Popular beach slips into the ocean again as expert recommends artificial reef to fix problem

Tourists said the slip created a hole 10 metres wide.

Building an artificial reef could be the key to stabilising a popular beach at Queensland's Inskip Point that has suffered repeated landslips, a geotechnical expert says.

Another large section of sand at Inskip Point in the Cooloola Coast region crumbled into the ocean on the weekend, almost a year after a section of nearby beach also collapsed.

Tourists filmed the natural phenomena, describing the latest hole it created as being 10 metres wide.

Four years ago, 200 metres of neighbouring coastline plunged into the water, swallowing a car, caravan, tents and a trailer.

In a statement, the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) said environmental officers investigated the site on Sunday and found "small shore erosion".

"At this stage there is insufficient evidence of whether this is a near-inshore landslip," the statement said.

"The site is well away from campsites and is within the vehicle exclusion zone … QPWS will continue to monitor for visitor safety."

Local tour guide Darren Daniels said the area was naturally restored over time by ocean currents.

"It's been happening for hundreds of years and it will continue happening — the sand comes, the sand goes — it's just a natural thing," Mr Daniels said.

"The unstable areas have actually been fenced off and no vehicle access is now available in that area, so the area where the campers camp now, is 100 per cent safe."

But geotechnical engineer Allison Golsby said she believed it was another landslip and it would not be the last in that area.

"This issue is going to continue, and as far as we have records it has continued in the past," she said.

"That's probably enough evidence that it is going to happen in the future."

Ms Golsby said it was "past the point" of carrying out geotechnical assessments and other interventions, such as an artificial reef, should be considered to make the beach more secure.

"It might actually make the whole area a lot more stable," she said.

"That could be a benefit for everybody … we could have wonderful fish coming in, we could have another tourism opportunity to attract more people to the area."