Another famous Aussie beach is trashed in shocking scenes reminiscent of Christmas Day mayhem
Furious locals have lashed out at tourists for vandalizing a popular Queensland beach and leaving a trail of destruction while camping over the Christmas holidays.
Noosa North Shore beach campsite, about 45km north of the Sunshine Coast, was covered in rubbish, including discarded tents, cabanas and camping equipment.
The scene was reminiscent of the shocking amount of rubbish left by Christmas revelers on Bronte Beach last Monday.
The rubbish in Noosa was left behind by holidaymakers fleeing the extreme weather that hit the Queensland coast.
Over the Christmas period, Queensland was hit by a massive supercell storm that caused devastating winds, flash flooding and large hailstones.
Noosa North Shore beach campsite, about 45km north of the Sunshine Coast, was covered in rubbish including discarded tents, cabanas and camping gear
Holidaymakers left a trail of destruction, including tents, broken cabanas and used camping gear (photo left and right)
A local resident, who shared photos of the aftermath on Facebook on Sunday, said she was “disappointed and dismayed” by the campers' behaviour.
'I need some camping gear but I'm broke after Christmas. There is free camping gear left behind by campers all over Double Island,” the local wrote.
'Many thanks to the rangers who have to clean up the mess these people make! Poor rangers. There's a lot more tents and stuff.
“I talked to a ranger at work today and he said they're going to bring a truck up to clean it all up.”
Social media users were furious with the holidaymakers, with many fearing the rubbish left behind would lead to the council banning camping on the beach.
“It's only a matter of time and no one will be allowed to camp in these beautiful places anymore,” one person wrote.
“Most of that stuff looks like normal trash that you would have put in a garbage bag and just thrown in the back of the car,” another commented.
“Guess you're not planning on cleaning up. You may need to charge a deposit for each camper and only pay it back once all the cleaning is done.”
Another said: 'This is going to be an annual thing. The caves leave their waste behind because they know once they leave the beach they can't be found.”
'It's really sad that so many have a complete disregard for the area and social etiquette.'
It comes after a Sydney mayor demanded compensation for a hefty clean-up bill after an iconic beach was vandalized by a Christmas party crowd of 10,000.
Bronte Beach in Sydney's affluent eastern suburbs looked like a rubbish dump on Boxing Day after the annual Christmas party.
Bronte Beach in Sydney's affluent eastern suburbs was turned into a rubbish dump on Boxing Day after the annual Christmas party
Bronte residents said the rubbish left behind was 'even worse' than previous years, with broken glass, bottles, plastic bags, clothes and tampons strewn across the reserve's lawn
Nearly 10,000 people flocked to the beach park to celebrate the holiday festivities (photo)
In the beachside suburb – where the average house price of a home is more than $5.8 million – nearly 10,000 revelers descended on the beachside park to celebrate the Christmas festivities.
The annual event has long been a mecca for thousands of tourists and backpackers who travel to Australia for the summer Christmas experience.
However, the crowd has angered angry locals and mayors after the famous spot was left in a mess with empty bottles, plastic bags, clothes and tampons. spread across the lawn of the reserve.
Waverley Mayor Paula Masselos said she was 'shocked' by revelers who showed little respect for the 'beautiful setting'.