closed or had a Queensland Police checkpoint to allow entry to only those people with an appropriate permit. The Pacific Motorway at Currumbin had one of the police checkpoints. Heritage listings Currumbin has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Currumbin Creek (): former Currumbin Creek Railway Bridge on the South Coast railway line 28 Tomewin Street: Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Education Currumbin State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 6 Philip Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1089 students with 73 teachers (63 full-time equivalent) and 32 non-teaching staff (23 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. There is no secondary school in Currumbin but Palm Beach Currumbin State High School () is in Palm Beach just across the Currumbin Creek with a bridge connection on Thrower Drive. Sport and recreation A number of well-known sporting clubs represent the local area. One of them is the well known NRL club named the Gold Coast Titans and the Gold Coast Rugby League team Currumbin Eagles plus Palm Beach Currumbin Australian Football Club, Palm Beach Currumbin Alleygators RUC and Currumbin Beach Vikings Surf Life Saving Club. Events Each year during September, the Swell Sculpture Festival is held along the Oceanway at Currumbin between Currumbin Creek and Elephant Rock. Elephant rock becomes a pedestal for a signature artwork. Other artwork is spread out along the Oceanway pavements and upon the beach and dune areas. Artwork from the festival often finds its way onto display on public and private spaces across the Gold Coast region including a horse in the park at Broadbeach, Fish along the foreshore at Harley Park, Pelicans along the bank of Currumbin Creek, a seal mother and pup along the Oceanway at Miami, a ship up on Point Danger and a metal goddess within a subdivision at Reedy Creek. Nearby the Currumbin In The Bin short film festival usually coincides with the Swell Sculpture festival held in the carpark opposite the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. See also Currumbin Ecovillage Currumbin Alley References Citations Sources External links Suburbs of the Gold Coast, Queensland Coastline of Queensland