"It's more than just the city's favorite sport ... surfing is big business on the Gold Coast, bringing in about $3.3 billion to the local economy each year.
The information comes from a Business Gold Coast and Gold Coast City Council report which for the first time examines the surfing industry's economic contribution to the city.
According to the report, surfing generates the huge amount both directly and through flow-on effects, placing it in the top three industries on the Coast, just behind construction and property services."
by The Gold Coast
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Surfing generates billions for Gold Coast
By: shannond | September 16th, 2009 at 10:02am
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