Recreation reserve to impose safer swimming conditions
A busy beach reserve will soon have imposed conditions for an area of water making conditions safer for all users.
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REDLAND City Council has announced popular recreation destination Wellington Point Reserve will have a designated bathing reserve.
The announcement comes after Council submitted an application to the State Government to make the beach area safer.
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There will be a lifeguard on hand to monitor the area when the bathing reserve is active.
Motorised equipment will need to keep a distance of 60m while non-motorised equipment will need to stay 10m away from swimmers.
Mayor Karen Williams said the bathing reserve would mean safer conditions for swimmers and watercraft users.
“The State approved the application in May, and the area designated as a bathing reserve now
has some new rules to ensure safety for all users,” she said.
“When the bathing area is formally patrolled and supervised by life savers, an area of the beach will be physically marked with buoys and flags for the exclusive use of bathers.
“When there is no lifeguard on duty, this area will not be designated as an active bathing area,
and enforceable use and restrictions will not apply.”
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Division 1 Councillor Wendy Boglary said she was pleased that the area would have clearer
boundaries for swimmers and people who use watercraft.
“This serves the interest of public safety and amenity,” she said.
“Because Wellington Point is one of our most popular aquatic activities areas, the seaward
boundary of the reserve will be 200 metres from the beach, which is half of that of other
beaches.
“This will help avoid interactions between people, boats and other watercraft.
“We will ask the community in the future if this boundary should be brought even closer to better accommodate mixed use of the area but, in the meantime, we encourage everyone to keep the new rules in mind as they continue enjoying our beautiful Redlands Coast bathing areas.”
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Cr Williams said the restriction on how close watercraft could come to an active bathing area
applied to all bathing reserves across Redlands Coast.
“The rules are the same at Main Beach, Coochiemudlo Island; Thompsons Beach, Victoria
Point; Cylinder and Main beaches at Point Lookout and Adder Rock at Amity Point as they are at Wellington Point,” she said.
“This ensures safety for everyone.”
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