- Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate wants to create a sister-city arrangement with Queenstown
- Direct flights to Queenstown from the Gold Coast resume in July
- Queenstown Mayor Jim Boult welcomes the proposal but says the town will need a bigger workforce to cope with an influx of tourists
"They're a tourist city, we're a tourist city … they're strong in winter, we're strong in summer."
"It's not something we have considered in the past, but we are open to discussing it and we do have a lot of association between our two towns."
"It would be interesting to look at the similarities and the make-up of our economy, what we are both looking for, how we see growth, what's happening with the environment,"he said.
"A lot of businesses have gone to the wall, a lot of people have lost their jobs, a lot of mental stress … it has been really tough,"he said.
"One of the concerns we have is the availability [of an adequate] workforce now that we're gearing tourism back up again."