The world-renowned holiday destination has seen its sandy shores washed away. Now, it’s been revealed when beachgoers could return.

Alfred – which was downgraded from a cyclone before it made landfall – has turned beaches into cliffs. Erosion is so extreme that long, steep slopes up to six-metres high have formed. At least one person was killed and four others remain missing,

Eighty per cent of the tourist strip's famous beaches have been carved away by Tropical Cyclone Alfred but the mayor says they will be back to their best for the Easter holidays.