Last Australia Day it was only by chance several jet ski riders didn’t kill an unfortunate swimmer.
The law states no jet ski is to come within 500 metres of patrolled and flagged areas.
This is for good reason, popular ocean swimming buoys are 250 metres from the shore.
This Australia Day, this rule was breached countless times.
One swimmer I spoke to was very shaken up as she was nearly collected by a jet ski while completing her morning swim.
I have written to Gosford and Terrigal state members to instruct Maritime to install exclusion buoys 500 metres from the patrolled section of beaches at Ocean Beach and Umina Beach.
I call on Maritime and Police to increase the amount of patrols around the zones to catch more offenders and issue fines.
These safety laws need to be more rigorously enforced before a tragedy occurs.
Email, Jan 27
Luke Chell, Woy Woy
absolutely I live in Umina beach & especially umina & ettalong beach the jet skis fly past swimmers all over the holidays and even before them they all come from Sydney not here & they don’t care it’s disgraceful
Yes I couldn’t agree more
The jet skis that ride into and onto Ettalong beach are getting worse
There are a group of jet skiers who do the right thing however there are so many who disregard safety of children and elderly who swim in front of the box as this has alway been and still is the safest beach for young families and elderly and disabled as the water is flat and at low tide is great for children
The jet skiers ride in right between children and elderly swimming and even very close to parrr we Mrs with babes in their arms
There should be an exclusion zone for jet skis along the Ettalong beach
The riders have the whole ocean to ride in