As protesters rallied to protect Springbrook National Park from a proposed devastating development, the Gold Coast City Council shut the public out and the TV cameras looked the other way. The Mayor's decision to ban the community from the full Council meeting on Tuesday is an abuse of the confidentiality criteria listed in the Act. Neither outlet acknowledged that the Gold Coast City Council was meeting "in camera", nor questioned why major development assessments, including a matter of such environmental significance, were likely being debated in secret. The Mayor's decision to ban the community from the full Council meeting on Tuesday is an abuse of the confidentiality criteria listed in the Act. It seems Mayor Tom Tate and his administration have something very serious – probably relating to the Cableway – they are desperate to keep out of public view.