LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR
I
am a local farmer.
What I mean by that is I am a surfer who regularly surfs at The farm
which is in Killalea National Park at Shellharbour.
I
am writing this letter as my boardies dry on the line and as I think back to
what I have experienced today and recently.
It should be said that this is a local treasure gone to waste due to
greed and over development.
Over
the last couple of years I have watched all the new residential area rise and
spread like a disease at the entry to the national park.
The
beach has become so crowded that it is a challenge to get a wave.
Surf ettiquette has gone out the window, and surf rage is on the rise at
a rapid pace. This
is due to people not knowing the common rules that go with surfing (or ignoring
them), and the fluctuation of "illegal boat people" (the learner on a
10 foot malibu board or stand up paddle board) who are more of a danger to
everyone else than themselves.
I
understand that everybody has to learn and that's great if you want to surf,
because it can be one of the most satisfying feelings, but people need the take
into account surfer priority and others on the wave.
I
left there today frustrated because I was dropped in on my last two waves and
this is a common occurrence.
It
can be said that surfer rage is going to be more prominent in places like this
due to the density of people and that density of people is due to the over
development that I mentioned above.
The
single worst thing that The Farm has experienced is the construction of the car
park that drives you straight down to the beach.
Not only is it bad for surfers but it is very complacent by our local
government.
Why
would you build a driveway to take people down to an unpatrolled beach?
It beggars belief that this could happen.
It
is only a matter of time before something bad happens down there and I am sure
our council and governments will be asking why.
Posted
by Jai Hudson
Illawarra Mercury – 20 February 2010
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