Rob Smith
Reviews
"Turning into a slum town"
Southport is going downhill very quickly. Look at the number of empty shops these days.
Homeless people are wreaking havoc on this once quaint area. It's not uncommon to find human faeces on the footpaths and witness people urinating on the footpaths also. Brawls, people with obvious mental health issues cursing people as they walk by, terrible traffic congestion (caused mainly by the tram), all paid parking, buildings that were demolished over 10 years back are still vacant blocks in the cbd.
The only thing that has kept the business community afloat was the introduction of the the China town theme,thank God for that. The Broadwater has been ruined by tourists operators in helicopter joy flights, jet boat rides, aqua duck rides and other touristy noisy rides polluting the area. Southport has always been a low cost housing area for people who are struggling with life. Sorry, but it just doesn't have anything going for it.
Totally agree the mentally ill and homeless are disgusting laying in the streets, I have one in our backyard and Police did nothing cause he wasn't there when they finally turned up, but his crap is and they don't care . Call council they said!......pathetic
a. Southport is now the CBD of the Gold Coast.