Let’s decide what to do, give guidelines of behaviour and then implement them. For example, could there be sections of the beach next to the flagged area reserved for cabanas?

For years, a controversial invader has been gradually taking over Australia's beloved beaches. Swallowing up the sand, blocking ocean views and turning the shore into an irksome maze is a sea of large beach tents,

Portable gazebo-like beach cabanas, which usually take up more space than umbrellas and offer shade in a country with the highest skin cancer rates in the world, have become increasingly popular. But photos of dozens of empty cabanas on beaches in Australia posted on social media in recent weeks have sparked furious online and media debate,

A new trend has emerged on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula, where beachgoers are using cabanas to reserve prime beach real estate.