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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, Ballina: 41 sharks sighted, 7 beach evacuations ● Shelly Beach, Ballina: 25 sharks sighted, 10 beach...

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 this. The placement of a concrete path through the natural vegetation in this area is both unnecessa...

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 drumlines are located around 500m offshore in 8 to 15m of water. They intercept and catch target sharks in ...

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, which would be held from April 1-11. Bumping in/out would extend the event period from March 25 until...