North Stradbroke Island. Photo source: ©© Michael Dawes
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A section of beach that fell into the sea on North Stradbroke Island is starting to reappear.The “rapid beach erosion event” swallowed up an estimated 100m section of the beach.
The beach erosion at Jumpinpin was a flow slide, not a sinkole and was likely triggered by sand flowing away and starting an initial underwater sand cliff…
Read Full Article, The Brisbane Times
News video: Giant Sinkhole Swallows Up Australian Shoreline, STUFF News NZ (09-27-2015)
A gigantic sinkhole, about 100 meters by 100 meters, erodes part of a camp site on a beach in Australia, plunging tents and cars into the water. Officials urged people to stay away because the sinkhole could expand as ocean currents impacted on the existing sinkhole…
A line in the Sand: Rebuilding Stradbroke Island After Sand Mining, (04-15-2011)
A line in the sand, that’s what the Queensland State Government is calling its decision to end sand mining on Stradbroke Island in eight years time. An ABC News video, depicting the dilemmas of a sustainable environment and a sustainable economy…
The Government Is Lying About Stradbroke Island Sand Mining, The Sydney Morning Herald (07-15-2014)
