Growth

Back as recently as 1970 this is what the Surfers Paradise skyline looked like:
Back then the population was about 70,000. The developers were just starting to ramp up and the first of the "canal estates" was just being developed.

Thing have changed since then and the population is now at 515,000

Yes, that's about seven times more people in the same place.

You can guess that this puts extreme pressure on the environment and the community lifestyle.