‘You’re only 18 once’: Australia’s coming of age rite schoolies is itself maturing – somewhat

From morning yoga to beach jogging and ubiquitous big nights out, end of school traditions are alive and well – but not always what they were

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Schoolies week in Byron Bay is like Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates.

A choose-your-own-adventure, whether that be an afternoon jog to the lighthouse with your best friends and a game of cricket on the beach, or creating a tower out of empty beer bottles and watching your mate vomit on the dancefloor before 9pm.

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