YOUR SAY: Should there be a limit on cabanas at the beach? Sydney councils are considering implementing restrictions on cabanas at the beach following an explosion of the sun shades across the coastline. 9News MORE INFO:
have been popping up on Aussie beaches all throughout summer, but that could soon come to an end as councils begin to review their use.
The Northern Beaches Council has taken more direct action, sharing that if cabanas impede surveillance, beachgoers are "kindly asked" to relocate them.No, I see no issue with them, with host Jayne Azzopardi and reporter Sarah Stewart weighing in on the topic. "On the other side [of the debate], 'slip, slop, slap', we have been told to be sun safe for years. These provide shade. The Cancer Council says cabanas reduce it up to 75 per cent," Stewart said.Most anticipated books of 2023, from Australia and beyond"They blocked access and visibility to the water's edge, affecting public safety and everyone's enjoyment of our gorgeous beach," said Myrtle Beach City's public information officer, Mark Kruea.
"Unlike umbrellas with only one support, [cabanas and canopies] are tied down at four corners. They also take up a tremendous amount of real estate, leaving very little beach left for people to enjoy."A ban could soon be imposed on beach cabanas.
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