By Olivia Day For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 18:56 EST, 2 December 2021 | Updated: 19:06 EST, 2 December 2021
NSW Police have dished out some bizarre advice on keeping valuables safe while at the beach, including suggesting residents purchase a waterfront home.
The 'Keeping Valuables Safe at the Beach' campaign offers an extensive list of tips and tricks to keep pesky thieves from stealing keys, mobile phones and wallets.
The campaign suggests beach-goers use board shorts with waterproof pockets, set up camp in a populated area of the beach and enter the water in shifts.
However, the initiative also offers some more offbeat recommendations, proposing residents 'buy a house near the beach or rent one'.
NSW Police have dished out some bizarre advice on keeping valuables safe while at the beach, including suggesting residents purchase a waterfront home (pictured, a beach-goer in Bondi)
The 'Keeping Valuables Safe at the Beach' campaign offers an extensive list of tips and tricks to keep pesky thieves from stealing keys, mobile phones and wallets (pictured, police at Bondi)
'Then you won't need to take your car to the beach at all!' the campaign explains.
A confused Reddit user posted screenshots of the campaign to the website on Thursday and quickly caught the attention of other internet users.
'According to NSW Police, one of the best ways to not get your stuff nicked from the beach... is to live there already,' they said.
'I thought about buying a house at the beach, but the real estate agent told me I was missing seven figures,' one user joked.
'I was going to catch the bus to Bondi the other day for a quick dip, but I didn't want to leave my s*** on the beach so I just bought an apartment on Campbell Parade instead,' a second user commented.
The initiative recommended residents purchase water shoes with 'tiny zippered pockets' or wear board shorts or bring a portable locking safe to the beach (pictured, Bondi beach-goers)
'Studies show 97.3% of people living in beach front houses are on high incomes. So if you want a high income just buy a house by the beach, it's not rocket science,' a third said.
Another said the recommendations looked like the work of an eight-year-old.
'The whole list looks like a brain storm by Year Three,' they said.
However others were less harsh.
'It's clearly a joke, it's even punctuated with an explanation mark. People just want to feel outrage,' one said.
'The logic checks out though,' a second wrote.
Another suggestion was to place belongings in a sealed bag and bury it underneath a towel (pictured, a beach-goer at Bondi)
Internet users were quick to poke fun at the suggestion residents should purchase a waterfront home, while others said it was clearly a joke (pictured, Sydney's Bondi beach)
'I mean it's not that bad. Put your electronics into a zip lock bag and bury it, not a bad idea,' a third agreed.
Other more bizarre suggestions included bringing portable locking safe to the beach or using a magnetic key holder in your car.
Police also recommended buying a pair of water shoes with 'tiny zippered pockets' to hide valuables in the tip of the footwear: 'so they won't hurt your feet'.
A NSW police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia the campaign was launched in late September of this year.
1. Buy shorts with waterproof pockets
2. Store valuables in a waterproof pouch
3. Use a portable locking safe
4. Get a pair of water shoes with tiny zippered pockets
5. Buy a magnetic key holder
6. Set your towel down in front of a lifeguard tower
7. Sit in a populated area of the beach
8. Place your valuables in sealed bag and bury it
9. Try and go into the water in shifts
10. Buy a house near the beach or rent one
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