BY DAKOTA TAIT
Lifeguards will patrol Lake Macquarie beaches for an extra two hours every day through Summer, after new data revealed people are showing up later for a dip.
The flags will be up at Redhead, Blacksmiths, Caves, and Catherine Hill Bay beaches from 8am to 6pm, instead of 9am to 5pm, until Sunday 29 January.
Council's Smart Beaches monitoring program is showing more people are heading to the beach before and after work, especially from 5pm to 6pm on weekdays.
It's hoped the extended hours will also ease pressure on the 9am to 10am peak on weekends.
More than one million people are expected to visit the city's beaches over the season.
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| Senior Lifeguard Byron Howarth at Redhead Beach. |
