Mayors head in the sand

The foreshore is unstable and severely scarped at Main Beach but Mayor Tom Tate believes the beaches are ready for storm season. Source: Supplied

SOME of the Gold Coasts foreshores are dangerous, unstable and impossible to access despite Mayor Tom Tate giving the citys beaches a clean bill of health.

Resident groups, surf lifesavers and veteran surfers in the area have reacted angrily to a city council promotion yesterday which announced that Gold Coast beaches were fit for the summer.

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Photographs taken in the past 18 months by surfers of erosion hot spots from Main Beach to The Spit show wooden viewing platforms have been lost to the sea and chunks of concrete from foreshore paths remain exposed.

Kirra Surf Life Saving Club president Andrew McAuliffe revealed the southern beach was confronted with major erosion issues, particularly around their clubhouse.

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Erosion at Main Beach. Pic: Phil Hoile Source: Supplied

Its challenging. Weve been struggling to run an adequate nipper program over the last month, Mr McAuliffe said. At high tide, there is very little beach.

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