Rally against shark net deployment
Sunday, September 1, was a sad day for ocean lovers, marine conservationists, and many residents who gathered at The Entrance to protest the deployment of shark nets along Central Coast…
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Rally to protest shark nets at The Entrance
This Sunday, September 1, a rally will be held at The Entrance Memorial Park protesting the NSW Labor Government’s decision to reinstate shark nets on Central Coast beaches this Summer….
Petition to end shark nets tabled in Parliament
A petition organised by Central Coast group the Friends of Kurrawyba, calling for the permanent removal of shark mesh from NSW beaches, has been tabled in the NSW Legislative Council…
Minns government on notice over shark nets
Animal Justice Party (AJP) representatives have hand-delivered more than 300 individually signed letters from the community to AJP MP Emma Hurst at NSW Parliament, calling for urgent legislative action to…
Petition calls for an end to shark nets
New Terrigal-based community group Friends of Kurrawyba has launched a petition calling for the NSW Government to permanently remove shark meshing from NSW beaches from the end of April in…
Abolishing shark nets a “no brainer”
Following the recent announcement that shark nets will be introduced at Central Coast beaches for the coming Summer season, Humane Society International and the Envoy Foundation have joined forces to…
Opposition to shark nets ramps up
Dozens of residents gathered at Terrigal Beach on Sunday, August 27, to oppose the use of shark nets off Central Coast beaches in the wake of a NSW Government announcement…
Shark nets to return this Summer
Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch and Central Coast Council Administrator Rik Hart have slammed a State Government decision to reintroduce shark nets at Central Coast beaches this Summer despite strong…
Shark net kills unacceptable
As pressure mounts for the NSW Government to scrap shark meshing on the Central Coast, latest figures from the Department of Primary Industries reveal some alarming statistics. They reveal that…
Shark net tenders have locals shaking their heads
Despite unanimous political support for the removal of the shark netting program across the Central Coast, tenders have been issued by the Department of Primary Industry. Marine Wildlife Rescue Central…
The Weekly News 5@5
Central Coast Newspaper’s Weekly News 5@5 for the first week of Spring 2022. A selection of lead stories, direct from our newsroom in Gosford. In the bulletin this week: Sharks and shark…
The Weekly News 5@5
The Weekly Video News 5@5 feature some of the lead stories from the newsroom of Central Coast Newspapers. In the bulletin this week: A call for a wholistic plan for…
Shark nets set to go from Central Coast beaches
The Central Coast could be the first region in NSW to completely decommission shark nets if a final push by Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast Adam Crouch is successful….
Drumlines deployed across Coast to deter sharks
Thirty SMART drumlines are to be deployed across the Central Coast in coming months in an effort to deter sharks. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said installation…
Swimmers warned about carcass in shark net
A deceased marine life carcass was washed into the netting out from Umina Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) last week with swimmers and paddlers warned to stay close to the…
Shark nets not favoured
Central Coast Council has shared its recommendations on shark attack mitigation measures, advocating for the removal of ocean shark nets across the Central Coast and NSW beaches in favour of…
Calls grow for the removal of shark nets
Central Coast Council has joined other councils in the state in expressing its lack of support of shark nets and urging the State Government to look at alternatives. The news…
Calls grow for the removal of shark nets
Calls for the removal of shark nets at Umina and Killcare beaches have been made following concerns the nets provide ‘a false sense of security’. Since the launch of its…
More calls to ban ‘walls of death’
The Animal Justice Party and the Central Coast Dolphin Project are once again calling for a ban on shark nets in the region, with recent data showing 418 animals have…
Secret documents reveal serious failures by shark netting contractors
The NSW Opposition has called into question the current effectiveness and the future viability of the State Government’s current Shark Meshing ‘Bather Protection’ Program. Government appointed contractors failed to install…