Sandcastle record set

WHILE they just missed out on a Guinness World Record, Surfers Paradise participants have set an Australian record for the most number of sandcastles built in an hour.

Last month, 3000 60cm high sandcastles were built on Surfers Paradise Beach, but only 1589 were ruled admissible for The Australian Book of Records.

The previous Guinness World Record holder was set in Germany in 2013 with 2230 sandcastles.