Encompass December 2011 - Sunshine Coast Council ...
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Lifeguards ramp up<br />
for busy summer<br />
<strong>Council</strong> lifeguards are gearing<br />
up for the busy summer holiday<br />
period as beachgoers make the<br />
most of the region’s beautiful<br />
beaches and fantastic surf.<br />
All popular beaches along the<br />
<strong>Sunshine</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> are patrolled seven<br />
days a week, with lifeguard patrols<br />
increased from 7am to 6pm in early<br />
<strong>December</strong>. Patrol times may vary at<br />
less popular or more remote locations.<br />
Swimming is not advised if the red and<br />
yellow flags are not displayed.<br />
Additional patrol services will also<br />
be provided at Boardwalk Coolum<br />
and Yaroomba beaches. Wurtulla,<br />
Currimundi, Mooloolaba Cats,<br />
Marcoola, North Peregian, Golden<br />
and Sunrise beaches will all have<br />
patrol services extended to seven<br />
days per week.<br />
See council’s website for a map of<br />
all patrolled beaches.<br />
<strong>Council</strong>’s Lifeguard Service is<br />
supported by volunteers from the<br />
Surf Lifesaving and Royal Lifesaving<br />
organisations. These volunteers<br />
conduct patrols near lifesaving clubs<br />
at various beaches along the <strong>Coast</strong>,<br />
providing an invaluable service to the<br />
community.<br />
Remember<br />
no flags = no swim!<br />
The volunteer lifesaving<br />
clubs are always looking<br />
for additional members<br />
so if you are interested in<br />
helping to keep the beaches<br />
safe, contact your local<br />
lifesaving club.<br />
For information about council’s<br />
Lifeguard Service Plan 2012–2015<br />
see story on page 27.<br />
Pathways are for everyone<br />
As the <strong>Coast</strong> population grows and life speeds up, safety on our roads<br />
and pathways is becoming an ever important issue.<br />
The message from council’s road<br />
safety campaign is we can all be<br />
safe if we share with care.<br />
<strong>Council</strong>’s Share with Care campaign<br />
is keeping <strong>Coast</strong> residents and<br />
visitors in the know about road<br />
and pathway rules as well as new<br />
infrastructure and how to use it.<br />
One issue regularly raised is<br />
about cyclists on footpaths.<br />
<strong>Council</strong> refers to footpaths as<br />
pathways because legally, in<br />
Queensland, all pathways are<br />
shared zones for pedestrians,<br />
cyclists, mobility devices, scooters,<br />
skateboards, prams and dog walkers<br />
unless signed otherwise.<br />
For more information, visit the Share<br />
with Care page on council’s website.<br />
Pathway etiquette dictates that:<br />
••<br />
everyone should keep to the left<br />
••<br />
everyone should give way to pedestrians<br />
••<br />
dogs should be kept on a short lead<br />
••<br />
cyclists and scooters should warn when approaching and ride to<br />
the conditions (i.e. slow down at corners or when pathways are busy).<br />
4 <strong>Sunshine</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Council</strong> <strong>Encompass</strong> <strong>December</strong> <strong>2011</strong>
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