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The Suttons Beach, Redcliffe entered top-10

In the list of top-10 most popular beaches in Queensland unexpectedly entered the beach at Redcliffe – only 35 km from the Centre of Brisbane.

While the traditional favorites of Sunshine and Gold Coast completed the first places, Suttons Beach surprised many ranked 8th place in the list, with 93 000 visiting its tourists, pushing Southport and Bribri Island.
Recent statistics from the magazine "Serfernaja life Queensland" (Surf Life Saving Queensland), show the number of swimmers visiting different parts of the State on weekends and holidays during the warmer months, 2014.

Representative publications SLSQ George Hill said, that was nice to see the peninsula of Redcliffe, for the first time in Top 10.

Nusa was named the most popular in Queensland for the third year in a row. Photo: Megan Slade.

Picturesque and protected Bay coast Nusa becomes number one for the second consecutive year, with almost 300 000 visitors, ahead of this Mecca of beach holiday as Surfers Paradise.

Magnet all surfers Ashmore (Burleigh Heads) was third in popularity, then follow favorite families of Kings Beach, Rainbow Bay, Alexander Hedland and Maroochydore.

One of the main fans is Noosa's family April and Mike Carette from Brisbane and their three-year-old twins, Audrey and Mia.

Carette family from Brisbane on the beach Noosa.

"We love it for its calm water and atmosphere. It is beautiful here, even on cloudy days, "says Ms. Carette.

Official representative of Nusa Surf Club, Dan Capps, recognized as the lifeguard of the year in Queensland, quoth, that the increase in the number of patrols and equipment due to the need to keep up with the rapidly developing growth in visitors.

"In the past few years, there has been improvement in the weather, There is more sand and there has been an increase in the number of tourists ", сказал он.

«The great advantage of Nusa is its great protection, than on the open sea beaches, that guarantees safety for families with young children and fantastic swimming».

Top 10 FAVORITE BEACHES of Queensland

1. Nuzavill (289247)
2. Surfer Paradise (149605)
3. Burleigh Heads (147814)
4. Kings Beach (135 724)
5. Rajnbou Bay (107158)
6. Alexander Hedlajn (97792)
7. Maroochydore (93700)
8. Redcliffe Peninsula (93002)
9. Southport (92449)
10. Bribri Island (87347)

Information is provided on the basis of data on attendance, collected by volunteers «Cerf Life Kvinsland Sejvin» (Surf Life Saving Queensland) during seasonal patrols over the weekend in 2014 Year.