Easter Social Divide at Coast Golf Course in Little Bay, Sydney

Golfers in New South Wales were exempt from Covid 19 restrictions that applied to outdoor gyms, beaches and playgrounds during lockdown. At Coast Golf Course in Sydney golfers were quick to warn joggers not to cross barriers erected across public pathways leading to Little Bay while they themselves continued to enjoy sole use privileges of these popular coastal areas. Thirty years ago this was mostly public land now nearly every headland has a private golf course. Selective Covid 19 public health measures have disproportionately impacted lower economic groups and may facilitate an even more exclusive coastline.