Tallebudgera Creek Beach closed for day and a half due to poor water quality and debris

One of the city’s most popular beaches has reopened after getting the all clear from council officials.

Tallebudgera Creek Beach is closed today due to poor water quality and high levels of debris from heavy rainfall.

One of the Gold Coast’s most popular beaches reopened at lunch time on Saturday after being closed for a day and a half due to poor water quality.

Tallebudgera Creek Beach was closed by council officials on Friday, who said heavy rain had affected water quality and caused debris to flow through.

The closure came less than a month after the beach was shut for days due to a sewage spill.

People enjoying Tallebudgera Creek Beach on Saturday afternoon after it reopened. Picture: Richard Gosling.

“(The beach) is closed today (Friday) due to poor water quality and high levels of debris from heavy rainfall,” council said.

“There is a strong link between rainfall and flooding events and the health of our waterways.

“If the water looks at all discoloured or smells bad. Don’t swim.”

Locals commenting on social media reported observing poor conditions for a number of days.

“It has been horrible for many days now,” one said.

“Giant logs floating past and brown water I seen people swimming in it and felt sick.”

On Saturday morning the beach remained closed. However it was opened again at about lunchtime as the water finally cleared following a dry day on Friday.

The reopening was welcome news for locals enduring sweltering conditions, with a heatwave warning remaining in place for the area.

The beach was in December following a sewerage spill upstream. Picture: Glenn Hampson.

Tallebudgera Creek Beach was previously closed for a week in December after a sewage spill.

Warnings were issued at the time to swimmers about entering the water by Gold Coast Council and Surf Life Saving Queensland, but that did not deter hundreds of people from flocking to the southern hotspot to cool down.

Mayor Tom Tate said they had learnt from the December spillage and would “make sure it doesn’t reoccur”.

“It caught us by surprise and a report is being investigated right now to see why it has happened, and we’ll make sure the remedy is there and that it’s a permanent remedy.”

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Originally published as Tallebudgera Creek Beach closed for day and a half due to poor water quality and debris