Amenities & Services

 Springbrook is a very independent small township. We all collect our own water from our rooves and store it in tanks for future use. We all have waste water treatment or septic systems of some sort to deal with our sewerage and waste water. Due to our frequent power outages, a lot of us have generators, gas cookers and solar power to cope when we have no power.

As there is no public transport, we all have cars that can handle the long drives into the "city" and the steep hills on which we live. Springbrookians tend to get on well with their neighbors as you never know when you are going to need them, or they you, when there is a crisis, or you need the proverbial "cup of sugar".

Chainsaws and leaf blowers along with winches and extra fuel cans are standard sort of household items in our more isolated village. Trees down in your backyard and falling across your driveway or the road are fairly common occurrences where we live.

Our council rates are pretty low but our facilities are few and far between and we kinda like it that way. We embrace the less is more mentality and enjoy Mother Natures offerings and community gatherings as our entertainment.

So what do we have up here?

Waste & Recycling Centre Usual Opening Hours: Fri - Mon, 7am to 4.50pm.

Springbrook recently got wheelie bins for household rubbish collection by the council. A number of houses/streets are unable to be serviced and should have been given a pass that they can show at the "tip" to be able to get rid of their household waste at no charge. 

For the rest of us, we can dump household rubbish for $5 a load (which is subject to inspection) or we can drop off
🟡 Recycling
🟢 Green Waste
And visit
🧸 The Emporium

FOR FREE!

You can't drop off white goods, mattresses, building waste, paints, furniture and other large items anymore (actually, we were never meant to anyway), they'll need to go to Reedy Creek or Molendinar.

If you have a ute, there is a business opportunity to take these bigger items down the hill for Springbrookians right here, right now!

If you don't have a bin service and you haven't got your tip pass, contact division9@goldcoast.qld.gov.au and let them know you haven't got one asap!

 The entrance is up the driveway on the right hand side of Carricks Road opposite the hall.
Please separate your rubbish into waste, recyclables and green waste. 

Please keep the area clean and tidy and be respectful of tthe people manning the gate. They are just doing their job, so we don't lose this valuable facility.

 

 

The Emporium!

This is a waste reduction initiative by the council and is our Aladdin's Cave of treasures that is also located at the tip!

It works by having locals drop off items they don't want, neatly and tidily onto the shelves and then anyone passing who see's something they cant live without, picks it up and takes it home!

Its fun and its FREE - help yourself to anything anytime - just keep it tidy!

Springbrook State School
2327 Springbrook Road, Springbrook.
Ph 5548 3333
Prep to Grade 6.There is no day care or high school on Springbrook, however there is a School Bus service available for high school students. Please contact your High School Administration for more detail.

Fire Brigade
Springbrook has a volunteer Rural Fire brigade service located behind the Hall on Carricks Road.
In an emergency dial 000 or 112 from a mobile and the service will be activated.

To join the rural Fire Brigade, they meet at the Fire Shed on Carricks Rd on the first Thursday of the month (meetings) and THIRD Thursday for training. Feel free to drop in and say Hi and see what they do and how they do it. New members are always needed!

Police
There is no permanent Police presence on the Mountain. Our closest stations are in Nerang and Mudgeeraba. In an emergency dial 000 or 112 from a mobile and the Police will attend otherwise cal them on the numbers below.
Mudgeeraba Police Station: (07) 5530 6455. 18 Railway St, Mudgeeraba
Nerang Police Station: 32 Cotton Street, Nerang. Phone: 07 5503 8999

Ambulance
Dial 000 or 112 from a mobile to activate the First Responders and the Ambulance from the Coast. There is no Doctor on the mountain. Its best to drive to the closest Doctor in Mudgerrabah or Nerang if you can or to call the Ambulance only in an emergency.

Our first responders can not "just check" on your illness or injury. You must ring the emergency number to activate them. 

Hospital/EMERGENCY
Gold Coast Hospital: (07) 5519 8211. 108 Nerang St, Southport
Gold Coast University Hospital 1 Hospital Boulevard, Southport. Phone: 1300 744 284

URGENT CARE: Southport Medical Urgent Care Clinic: 178 Nerang St, Southport Phone 5680 0040

City of Gold Coast Council
http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au
1300 GOLDCOAST (1300 465 326) or 07 5582 8211
You can contact us on this number 24x7.
From 8am-5pm, Monday-Friday (excluding Gold Coast public holidays), we will have staff available to direct your call to the relevant area.
At all other times, you will be given the option of pressing '1' to be diverted to our After Hours Emergency Service number.

SES- State Emergency Services
In a declared natural disaster or a rescue, the SES will be activated by the Police, Fire or Ambulance. Some members live on the mountain and we are also serviced by residents of surrounding areas.

For Storm Damage help call the SES on 132 500

Recreational Amenities

Springbrook Centenary Park, Carricks Road, Springbrook.
Includes Springbrook Community Hall, our Cenotaph, the playground, public toilets, tennis courts and the skate park.
Hall bookings via Kara 0413 979 271 (only $13p/h for locals!)

Picnic Areas:
Apple Tree Park
Gwongarella Picnic Area (entrance to Purling Brook Falls track)
The Settlement Day Use area (Carricks Road)
Talenbana (entrance to Twin Falls Circuit)
Goomoolarah (Right up the top of Springbrook Rd)

Public Toilets:
Apple Tree Park(apple Tree Flat)
Gwongarella Picnic Area (entrance to Purlingbrook Falls)
The Settlement Day Use area (Carricks Road)
The Settlement Campground Carricks Rd
Visitor Info Centre (old School Road)
Talanbana (entrance to Twin Falls Circuit)
Goomoolarah (Right up the top of Springbrook Rd)

Dog Walking
There is no formal place for walking dogs on the mountain although a lot of people use Carricks Road past the Rangers station or Velvet Downs Road as there are very few cars in those areas. 

Open Space
The Settlement day use area on Carricks Road is allowed to be used for family activities such as kite flying, ball kicking and the like. It is a huge area with a lot of open ground for all sorts of games and activities. Sorry, please leave your dog at home. This space is actually within the National Park.