A flat shelf of rock is where locals, having chosen to live next to one of the busiest tourists spots in Australia, go to escape
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At the north end of Bondi beach (the opposite end to Icebergs), past the grassy knoll of perpetual barbecue, past the bright murals at the kids’ swimming pools, down a set of stairs, a hop between rocks, and over a small bridge is Flat Rock: a place from which you can see – and escape – all of Bondi.
Located below Ben Buckler headland and easiest to access at low tide, Flat Rock starts at a boat ramp that usually doubles as a place for overachieving dogs to chase balls thrown far enough into the sea that they have to swim back to shore. Waverley Council’s notoriously zealous rangers have a don’t-ask, don’t-tell policy when it comes to Flat Rock which, strictly speaking, is not a dog beach. The place starts as it means to continue: with a casual disregard for the rules. On a typical summer evening you walk past small, quiet groups of people smoking pot and drinking beer. At midday, visitors find shade leaning against the hulls of silver fishing boats, stored on a concrete slope above the rocks, with names including Varmint, Savage, Fish Nipper, Dart and Super Hans.
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