The Gold Coast Looks to Regain Its Value

Kirra Point along Australia’s Gold Coast lost much of its surfing strength in the 1990s, according to locals, when a long groyne at the site was shortened by about 30m. Now, a mayoral candidate has proposed re-extending the groyne, at least temporarily, with geotextile bags to evaluate if the groyne’s structural changes were the cause of surf issues in the Kirra Point area.