There are question marks over the future of Queensland's iconic waves after the state government failed to deliver on its promise of legal protection for the Gold Coast and Noosa World Surfing Reserves.
Burleigh Heads is one of the best point breaks in the world and one of the most popular tourist destinations in Australia.
These beaches have the symbolic protection of a plaque and a handshake agreement to not build anything that would ruin the waves, but there is no guarantee future leaders will honour the deal. While the title of World Surfing Reserve is ceremonial, most jurisdictions have gone on to enshrine them in law — similar to protections provided to national and state parks.The state government failed to deliver on a promise of legal protection for the Gold Coast and Noosa World Surfing Reserves.
Queensland Premier Steven Miles, surfing legend Wayne "Rabbit" Bartholomew, and former premier Annastacia Palaszczuk during the 2020 election campaign.A new protection policy — to be implemented through an amendment to the coastal development and tidal works code under the Planning Act — was approved in July but was not signed off before the government entered caretaker mode for the election.
Save the Waves Coalition chief executive Nik Strong Cvetich and Gold Coast World Surfing Reserve chairman Andrew McKinnon at the launch ceremony in 2016."It is such a valuable asset and it's not only the Gold Coast we are talking about here, it's Noosa as well."
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