Gold Coast beachfront property owners threaten class action as they say they have been "abandoned to the sea"

GOLD Coast beachfront property owners have accused the city council and State Government of abandoning them to the sea, and are threatening a legal class action as severe erosion gouges away their properties.For the second time this year, big swells and high tides have stripped away millions of tonnes of sand from the Glitter Strip's beaches, leaving some oceanfront homes teetering on the brink of steep cliffs.Beach stairs and viewing platforms have collapsed into the ocean, and sand the council spent tens of thousands of dollars replenishing after ex-Cyclone Oswald battered the coast in January has been washed away.That erosion was described as the worst the Coast has seen in 40 years but locals say even more sand is now disappearing.... Gold Coast beachfront property owners threaten class action as they say they have been "abandoned to the sea" | The Courier-Mail