwater: Southern Moreton Bay, Southeast Queensland (Australia)." In Estuaries of the World, 93–109. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7019-5_6.

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Crowe-Delaney, Lesley. "Queensland-Gold Coast tourism, the Japanese era 1980–1997 and single market strategies." In Ethical and Responsible Tourism, 345–58. Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge, 2020.: Routledge, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429200694-25.

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Dhakal, Subas P., Muhammad N. Mahmood, Anna Wiewora, Kerry Brown, and Robyn Keast. "Stakeholder Engagement and Asset Management: A Case Study of the Gold Coast Airport, Queensland." In Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 195–205. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06966-1_19.

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"Gold Coast, Queensland." In Contemporary Destination Governance: A Case Study Approach, 181–92. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/s2042-144320140000006035.

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Sarhan, Nael M., Adela McMurray, and Foula Kopanidis. "The Challenges and Opportunities in Addressing the Needs of Middle Eastern Tourists." In Emerging Research on Islamic Marketing and Tourism in the Global Economy, 136–59. IGI Global, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6272-8.ch007.

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This chapter identifies and discusses the specific needs of Middle Eastern tourists visiting the Gold Coast, Queensland Australia. Based on empirical data collected through a qualitative study, self-administered questionnaires (N = 500) were distributed to Middle Eastern tourists who visited the Gold Coast and stayed at Gold Coast accommodation for at least one night. The 305 responses (61 percent response rate), generated a total number of 461 multiple responses. Content Analysis identified key themes and sub-themes associated with Islamic religious beliefs. The findings showed that the management of the Gold Coast accommodation sector had a distinct lack of information and understanding of Middle Eastern tourists' needs. This chapter provides useful managerial and marketing recommendations, including suggested best practices, to hoteliers who provide accommodation services to international tourists, such as Middle Eastern tourists, and contributes to the limited knowledge on Islamic marketing. This in turn potentially contributes to the increased success of the tourism industry in developed countries such as Australia.
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"large audience” (Goldstein 1983: 26); and “Here was an Australian with a wry sense of humor and gruff charm [this was post-Crocodile Dundee], equally alluring to men and women” (Brown 1987: 33). In other words, Robert Scorpio is conveniently – if not tokenistically – played by an Australian. The limits of tolerance of the non-American for the world of network soap are instanced in General Hospital’s casting criteria for an (American) actor to play Robert Scorpio’s long-lost brother, Malcolm. The actor, John J. York, is quoted in the ABC house journal, Episodes, saying: “They didn’t want a strong dialect [sic] . . . . They didn’t want a Paul Hogan type, because that accent is too strong. They were saying ‘just a hint’” (Kump 1991: 29). The Australian is more “exotic” than Peter Pinne may have wished: too exotic. Just the accent, though, if muted, can have an appealing otherness. The second index of the acceptability of the non-American, again Australian, has yet to be tested on the American market place. Called Paradise Beach, it is not a ready-made Australian soap seeking overseas sales, but a co-production between the Australian-based Village Roadshow, Australia’s Channel 9, and the American New World Entertainment, which has secured pre-sales to the CBS network at 7:30 p.m. week-nights (beginning June 14, 1993) and Britain’s Sky Channel as well as in nine other territories worldwide (Gill 1993; Chester 1993; Shohet 1993). As an Australian-based soap directed primarily at a teen audience, it recalls Neighbours and Home and Away. As a youth drama serial set in a beach tourism center, it recalls Baywatch and summer holiday editions of Beverly Hills 90210. And like Melrose Place and the Australian E Street, each episode includes what one report breathily calls “an MTV moment . . . a two-minute montage of sleek shots of beautiful bodies and plenty of sun, surf and sand set to the latest pop music hit” (Shohet 1993: 5). Set in and around Surfers Paradise on Queensland’s Gold Coast, it recalls, for Australian viewers, the 1983 film, Coolangatta Gold, which celebrates Australian beach culture (see Crofts 1990). It is noteworthy indeed that most of the performers are recuited from a model agency, not an actor’s agency. An American actor, Matt Lattanzi, plays an American photographer, and Australian actor, Tiffany Lamb, sports an American accent. There is a concern, understandable in a program sold overseas, to make Australian colloquialisms comprehensible (Gill 1993: 2). In terms of physical geography, the locations are Australian; in terms of cultural geography, Queensland’s Gold Coast is substantially indistinguishable from much of Florida and parts of California and Hawaii. The era of the co-production re-poses the question of the degree of acceptability of non-American material in the American market-place by begging the question of the distinguishability of the two. But given the unequal cultural exchange long obtaining between Australia and the US, with shows like Mission: Impossible being filmed in Australia to take advantage of cheap labor; given the tight money of Paradise Beach’s shooting schedule of 2.5 hours of soap per week; and given New World’s Head’s, James McNamara, ignorance of Australian soaps (“Paradise Beach is the first soap to be skewed at a teen audience” (quoted by Gill 1993: 2)), one might wonder which party is defining the." In To Be Continued..., 123. Routledge, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203131855-25.

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Boczar-Karakiewicz, B., and L. A. Jackson. "The Analysis and Role of Bars on the Protection of a Beach System, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia." In 22nd International Conference on Coastal Engineering. New York, NY: American Society of Civil Engineers, 1991. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780872627765.173.

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