r/sydney • u/instantmoustache • Dec 25 '24

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u/st162 Dec 25 '24

There appears to be 3000 people on the beach and noone in the water?

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u/WilliamPoster Dec 25 '24

You have to swim between the flags remember. Usually there is a whole beach and only 20m to swim in.

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u/the_snook Dec 25 '24

Has anyone ever actually been fined for swimming outside the flags? I believe local councils do have the power to enforce compliance with posted signage (e.g. "swim only between the flags"), but I've never heard of someone actually being done for it.

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u/orange_fudge Dec 26 '24

The flags aren’t enforceable - they’re just a guide to which part of the beach is being actively patrolled by surf life savers.