Swimming or relaxing at the beach is a quintessential part of the Australian summer.
Whether you love the big, bustling beaches like Bondi and Gold Coast, or the quiet sands of Tasmania’s Bay of Fires, there’s a beach for everyone.
Nets off NSW beaches trap 16 times more non-target species than the three dangerous sharks they are aimed at, with little measurable benefit in terms of improving human safety.
These are among the findings of a study published on Wednesday in the People and Nature journal that examined the Shark Meshing Program, first introduced in 1937. The nets cover 51 beaches between Wollongong and Newcastle, including Sydney.
A press conference was held at Lennox Head Alstonville Surf Life Saving Club this morning to announce the near future fate of recreational use on the local coastline.
Following consultation with senior officers of the local NSW Police and Richmond Valley Council, Ballina Shire Council has decided local beaches and car parks will remain open, but 4WD beach access will close from Wednesday, April 8.
A surfer has been warned of a lurking shark by a quick-thinking drone operator.
The surfer was waiting for their next wave at a beach south of Wollongong when the shark was spotted cruising towards his board.
Duranbah Beach (NSW 1, also called Flagstaff Beach) is the most northern beach in NSW. The 500 m long beach faces east and is located between the northern 400 m long entrance wall of the Tweed River mouth and the 30 m high black basalt slopes of Point Danger, which marks the Queensland-NSW border.
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