Summer in Sydney
Cautious king of the most dangerous sport in the world
The ocean and the beach can be calming and soothing, but also perilous.
- Ben Coady
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My best beach
Australian summers are synonymous with beaches: places that belong to everyone, to holiday, celebrate, rejuvenate and heal. We asked local identities to tell us about their favourite spot.
Life became the beach for this proud ‘Westie’
A daybreak red rattler ride, then a ferry to Manly: Justin Scarr’s rite of passage was like so many of his generation as a teen from western Sydney.
- Justin Scarr
Full house, hearts and tummies for generations of the Fitz family
Six generations of the family have been heading to this humble abode at Newport Beach.
- Peter FitzSimons
Brave Australians do this every day. Just not this Australian
The reality is that the crashing, swooping, sucking, dumping habit of ocean waves is everything terrifying to me.
- Jenna Price
From catching your first kiss to your first fish: Peter Overton’s favourite beach
For 50 years, the news presenter has taken the summer road trip to Avoca Beach.
- Peter Overton
Coogee beach has a poo-ception problem … best steer clear
Poo on the beach, in the ocean and even in the ice-cream. You’d think a place so besmirched by bad press would keep the crowds away.
- Helen Pitt
The only beach boy who itched for the summer to end
Rocker Mike Dalton became a master of disguise as soon as the heat would hit Wanda beach.
- Mike Dalton
Celebrity drop-ins, lions roaring, the city’s hum: My favourite beach shall remain a mystery
It takes some effort to get to my favourite waterside spot, and therein lies the charm of this harbour gem.
- Michael Howard
Pearlie paradise where we step back in time with our humble Tardis
It’s the simple little run-down house, defiantly unrenovated, that pulls us to Pearl Beach, thumbing its nose at all the glossy, glassy mansions nearby.
- Deborah Snow