Arnold Wolthers prepared and submitted to Gold Coast City Council the Land Management Plan for Federation Walk.
Although the region faced a number of challenges, due in part to the proposed construction of a cruise ship terminal,[3] the Walk has been preserved.
[2] A natural section of the area known as The Spit, the 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) long Federation Walk begins at a fig tree in the parking lot opposite the entrance to Sea World.
[1] Federation Walk is supported primarily by Friends of Federation Walk, a subcommittee of the Main Beach Progress Association, whose mission is to prepare a Master Plan for the regeneration of the vegetation on The Spit, create public access for passive recreation, to ensure present and future generations of the community have access to enjoy, appreciate and care for The Spit.
[2] Following the fires, a weed-a-thon was held in November 2006 to mark the receipt of a grant from the government of Queensland, which was in addition to money received from the Gold Coast City Council.