Surfers upset as Killalea trust halts parking

However, one legacy of the proposed development is the road and car park that now leads down to The Farm Surfing Reserve, built with funds provided by the proposed developers as part of an agreement with the Killalea State Park Trust.

The road gave access to the popular beach for many people but now the car park and road have proven too popular, with the trust last week installing no-parking signs on the road.

The move has upset many surfers including Oak Flats resident Stephen Russell, who has been surfing the break for more than 30 years.

"I can understand there is trouble when cars are parked on both sides of the road. Maybe signs on one side would help but not both sides," Mr Russell said.

"Where is everyone going to park now?"

The trust's deputy chair and local surfer Chris Homer said during summer there were cars lining each side of the road, which created problems.

"When the car park at the bottom is full, we want people to use the top car park and other existing car parks so, unfortunately, we had to put in the signs," Mr Homer said.

He said the trust had undercut the trees in the top car park to make them less "thief friendly".

Work was also taking place to clear and improve the original surfer's track down to the beach, which for decades was the main access to the beach.

Mr Homer said the trust was "reviewing and renewing" the park's plan of management, which would include new initiatives and soon be the subject of wide community consultation.