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13 JULY 2023
ISSUE 398
News
Shock over shark net tenders
Heartfelt tributes pour in following the death of young Harry McWilliam See page 3
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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. See page 6
A sting ray caught in a shark net | Photo: Sea Sheppard Australia
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could create over 3,000 construction jobs and another 1,560 ongoing jobs. The announcement follows community gatherings of protest organised by the Love Norah Head group and pressure from Norah Head National Surfing Reserve to postpone the zoning of the proposed wind farm pending a swell impact study. Reserve spokesperson David Stedman said the original wind farm proposal, which would have included Norah Head, had the potential to significantly affect two iconic surf reserves, Norah Head and Merewether, which have played a pivotal role in nurturing and producing numerous world-class surfers and bodyboarders.
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