84° and cloudy
What's the temperature where you are???
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Yep, that's pretty warm alright! 106F is my 41C. We usually get one of those in my area during summer.
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Sunday 10th of August 9.53a.m. Sunny patches, mostly overcast and wet. 3.7 / 3.7kph W, Hg 53%, 12.8C / 55F. Showers.
Moon is 98% wane
Hundreds of kids covered themselved in mud sliding down North Burleigh hill when schools were closed during Tropical Cyclone Alfred. (ABC News: Mackenzie Colahan)
Images of kids covered in mud sliding down grassy hills on the Gold Coast go viral every time there is a major rain event in south-east Queensland.
It has become a tradition, providing hours of fun for stir-crazy teenagers who travel from all over to tackle the hills at Kirra and North Burleigh.
But the City of Gold Coast is sick of cleaning up the mess and is putting an end to the mud sliding once and for all.
The city is planting trees and installing sandstone seating terraces at regular intervals on the hills to end the practice for good.
The damage done to the grass during Tropical Cyclone Alfred was the final straw, after residents complained it was an eyesore and left behind a foul smell.
Councillor Gail O'Neill said "thousands" of dollars of ratepayers' money had been spent re-turfing the hills.
"We have been putting up with this for years, but over the last couple of years we have got lots of complaints," she said.
"It takes a whole lot of money and a whole lot of time to restore.
"The hill is there for everybody, not just for a few kids — and adults — who want to mud slide down there."
Long-time local Lorna Bartholomew, 83, said she had seen generations of kids enjoy sliding down Kirra Hill — most recently, her three grandsons during storms earlier this year.
"They just love it, for those couple of days the kids have a lot of fun," she said.
"On the Gold Coast it's not like they get snow to slide on, this is what they have instead."
Ms Bartholomew said while she understood the council's frustration at having to pay to replenish the grass, she said it provided an opportunity for local children of all ages to have fun together.
However, she will not miss the clothes being a write-off.
"The mud just does not come out, no matter how much you wash, it leaves stains," Ms Bartholomew said.
"I don't think it was dangerous because it's a relatively gradual slope and there weren't any trees or anything they were going to run into."
Cr O'Neill said she had personally witnessed a child slide off the hill and onto the footpath, and city officers had decided it had become a safety risk.
The seating terraces will be cut into the hill at Kirra this month, with works at North Burleigh to follow in September.
"I think this will be a good outcome for a lot of residents and visitors to actually walk up the hill, have a seat and watch the beautiful view," Cr O'Neill said.
"Wait and see before you make comment, you might really like the change."
ABC
Moon is 98% wane
Gold Coast council sparks controversy with plan to stop kids mud sliding on hills
1 day ago
By Mackenzie Colahan and Gemma Sapwell
Hundreds of kids covered themselved in mud sliding down North Burleigh hill when schools were closed during Tropical Cyclone Alfred. (ABC News: Mackenzie Colahan)
Images of kids covered in mud sliding down grassy hills on the Gold Coast go viral every time there is a major rain event in south-east Queensland.
It has become a tradition, providing hours of fun for stir-crazy teenagers who travel from all over to tackle the hills at Kirra and North Burleigh.
But the City of Gold Coast is sick of cleaning up the mess and is putting an end to the mud sliding once and for all.
The city is planting trees and installing sandstone seating terraces at regular intervals on the hills to end the practice for good.
The damage done to the grass during Tropical Cyclone Alfred was the final straw, after residents complained it was an eyesore and left behind a foul smell.
Councillor Gail O'Neill said "thousands" of dollars of ratepayers' money had been spent re-turfing the hills.
"We have been putting up with this for years, but over the last couple of years we have got lots of complaints," she said.
"It takes a whole lot of money and a whole lot of time to restore.
"The hill is there for everybody, not just for a few kids — and adults — who want to mud slide down there."
Locals divided on sliding ban
The decision has polarised public opinion.
While mud sliding has prompted plenty of complaints, not everyone is in favour of the change.Long-time local Lorna Bartholomew, 83, said she had seen generations of kids enjoy sliding down Kirra Hill — most recently, her three grandsons during storms earlier this year.
"They just love it, for those couple of days the kids have a lot of fun," she said.
"On the Gold Coast it's not like they get snow to slide on, this is what they have instead."
Ms Bartholomew said while she understood the council's frustration at having to pay to replenish the grass, she said it provided an opportunity for local children of all ages to have fun together.
However, she will not miss the clothes being a write-off.
"The mud just does not come out, no matter how much you wash, it leaves stains," Ms Bartholomew said.
"I don't think it was dangerous because it's a relatively gradual slope and there weren't any trees or anything they were going to run into."
Cr O'Neill said she had personally witnessed a child slide off the hill and onto the footpath, and city officers had decided it had become a safety risk.
The seating terraces will be cut into the hill at Kirra this month, with works at North Burleigh to follow in September.
"I think this will be a good outcome for a lot of residents and visitors to actually walk up the hill, have a seat and watch the beautiful view," Cr O'Neill said.
"Wait and see before you make comment, you might really like the change."
ABC
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Hm that's quite a pickle
Seems like there needs to be a designated safe area with this exact purpose. And anybody who wants to slide has to volunteer their own time and money to add new grass back properly.
Locally we have this historical landmark on a hill in town that has (or used to have. Don't know if they still do it) sledding every winter. I'm sure it got so torn up. Not sure how they remedied that.
But the property is fenced in, so nobody could accidentally end up in the street
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