Surf Lakes Yeppoon Could Be Open Within The Next 18 Months

According to the Surf Lakes’ General manager Wayne Dart, the Yeppoon wave pool could be open to the public within the next two years.

The massive plunger pool first made headlines in 2018 and was only supposed to serve as a prototype. Today, Surf Lakes wishes to turn the pool into the “ultimate surf getaway” and has submitted development applications to the Livingstone Council.

The current wave has been through many stages of research and development with Occy playing the role of guinea pig. The original machinery, however, won’t be staying around for long.

According to ABC:

That infrastructure includes access roads, a replacement of the wave-making machine with a “stronger mechanism designed for commercial capacity” as well as building a camping-glamping ground.

Wayne Dart told the ABC that the company expected a decision on the official opening date “in the next few months”.

“Once we have the application through, we’re actually starting from scratch with the commercial upgrades. There’s a lot of infrastructure that has to be developed. In reality, we’ll be open to the public within 12 to 18 months.”

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