Before and after pictures of Australia’s east coast show the true scale of devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Alfred. What was once a paradise for surfers, with golden, sunlit sands, became a ...

Bring Back Our Beaches, a San Clemente-based conservation organization, is dedicated to protecting coastal ecosystems by emphasizing the vital role sand plays in preserving surf spots, beaches, and ...

A surfer at dusk on a beach on Australia's Gold Coast. The Australian Gold Coast is known for its 300 days of bright sunshine a year. The Gold Coast, 45 miles south of Brisbane, has 44 miles of ...

Australia is often introduced through its iconic Opera House, gleaming over Sydney Harbour, or Melbourne’s art scene. But my trip there took me a bit further up north to Gold Coast, Queensland, which ...

As Tropical Cyclone Alfred—which could cause "dangerous and life-threatening" flash flooding—inches closer to making landfall in Queensland, one surfing enthusiast in the Australian state was spotted ...

A popular surfing destination about an hour’s drive from Brisbane, Australia’s Gold Coast has long been a go-to holiday destination for city dwellers in Sydney, Melbourne and beyond. These days, a new ...