Security guards will start monitoring some of Sydney’s beaches from next weekend as spring arrives and local councils enact crowd management plans to control the spread of COVID-19 | michaelkoziol
Security guards will start monitoring some of Sydney’s beaches from next weekend as spring arrives and local councils enact crowd management plans to control the spread of COVID-19.
Security guards cannot enforce health orders but will be in “regular liaison” with NSW Police. Sun baking is still allowed, but if Woollahra becomes an “area of concern” where outdoor recreation is banned and only exercise is allowed, a swim-and-go policy will come into force. Mayor Paula Masselos, whose Waverley Council includes Bondi and Bronte beaches, said she was finalising an outdoor public spaces plan with Health, Police, Transport for NSW and other seaside councils, and it would be announced in coming weeks.Former Waverley mayor Sally Betts said it would be better if the area’s parks and beaches were patrolled by more council rangers and fewer police officers as “not everyone understands the rules”.
The Northern Beaches Council is also reviewing its policies. It has already introduced temporary one-hour parking limits on the beachfront from Manly to Queenscliff to discourage gatherings. “We’re acting as if we’ve got all the money in the world to hand out. We’re not the sheikh of Iran or something or other, we’re not rich as anything,” she said.
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