Corrimal and Port Kembla surf life saving clubs were de-registered on Friday, just one week into the new volunteer season. Surf Life Saving NSW announced both clubs would be de-registered due to their opposition to mandatory Sunday beach patrols. On Sunday, members from both clubs discussed how to continue community involvement and beach sustainability. “We still intend on maintaining a presence at our club and we’re investigating all of those opportunities,” Corrimal SLSC President Tony Cartwright said. “We’re keenly interested in seeing the dunes improve.” “Surf Life Saving, please re-engage with us … we really want to resolve this matter.”…
Author: Euan Malcolm
A partial shark cull on the NSW North Coast will not work, according to marine ecologist Dr. Daniel Bucher. “In the short term, we’ve already culled the population. It’s already very low and culling is not going to substantially reduce the risk to humans,” says the Southern Cross University senior lecturer. This follows an unusually large number of encounters between Byron Bay and Evans Head, a popular coastal stretch for surfers and tourists. “Certainly, this has been a bad season for the number of attacks, there’s no doubt about that.” In a recent meeting, an overwhelming 95% of 200 people were in favour…