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s this the summer of our discontent? Is the
plan of attack to decrease the risk of death
and injury in Currumbin Alley working, or
even happening? Will it be effectual? FROTH
gathered the latest from the stakeholders on
this long-running saga of discontent between
boaties, jet-skiers, paddleboarders, surfers,
kayakers, swimmers and more.
We are now almost three months down the
track since the September announcement by
Currumbin MP Jann Stuckey and Gold Coast
Waterways Authority CEO Hal Morris, that there
would be an unfolding safety campaign for
Currumbin Alley – and what everyone wants
to know now is if it’s working? Perhaps a more
appropriate approach at this stage might be,
is it even ready yet?
Just as a reminder, Mr Morris announced
in September: “The ideas for actions that
are included in the campaign have been
generated by people who are passionate
about the Currumbin Estuary, who use the
area and who are committed to making it
safer. This is important because the central
message of the campaign is that everyone
needs to take care and watch out for other
users of the waterways.”
He continued: “The campaign includes
action covering smarter ways to manage
the infrastructure, such as making sure that
spoil from the Council’s dredging program is
pumped well up the beach to leave open
the natural channel for boats that is as far
away from surfers as possible, education for
“everyone needs to take care
and watch out for other users
of the waterways” - Hal Morri
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One of the few boats this day that did everything right - a text book entrance from
the north west, around the wall and into the channel, steadily navigating past the
scores of surfers and SUP riders with not a drop out of place