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Hazardous surf causes south-east Queensland beach closures
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Some south-east Queensland beaches have been closed as hazardous surf and swell conditions batter the coast.
Kings Beach, Mudjimba Beach, Main Beach and North Stradbroke Island were closed on Tuesday morning, with Surf Life Saving Queensland urging people to stay out of the water.
Hazardous surf is expected to continue throughout the week.
Credit:Jessica Hromas
Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Rosa Hoff said the weather could be hazardous for rock fishing, boating and swimming.
“There is a south-easterly swell being caused by a high pressure system in the Tasman Sea, with a deep low pressure system north-east of New Zealand causing the water to travel to Queensland beaches,” she said.
Around 1400 registered volunteers pitched in to help make the Sunshine Coast environment a cleaner place, picking up 207 wheelie bins of rubbish across.
White hot Sunshine Coast buyer interest for beachside living has seen a horde of onlookers turn out to a Saturday afternoon auction of a basic three-bedroom brick home in Mudjimba which went under the hammer for $823,000. Ben Thomson of North Shore Realty said there was a series of rapid-fire offers from the registered bidders for the old style 38 Sundew St set on more than 600sq m of land in walking distance to the patrolled beach. We would have had more than 100 people present, Mr Thomson said. Being a beach house, we did expect it to be that busy - it was a good active auction.
The works will be undertaken as quickly as possible, pending availability of materials. He said council would be checking for other areas on the Coast where steel checker plate lids are located in full sunlight in the vicinity of children s playgrounds. Should such cases be identified, replacement will then be arranged accordingly, the spokesman said. Any issues regarding Sunshine Coast Council managed parks can be reported by phoning 5475 7272.
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