The iconic sandy white beaches of the Gold Coast are still recovering over six months after being left battered and bruised by consecutive severe weather events that rendered the famous strip unrecognisable.

In March, Cyclone Alfred badly damaged the city’s beaches, the first time a cyclone has directly hit the region in over 50 years, with effects still seen up and down the 52km stretch of coastline.

Gold Coast residents who stepped outside the morning after Alfred found the beaches seemingly washed away, with approximately 4 million cubic metres of sand lost to the storm.

Deep gouges and new undercut cliffs running parallel along the sand dunes also created access issues to popular swimming and surfing locations.

In July, Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate said it would take two years

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