Surf club on crest of new clubhouse wave
A 48-year-old community club which has produced world-class surfing talents has taken a huge step towards securing its permanent base.
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A 48-YEAR-old community club which has produced world-class surfing talents has taken a huge step towards securing its permanent base.
The Windansea Surf Club has lodged its formal development application for a new community clubhouse behind the dunes and in front of Currimundi State School on Buderim St.
The Sunshine Coast Council voted to create a lease for the club in April and the project has also received State Government support.
The club was formed in 1970, has about 140 members and has produced a number of world-class surfers including former World Champion Joel Parkinson and young gun Reef Heazlewood.
Club president Terry Landsberg said it had taken nearly seven years to get to the development application lodgement status.
He said they were extremely mindful of the local community and were eager to secure the support of locals.
Mr Landsberg said the clubhouse would be a community space for a number of groups, including the Caloundra Mal Club, Moffateers, Indigenous Surfing, Disabled Surfing and other clubs.
Small operators could run low-impact classes like yoga and Pilates and the club, which would not be licensed or have vehicle access, would not be rented out for parties.
"It (Ballinger Beach) is the spiritual home of Windansea,” Mr Landsberg said.
"A home for our club would just mean so much.”
He said coaching lessons for young surfers and judges would be held in the future clubhouse of the organisation, which has successfully run the annual Pa and Ma Bendall Memorial Surfing Contest for the past 44 years.
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