Aussie Gold Coast mayor’s search for tourism boost could ruin legendary surf spots


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Foreign surfers and global competitions bring an estimated $3.3 billion to the Gold Coast, but the proposed locations for new cruise ship terminals would wreck these world-renowned breaks and harsh the mellow of surfers worldwide.

... But the new Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate is absolutely determined to build [a cruise terminal] somewhere on the coast. Mayor Tate’s recent fact-finding mission to Miami and Las Vegas in search of i