Greenmount Beach
Greenmount Beach is a beach located in Coolangatta on Queensland's Gold Coast in Australia.[1][2]
Greenmount Point is a coastal headland separating the Coolangatta stretch of beach to the west and Rainbow Bay to the east.
Greenmount Beach is home to Tweed Heads & Coolangatta Surf Life Saving Club and Greenmount Beach Surf Club.
The beach is protected by shark nets. In September 2020 a man was fatally bitten by a shark while surfing in the water.[3]
History
[edit | edit source]The Greenmount Guest House was opened by Patrick J Fagan in 1905. He named it after his birthplace in County Meath, Ireland. The beach was named after the guest house.[1]
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