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To international visitors, red and yellow beach flags may look like a warning.
At least 53 emergency response beacons have been installed on NSW beaches so far. They could save your life, but most beachgoers don’t know what they are.
We’ve had many public awareness campaigns, yet Australia is still nowhere near the federal-government supported goal of zero drownings.
For a long time, surf lifesaving was a bastion of masculine ego and pride – until some tenacious and talented women turned the tide.
Discerning whether that dark splodge in the water is a shark or just, say, seaweed isn’t always straightforward. In reasonable conditions, drone pilots get it right only 60% of the time.
The direction a beach faces, relative to wind direction, largely determines how many bluebottles are pushed to shore.
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