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The analysis also looks at the pros and cons for each item. We took an in-depth look at the data for the North Coast. KEY RESULTS   ● Cudgen Beach, Kingscliff: 12 sharks sighted, 0 beach evacuations ● Main Beach, Byron Bay: 49 sharks sighted, 4 beach evacuations ● The Pass, Byron Bay: 46 sharks sighted, 0 beach evacuations ● Suffolk Park: 8 sharks sighted, 0 beach evacuations ● Lennox Head: 19 sharks sighted, 3 beach evacuations ● Sharpes Beach, Ballin...

Joshua Scicluna, Skennars Head I am a resident of Skennars Head, and I am absolutely appalled to see my favourite plot of Ballina Council land (the headland just off Sharpes Beach) – be defaced by a man-made bike path. As a young member of the community, to see this disregard of the natural beauty (that I hope to spend my life in) is unacceptable. It infuriates me to think that decisions such as the degradation of our incredibly rare and beautiful ecosystem are made at the drop of a hat like ...

Premium Content Subscriber only Rough and dangerous seas have prevented contractors from deploying SMART drumlines off our coast for the past seven days. The drumlines are part of the state government’s shark mitigation strategy. Up to 35 of them are usually deployed every day at locations off Ballina and Evans Head, including beaches such as Lennox Headland, Boulder, Sharpes, Angels, Shelly, Lighthouse, South Ballina, Airforce, Evans Head, Main, Shark Bay and Joggly Point. The SMART drumline...

Premium Content Subscriber only After a whirlwind week of meetings and rushed consultation with local community groups, Ballina Shire councillors will meet this afternoon to decide whether to support a World Surf League event for Lennox Head. It all started last Thursday, when council representatives attended a confidential meeting with the WSL and the state government to discuss the idea. The proposed event is a professional championship short board surfing competition for men and women, wh...

With thousands of bluebottles dotting our beaches lately, this local family thought a swim at the freshwater lake would be a safe option.

Premium Content Subscriber only A freshwater lake is the last place you would expect to be stung by a bluebottle. But thats exactly what happened to poor little Cooper Dein, 4, when he was swimming at Lennox Heads popular Lake Ainsworth on Monday. With thousands of bluebottles dotting North Coast beaches, his parents Ryan and Lauren decided a swim at the freshwater lake would be a safer option. They had been at Sharpes Beach earlier that day and Cooper had jumped on a bluebottle, and part o...

A beach at Evans Head has been closed after surf lifesavers spotted numerous bull sharks in the water. According to Dorsal Watch, Surf Life Saving NSW reported "40 plus 2-3m bull sharks" in the area shortly after 11.30am. Surf Life Saving Far North Coast duty officer Chris Samuels said while he wasnt aware of the exact number of sharks report, he "did hear there was some sharks spotted". He said Evans Heads main beach had been closed and people were out of the water. Lifeguards are on duty...

  Northern NSW may boast some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, but your risk of being bitten by a great white shark is most likely to occur there than anywhere else in Australia. Shark attacks, while still rare, have increased in Australian waters over the past 20 years. In 2020, there have been eight fatalities so far, the highest level of deaths since 1929. In Western Australia, you are more likely to be attacked around Esperance in the states south where there have been thr...

  Northern NSW may boast some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, but your risk of being bitten by a great white shark is most likely to occur there than anywhere else in Australia. Shark attacks, while still rare, have increased in Australian waters over the past 20 years. In 2020, there have been eight fatalities so far, the highest level of deaths since 1929. In Western Australia, you are more likely to be attacked around Esperance in the states south where there have been thr...