Golf #1: Water hazards are a challenge for anyone who plays golf, but on the 14th tee at the Carbrook Golf Club in Brisbane there is another reason to be concerned. Half a dozen bullsharks got onto the Queensland golf course when it flooded some years ago after a river broke its banks. They became stranded when the water receded, but now they are thriving and even breeding. Club general manager Scott Wagstaff sometimes throws in meat to encourage the sharks to come near the surface. "I'm sure they are aggressive when you are in the water but when you are out here feeding them they are beautiful to watch," he told Sky News. The sharks, which are between 2.5m and 3m, have proved quite a hit and have inspired a monthly tournament called the Shark Lake Challenge.
Fan zone let-down
Kevin writes: "Fan zones - basically it's just sitting on a cold hill in Albany watching rugby with other people. Nothing more fancy than that and certainly nothing extra for kids to do as advertised. So why the pretensions of it being some sort of Mecca that requires ludicrously over-the-top security? My young boys each arrived with a plastic water bottle in hand, but as these were not sealed, the water had to be discarded before we were permitted entry. 'We cannot be 100 per cent sure it is water.' True, it could have been lemonade, so she had me there. Seriously, are there people who give their kids vodka-laden water bottles in an attempt to get alcohol past security? $1.2 million extra of ratepayers' money? Not sure who is worse in terms of delusions of grandeur, Auckland Council or the IRB."
