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Story on the ABC highlighting the damage to Gold Coast beaches and the determination to fix it all (or at least the most important bits by Easter. Apparently the beaches have lost 6 Million cubic metres of sand.

I suppose they have to guarantee the beaches will back by Easter if they want holiday makers to book in.

Gold Coast council working to restore eroded beaches by Easter after Cyclone Alfred damage
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By Julia André
ABC Gold Coast
Topic:Erosion
2h ago2 hours ago
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Erosion has turned what once were gently sloping Gold Coast sands into a launch pad for this paraglider. (ABC Gold Coast: Dominic Cansdale)
In short:
Six million cubic metres of sand have been eroded from Gold Coast beaches by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
The city's council wants the beaches restored by Easter to ensure tourism is not impacted.
What's next?
"Rainbow" dredging operations will get underway within a week in a bid to return the beaches to normal.

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<blockquote data-quote="basilio" data-source="post: 1320979" data-attributes="member: 18692">Story on the ABC highlighting the damage to Gold Coast beaches and the determination to fix it all (or at least the most important bits&nbsp; by Easter. Apparently the beaches have lost 6 Million cubic metres of sand.I suppose they have to guarantee the beaches will back by Easter if they want holiday makers to book in.<h3>Gold Coast council working to restore eroded beaches by Easter after Cyclone Alfred damage</h3>
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</ul>2h ago2 hours ago[ATTACH=full]195179[/ATTACH]Erosion has turned what once were gently sloping Gold Coast sands into a launch pad for this paraglider. (ABC Gold Coast: Dominic Cansdale)<h3>In short:</h3>Six million cubic metres of sand have been eroded from Gold Coast beaches by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.The city&#039;s council wants the beaches restored by Easter to ensure tourism is not impacted.<h3>What&#039;s next?</h3>&quot;Rainbow&quot; dredging operations will get underway within a week in a bid to return the beaches to normal.[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-12/gold-coast-council-work-restore-cyclone-beaches-by-easter/105036706[/URL]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="basilio, post: 1320979, member: 18692"] Story on the ABC highlighting the damage to Gold Coast beaches and the determination to fix it all (or at least the most important bits by Easter. Apparently the beaches have lost 6 Million cubic metres of sand. I suppose they[B] have[/B] to guarantee the beaches will back by Easter if they want holiday makers to book in. [HEADING=2][SIZE=7]Gold Coast council working to restore eroded beaches by Easter after Cyclone Alfred damage[/SIZE][/HEADING] [LIST] [*][URL='https://www.abc.net.au/news/julia-andr%C3%A9/11858132'][ATTACH type="full" alt="&cropW=1500&xPos=694&yPos=171&width=160&height=160.jpg"]195178[/ATTACH] By Julia André[/URL] [*][URL='https://www.abc.net.au/goldcoast/']ABC Gold Coast[/URL] [*][URL='https://www.abc.net.au/news/topic/erosion']Topic:Erosion[/URL] [/LIST] 2h ago2 hours ago [ATTACH type="full" alt="88&cropW=3712&xPos=0&yPos=237&width=862&height=485.jpg"]195179[/ATTACH] Erosion has turned what once were gently sloping Gold Coast sands into a launch pad for this paraglider. (ABC Gold Coast: Dominic Cansdale) [HEADING=2]In short:[/HEADING] Six million cubic metres of sand have been eroded from Gold Coast beaches by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The city's council wants the beaches restored by Easter to ensure tourism is not impacted. [HEADING=2]What's next?[/HEADING] "Rainbow" dredging operations will get underway within a week in a bid to return the beaches to normal. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-12/gold-coast-council-work-restore-cyclone-beaches-by-easter/105036706[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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