一具幼鲸尸体冲上悉尼东区Lurline Bay海岸,伦道克市议会(Randwick City Council)出于预防考虑关闭了附近海滩。市议会正就采取何种兼顾文化与环境敏感性的处理方式,与新南威尔士州初级产业部(NSW Department of Primary Industries)和Gamay Rangers进行磋商。目前尚未移走鲸鱼尸体。该地点岩石嶙峋、临崖而建,通行困难,市议会正在考虑关闭周边区域及岩石台地步道。市长Clare Willington表示,这头鲸鱼对当地Bidjigal原住民而言是重要的图腾动物。
A baby whale carcass has washed ashore at Lurline Bay in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs, and Randwick City Council has shut nearby beaches as a precaution. The council is consulting the NSW Department of Primary Industries and the Gamay Rangers on a culturally and environmentally sensitive approach. The carcass is not being removed for now. Its rocky, cliff-lined location makes access difficult, and the council is considering closing the surrounding area and rock shelf walkway. Mayor Clare Willington said the whale is an important totem animal to the local Bidjigal people.
科特斯洛海滩的鲨鱼防护网已经安装完毕,此前恶劣天气曾导致工程延误。安装工作于周一开始,周三完成。该防护网长170米,沿防波堤从岸边向外延伸140米,将一直保留到4月底。科特斯洛镇(Town of Cottesloe)每年在该防护网上花费12万澳元。市长Melissa Harkins表示,这是该镇对社区安全承诺的一部分。此次工程正值珀斯各海滩鲨鱼活动增多之际,此前索伦托海滩也发生了一起致命的鲨鱼袭击事件。