A remarkable feat of engineering is the secret to the Gold Coast's iconic surf break.
"It had a dramatic effect on the shape of the point breaks," Bartholomew said.
"I remember one of the first shots of it was Steph Gilmore getting barrelled off her head at Kelly's wave pool and I went, 'Yep, that looks like Greenmount to me.'"Within a year of pumping, local surfer Damon Harvey caught a wave from behind the rock at Snapper to the Kirra surf club in a ride that is etched into Gold Coast surfing folklore.
"I would like to see it, for my kids, back to its glory but it's not a bad alternative when the Superbank is going off.
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