The barrier will cost $90,000 a year to maintain over five years. He said there was “a lot of work” ahead but he looked forward to the challenge. Shark nets will be removed at several southeast Queensland beaches over the next two days in the interest of public safety as wild weather moves in. Discussions about shark nets at local beaches have been underway since 2000, when father-of-three Ken Crew was killed by a shark just metres from shore at North Cottesloe beach.
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Perth's best-known beach may have a shark net installed as early as October after a local council chose its proposed tenderer. The enclosure was installed in late October for the summer months, and is now due to be removed. A shark net at Cottesloe beach, one of Perth's major tourist attractions, has been under consideration by the council for several years. "The other advantage with a barrier like this is that it also acts as a safety feature for swimmers who go out too far.
Since Ken Crew's death, there have been 16 fatal shark attacks off the West Australian coast. But there have been fatal shark attacks at several other metropolitan beaches, including Mindarie, Mandurah and Port Kennedy.
Discussions about shark nets at local beaches have been underway since 2000, when father-of-three Ken Crew was killed by a shark just metres from shore at North Cottesloe beach. The newly installed shark barrier at WA's Cottesloe Beach has already been infiltrated, with a sneaky seal finding its way into the supposedly safe enclosure. The barrier has been constructed from flexible nylon which moves with the water.
The only other tenderer, Global Marine Enclosures, is responsible for installing barriers at Quinns Beach in Wanneroo and Middleton Beach in Albany.
Unfortunately it is not possible to extend the season of the shark barrier due to a number of factors including; the necessity to protect the barrier from being damaged by the winter elements, which will prolong the life of the barrier components, likely financial impacts, and to meet the intentions of the Town’s Beaches Local Law which permits surfing from 1 April.
The Cottesloe contract win comes after Eco Shark Barrier installed protective barriers at Sorrento and Coogee beaches. When quizzed on the amount it would cost for the net, Cottesloe chief executive Mat Humfrey said he was not sure how much councillors would be asking for. Watch the video above: What to know about shark attacks. The enclosure was installed in late October for the summer months, and is now due to be removed.
(Google Maps/Town of Cottesloe)Fatal attacks mar picture-perfect beach's reputation. Cottesloe mayor Phil Angers told The West Australian on Saturday there was a consensus on the necessity of a shark net.
Eco Shark Barrier Pty Ltd will remove the barrier on Wednesday, 1 April (weather permitting). Shark attacks off Australia's coastlines have doubled in the last 20 years. The swimming enclosure is built off the groyne and stretches out 170 metres north from the groyne and 140 metres from the shore. The Town apologises for any inconvenience and asks that people please keep clear of this area. Kenneth Crew, 49, a father of three, was having his customary early morning dip with a group of friends off Cottesloe Beach, near Perth, when the shark struck in … The only other shark fatality at Cottesloe occurred in October 2011, when 64-year-old Bryan Martin died while swimming.
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The first installation of the enclosure was done in two stages, beginning with the anchors, which was done over approximately two days and commenced on 7 October 2019. Perth’s most famous beach could be protected by a shark net by early October after the local council voted on its preferred tenderer last night. The barrier was then installed over approximately four days which started on 4 November 2019 and was ready for use on the 8 November 2019.
It will be removed for the winter months – around 31 March each year, and will be installed again in late October.
The council has estimated the installation fee to be $382,000, which is on par with the cost of previously installed barriers Statewide that vary between $300,000 to $400,000. © West Australian Newspapers Limited 2020.
Eco Shark Barrier won support for the Cottesloe beach proposal, which has been in the planning for the past four years.
Get your bonus Spin to Win codeword on The West! The company, which has barriers at Sorrento and Coogee beaches, was one of two firms vying for the tender.
Eco Shark Barrier Pty Ltd will remove the barrier on Wednesday, 1 April (weather permitting). The Town of Cottesloe will allocate $120,000 towards the project in its 2019-20 budget. The shark net will stretch out past the pylon.
Last year, the Town of Cottesloe awarded Eco Shark Barrier Pty Ltd the contract to construct, install and maintain the enclosure at Cottesloe Beach.
It was awarded a five-year, $835,000 contract for the shark barrier.
Perth’s most famous beach could be protected by a shark net by early October after the local council voted on its preferred tenderer last night.
PROTECTED SWIMMING ENCLOSURE TO BE REMOVED FOR WINTER 2020. Removal of the barrier will occur over two days and a small section of the beach near the groyne will be closed for safety reasons. For media enquiries, please send your email to: media@cottesloe.wa.gov.au, Public Question Time, Public Statement Time and Petitions, Agenda Forum and Ordinary Council Meeting Dates, Cottesloe Reef - Fish Habitat Protection Area, Development Assessment Panel Applications, Development Applications Open for Public Consultation, North Cottesloe Primary School ‘Kiss and Drop’ Project, Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2018 - 2023, SDERA (School Drug Education and Road Aware), North Cottesloe Primary School Traffic Safety Advisory Committee, Universal Access and Inclusion Working Group, Community Safety and Crime Prevention Committee, Foreshore Precinct Implementation Committee, Reserves, Parks and Playgrounds Committee, Protected Swimming Enclosure/Shark Barrier. As the Government moves away from its controversial drum-line policy it scrapped two weeks ago, Premier Colin Barnett is expected to make an announcement about new beach enclosures in the South West today.
After a busy first season at Cottesloe Main Beach, the protected swimming enclosure will be removed this week in preparation for the coming winter months. Missing child slept through horror car theft, Economist warns WAxit would trigger immediate invasion, Hopes fade as search for shark victim enters third day, Esperance locals’ call to ‘terminate’ killer shark, Mum reveals sheer panic of moment her boy went missing, Surfer hailed as hero for trying to save ‘Sharpey’.
The relatively frequency of attacks at WA beaches means shark net discussions have been an ongoing subject of debate. Global Marine Enclosures, which has barriers at Quinns beach in Wanneroo and Middleton beach in Albany, missed out.
It's expected that the shark barrier will cost about $90,000 a year to maintain over the five-year period, but the council has estimated that it will cost more than $380,000 to install. "People are still concerned (about sharks)," he said. The Town of Cottesloe will go to the State Government for extra funding.
Most recently, teenager Laeticia Maree Brouwer died at Wylie Bay in Esperance in 2017 when she was attacked by a great white.
The Town sought and obtained the necessary approvals for the installation of the enclosure and, with the barrier being built off site by Eco Shark Barrier, it is now ready to be installed. Cottesloe, Gracetown, Rottnest Island, Bunker Bay - all sites of recent fatal shark attacks - are among beaches earmarked for netting in a new State Government-commissioned report. The barrier will be transported to a storage facility where it will be cleaned and inspected prior to being put away until later this year (late October/early November) when it will be re-installed, ready for summer.
Last year, the Town of Cottesloe awarded Eco Shark Barrier Pty Ltd the contract to construct, install and maintain the enclosure at Cottesloe Beach. Early in 2019 the Town of Cottesloe investigated the possibility of installing a protected swimming enclosure at Cottesloe Beach and at a Special Council meeting held in June, a contract to construct, install and maintain the enclosure was awarded to Eco Shark Barrier Pty Ltd.
Eco Shark Barrier has been named as the company awarded Cottesloe's five-year, $835,000 contract.
Eco Shark Barrier’s Craig Moss was happy with the outcome. “All the materials I need to make it are made in WA,” Mr Moss said. A shark net at Cottesloe beach, one of Perth's major tourist attractions, has been under consideration by the council for several years. Eco Shark Barrier won support for the Cottesloe beach proposal, which has been in the planning for the past four years.
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