I am very much debating. Especially if it holds true that jelly fish might be a real concern when accessing the water.
Can you comment on that?
I remember hearing about the issue of jelly fish before i went, but not that they were lethal?!
We went October time so was in between the two seasons
When we went to the outer reef we rented full body wetsuits for $5 which was meant to lessen your chance of a jelly fish sting..(also very good to prevent sun burn)
Otherwise we didnt go to the beach during our stay there but that was more personal preference rather then being worried
The GBR is a natural wonder of the world and if you are shlepping all the way out here I would definitely recommend it over gold coast