Part of Fraser Coast beach collapses into sea

A large section of beach at Inskip Point on the Fraser Coast has fallen suddenly into the sea following a near-shore landslip.

The beach collapsed into the ocean on Monday morning, almost three years after a giant hole swallowed caravans and threatened campers on the same peninsula in 2015.

In a statement, Queensland's Department of Environment and Science advised that the landslip, up to 300 metres wide, was likely to have been caused by erosion undermining of part of the shoreline by tidal flow, waves and currents.

The statement advised that Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service rangers were monitoring the erosion, explaining “at this stage, no members of the public have been injured or have had property affected by the event.

"Local rangers ask that visitors to Inskip Peninsula recreation area take note of current park alerts and stay clear of this section of beach."

While an incident in 2015 swallowed a caravan, tents and a car, officials said no campers or property had been affected by the latest event.

Geologist Peter Davies, from the University of the Sunshine Coast, said landslips would "almost certainly happen again".

He told the ABC “all we can say with any certainty is that it's an inherent unstable area and will do this periodically.”

Images courtesy of Rainbow Beach Helicopters.