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Brisbane checking in. Wish we were near the coast. :(

Is anywhere in the Brisbane area more than 45 minutes from a cold body of water suitable for swimming in? I don't think there are crocodiles near Brisbane.

No crocs near us. There's quite a lot of lakes for freshwater swimming and when the rain is right, rock pools.

The sea is about 45 minutes away but only rock beaches.

But we have the famous beaches of Sunshine Coast (Noosa) and Gold Coast (Tallebudgera amongst others) around 90 minutes away.

In the context of needing to cool down for survival reasons, during a heat wave + power outage + 100% humidity, I suppose it doesn't matter whether the beach you have access to is rocky or not.

I took the original message as being, if you're near the sea, the air around you is cooler so the environment it's self is less harsh.

Though I can guarantee on a hot day, 2.5 million people aren't making their way to beaches or water holes to cool off. And Brisbane is a sweaty place in Summer.

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