7News article on the sighting:


I raced longboards at Yeppoon SC in the '80s as well as doing the 'Keppel Crippler' windsurfing marathons which started from Emu park.
Farnborough beach is a bit further north from Yeppoon. I checked it out a few times for wave sailing as it seems to get more swell in a SE wind. It always felt a bit 'sharky' to me, but crocks never crossed my mind in those days.

A quick google returns a few reports of croc sightings in the region in recent years:
www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/scariest-moment-of-my-life-as-croc-attacks-dog/3164853/

I also vaguely recall a story about crocs being washed out of the local croc farm in the 2010 floods...

I'd still kite Yeppoon, but stay away from water's edge at night

We had a great trip with mixed weather (hail, cool temps, storms &fog) but but there wasn't much breeze anywhere in Qld unless you were at Green Island. The KBSC locals (who were very friendly) said come back in spring if you want breeze. The beach croc was an unusual occurrence & they get bluebottles & jellies but not box jellyfish or irukandji.
We will go further north next year. I think the windsurfer regatta at Bowen had only light winds rather than SE trades.