Griffith Audio Journalism

Stories from Australia’s Gold Coast

Damien Ward

Losing Kirra

After a decade of pumping sand into the Southern Gold Coast bays, the Tweed River Bypass project has devastated the Kirra Point surf break.

The loss of Kirra and the rise of the Superbank has not only meant the loss of a once famous wave, it has also created a major shift in the communities surfing culture.