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tyn Nov 7, 2008 8:54 am
Jellyfish
 
Am planning a trip to Queensland and Gold Coast around NYE.
Is there an actual risk that we will not be able to swim in the sea because of jellyfish?
My previous trip in the area was in August and we never had any problem, but I know that the story is different during the winter.
Thanks!

DI542 Nov 7, 2008 1:51 pm
Originally Posted by tyn (Post 10674222)
Am planning a trip to Queensland and Gold Coast around NYE.
Is there an actual risk that we will not be able to swim in the sea because of jellyfish?
My previous trip in the area was in August and we never had any problem, but I know that the story is different during the winter.
Thanks!
NYE is summer in Australia.

The box jellyfish lives in the tropics and the Gold Coast is what we regard as sub-tropical. As far as I know it has not been sighted much further south than Gladstone which is about 400Km north of where you will be swimming.

onedog Nov 7, 2008 10:10 pm
Originally Posted by DI542 (Post 10678035)
NYE is summer in Australia.

The box jellyfish lives in the tropics and the Gold Coast is what we regard as sub-tropical. As far as I know it has not been sighted much further south than Gladstone which is about 400Km north of where you will be swimming.
We will be visiting Australia's east coast next June (beginning of Australian winter). Given their choice, our kids can spend the entire day playing on th beach and splashing in the shallow water (they snorkel a little bit in the shallows). Are jelly fish something we have to worry about. FWIW, we will be spending time around Sydney and up near Cairns & Port Douglas.

Thanks,

Onedog

bensyd Nov 8, 2008 7:48 am
Originally Posted by onedog (Post 10683004)
We will be visiting Australia's east coast next June (beginning of Australian winter). Given their choice, our kids can spend the entire day playing on th beach and splashing in the shallow water (they snorkel a little bit in the shallows). Are jelly fish something we have to worry about. FWIW, we will be spending time around Sydney and up near Cairns & Port Douglas.

Thanks,

Onedog
Jellyfish shouldn't be an issue in June and are never an issue in Sydney, although some beaches are prone to blue bottles, but these are much less of an issue than jellyfish (compare a honey bee to a horney). There are netted areas though where you can swim all year round.

stevenshev Nov 8, 2008 8:30 am
Not that you'll be swimming in Sydney in June.


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