{"id":433,"date":"2019-09-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/uncategorized\/flags-central-coast-beach-season-kicks\/"},"modified":"2019-09-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-22T14:00:00","slug":"flags-central-coast-beach-season-kicks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/lifestyle\/flags-central-coast-beach-season-kicks\/","title":{"rendered":"Flags up as the Central Coast beach season kicks off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/beach_season_2019_central_coast.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Grab your sunscreen!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to pull your swimmers out of winter retirement, dust off that old beach towel, and grab some SPF because the Central Coast beach season has officially begun!<\/p>\n<p>Patrol flags are now up at all 15 of the Central Coast\u2019s patrolled beaches with Central Coast Council lifeguards and volunteer lifesavers returning to their posts to keep the community safe.<\/p>\n<p>From today, the following beaches will be patrolled:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\"><li>Lakes Beach<\/li>\n<li>Soldiers Beach<\/li>\n<li>The Entrance North<\/li>\n<li>The Entrance<\/li>\n<li>Toowoon Bay<\/li>\n<li>Shelly Beach<\/li>\n<li>Wamberal Beach<\/li>\n<li>Terrigal Beach<\/li>\n<li>North Avoca Beach<\/li>\n<li>Avoca Beach<\/li>\n<li>Copacabana Beach<\/li>\n<li>Macmasters Beach<\/li>\n<li>Killcare Beach<\/li>\n<li>Ocean Beach<\/li>\n<li>Umina Beach<\/li>\n<li>The Grant McBride Baths at The Entrance<\/li>\n<\/ul><blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B1iDs5cBP0S\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\"><div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B1iDs5cBP0S\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Central Coast Drones (@centralcoast_drones)<\/a> on Aug 23, 2019 at 8:46pm PDT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><p>Council\u2019s Team Leader Beach Safety, Craig Healy said while the beaches will be supervised, everyone needs to be surf smart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can rest assured that when you visit one of our patrolled beach locations, that you will be in good hands,\u201d Mr Healy said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCouncil\u2019s lifeguards patrol our shorelines from Monday to Friday, and Surf Life Saving volunteers keep everyone safe on weekends and public holidays.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, everyone is reminded to be surf smart by swimming between the red and yellow flags.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoard riders are asked to keep outside the black and white flags on each side of the red and yellow flags, as these indicate the surf craft exclusion zone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The beaches will be patrolled from 9am &#8211; 5pm each day until 20th December with hours extending to 9am \u2013 6pm during the peak season until 28th January 2020. Swimmers at Terrigal, Avoca and Umina beaches will also get an additional hour during peak times with patrols from 8am \u2013 6pm. Budgewoi Beach will also be patrolled during the peak period.<\/p>\n<p>Find information about patrol hours on Central Coast Beaches <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au\/recreation\/leisure\/beaches\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/articles\/world%E2%80%99s-biggest-pelican-approved-central-coast-council\">World&#8217;s biggest pelican approved by the Central Coast Council\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Catch up with Rabbit and Julie Goodwin with their podcast!\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/rabbitandjuliegoodwin\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"188\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Written by Kate Stevens<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Images: Central Coast Council<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grab your sunscreen! It\u2019s time to pull your swimmers out of winter retirement, dust off that old beach towel, and grab some SPF because the Central Coast beach season has officially begun! 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