Surf's Off But The Prawns Are Sweet

Daniel Dasey is charmed by an old-style seaside town. It's about 9pm and a fascinating summer ritual is getting under way. Locals and visitors are pulling on old sandshoes and stepping into the shallow waters where the Tasman Sea meets Tuggerah Lakes. Armed with torches and nets they wade out, watching for the orange catseye glimmer of thousands of school prawns.