Couran Cove gas supply returns

DOZENS of residents at an exclusive Gold Coast island resort are celebrating the return of warm showers and hot, home-cooked meals after more than two months without gas supply.

Residents of South Stradbroke Island’s Couran Cove co-ordinated a covert operation to restore the gas supply to their homes by engaging a supplier to deliver equipment and bottles via barge.

In August, its eco-cabin residents had their gas supply turned off due to safety concerns.

It has now been restored to 54 cabins.

Resort resident Sara Skipworth said the covert operation came after waiting for the island’s Community Body Corporate (CBC) to act.

“This is a huge achievement, I think,” she said.

“It shows the community really wanted to come together.

“We feel we have done something really good for each other.

“We saw nothing was being done, so we did it.”

Ms Skipworth said the resort’s residents were delighted to have their basic services resorted

“The small thing of having a hot shower is just really nice,” she said.

“I’m happy for the families here. The stress of their day has been hugely eased.

“They can come home and now they don’t have to boil hot water for their bath.”

In an email sent to residents in August, CBC chair David Rosenblum warned against organising their own gas supply.

“Should any owner make any alterations to their dwelling, the CBC will be required to issue a breach notice to that lot owner and engage contractors, at the expense of the lot owner, to uninstall those works,” the email said.

Ms Skipworth said residents had faced no repercussions since the gas was installed.

The CBC did not respond to the Bulletin’s requests for comment on Sunday.