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SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES OF COUKAN COVE RESORT



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SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES OF COUKAN COVE RESORT 
 
Being located on an offshore island, the resort is only accessible by means of water transport. The 
resort provides hourly ferry service from the marina on the mainland to and from the island. Within the 
resort. transport modes include walking trails, bicycle tracks and the beach train. The reception area is the 
counter of the shop which has not changed for 8 years at least. The accommodation is an octagonal "Bure'’. 
These are large rooms that are clean but the equipment is tiled and in some cases just working. Our ceiling 
fan only worked on high speed for example. Beds are hard but clean. There is a television, a radio, an old air 
conditioner and a small fridge. These "Bures" are right on top of each other and night noises do carry. so he 
careful what you say and do. The only tiling is the mosquitoes, but if you forget to bring mosquito repellant 
they sell some oil the island. As an ecotourism-based resort most of the planning and development of the 
attraction lias been concentrated on the need lo co-exist with the fragile natural environment of South 
Stradbroke Island io achieve sustainable development. 
 
WATER AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT 
South Stradbroke Island has groundwater at the centre of the island, which has a maximum height of 
3 metres above sea level. The water supply is recharged by rainfall and is commonly known as an 
unconfined freshwater aquifer. Couran Cove Island Resort obtains its water supply by tapping into this 
aquifer and extracting it via a bore system. Some of the problems which have threatened the island’s 
freshwater supply include pollution, contamination and over-consumption. In order to minimise some of 
these problems, all laundry activities are carried out on the mainland. The resort considers washing 



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