Last Saturday on Tallow Beach I met a tearful and distressed young woman. She was not local and was only in Byron for a short period to look after her friend’s dog, which she had on a lead. She was distressed because several people had told her in a very aggressive manner that she shouldn’t have her dog on this part of the beach.
She asked me where was the dog exercise area was and I pointed in the direction of Suffolk (we were a couple of hundred metres north of Tallow creek). This caused her greater distress because her understanding was that all of Tallow Beach was a dog exercise area.
A few minutes later I ran into a friend who told me if you Googled Tallow Beach it informed you (incorrectly) that all of the beach is a dog exercise area.
It would make life easier for everyone if Council and Parks and Wildlife informed Google of this mistake.
Recently I also went with a friend to Belongil to exercise her dog. I was surprised to see many people ignored the signage and took their dogs all the way to the mouth of the Belongil Creek.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
