Old mate on a JetSki tried to drop a passenger off at the beach yesterday. Between the flags. 🤦🏻♀️
He got 100m from shore before a lifeguard managed to wave him off. By coincidence, a SLS JetSki was in the area and managed to grab their rego.
Whoever owns that thing is going to get an unpleasant surprise in the mail.
This 'How to spot a rip' exercise from Prof Rob Brander at #UNSW is excellent.
Anyone who spends time at the beach should be able to ID a rip and know what to do if you get caught in one! In the immportal words of Douglas Adams - DON'T PANIC.
Quietly proud that I spotted all the rips, but living my whole life up until now on the coast, it would have been slightly embarrassing not to have!
Youngest earned his Surf Lifesaving Bronze Medallion today.
I guess that makes him technically an adult?
Beach safety for humans in a more-than-human world
Have drones at the beach, repel birds
Beachgoers are warned with larges signs of a drone operating at Sawtell beach. The warning posters for the aerial operations states that they have the rationale to keep human beings safe. The unmanned aerial vehicle makes an irritating buzzing sound while flying over the heads of beachgoers.
The beauty of Sawtell beach is usually to share the ambience with shorebirds, birds of prey and little terns. With the loud gadget droning up and down the beach no bird or endangered shorebird was visible or audible. The scarecrow in the sky, the jet skis and car on the sand make sure the beach is just for one species alone.
Drones are disturbing critically endangered shorebirds in Moreton Bay, creating a domino effect
https://theconversation.com/drones-are-disturbing-critically-endangered-shorebirds-in-moreton-bay-creating-a-domino-effect-209391
Human safety, The Civil Aviation Safety Authority
https://www.casa.gov.au/knowyourdrone
Sawtell - Threatened Shorebirds. The Threatened Shorebirds program shares the plight of these incredible shorebirds, including Little terns, Pied oyster catchers and Beach stone curlews
https://www.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au/Eventbrite/Threatened-Shorebirds-767985383957
#Sawtell #SawtellBeach #UAVs #regulation #drones #gadgets #CASA #SLSA #SurfLifeSaving #safety #IndustrialisedBeaches #birds #Shorebirds #ThreatenedShorebirds #wildlife #ShareTheBeach
Drone use has increased dramatically, but what effect will this have on our endangered shorebirds? New research shows the eastern curlew is easily startled, prompting others to take flight.
#woodsidenippers #Murujuga
#SurfLifeSaving #woodside #australia #SLSWA
#DisruptBurrup
#StandUpForTheBurrup
I was at Tawharanui with my family yesterday around the same time when this accident happened today. My first thought after we arrived at a very busy beach was: why is this beach not patrolled?
Is time for NZ to stop relying on volunteers to keep people safe
#SurfLifeSaving
Surf Life Saving Victoria is reporting: "Christmas has ended in tragedy with 3 fatal drownings, a further 3 significant incidents, and 48 rescues conducted by lifesavers in just 24 hours.
With temperatures expected to hit 37°C today, we’re urging people to prioritise safety around water.
Your life could depend on it."
https://twitter.com/LifeSavingVic/status/1607459964993548288
I'd like to call out to all the swim teachers who provide safety skills to prevent drownings. They are underpaid, under valued, but their work prevents so many more people from drowning or needing rescue.
#Drowning #WaterSafety #SwimTeaching #SurfLifeSaving #Summer #Heatwave
“Christmas has ended in tragedy with 3 fatal drownings, a further 3 significant incidents, and 48 rescues conducted by lifesavers in just 24 hours. With temperatures expected to hit 37°C today, we’re urging people to prioritise safety around water. Your life could depend on it.”
XCondE
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Dr Micha Campbell
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BellingenNSW
Peter Riley
Grumpy Penguin 🇦🇺 🇮🇱 🕯️
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John Englart