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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…