Community hopes Quinns Beach shark net will help reassure swimmers, with summer season on the horizon

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• A shark net is going in at Quinns Beach this week ahead of summer, and local lifesavers say it will reassure parents of children learning to swim. Mike Spiby, a surf and ski coach at Quinns Mindarie Surf Life Saving Club, said the barrier would bring confidence to the club's 700 Nippers.
• He said the community felt deeply affected by a recent fatal shark attack at Sorrento.
• Residents who watched contractors roll out the net on Tuesday said it made the beach feel safer for families.