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NORTH Stradbroke Island's beaches will be decked out in red and yellow this weekend as surf patrols resume. <\/p>\n
The first Saturday of the spring holidays marks the start of the patrol season, with Point Lookout Surf Lifesaving Club volunteers to watch the beaches every weekend and public holiday until the May Day long weekend. <\/p>\n
The patrol teams will consist of volunteers with a variety of experience, from 14-year-old first timers to veterans in their 50s. <\/p>\n
Club captain Joel Di Trapani said patrol leaders had gone through extra training ahead of this year's season. <\/p>\n
\"There's been a lot of leadership training and extra procedures that everyone's gone through in preparation,\" he said. <\/p>\n
Main and Cylinder beaches will be patrolled from 8am to 5pm on weekends, but the times will be extended over the summer holiday period. <\/p>\n
Mr Di Trapani advised anyone travelling over to the beaches to swim between the red and yellow flags. <\/p>\n
\"Read the conditions board to see what things are like out there each day and come and say hello to the lifesavers on duty; they're usually happy to have a chat,\" he said. <\/p>\n
The club is also on the lookout for more volunteers to help out over summer. <\/p>\n
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