THREE-MONTH TRIAL OF ALTERNATE SHARK MITIGATION MEASURES DURING SOUTHERN WHALE MIGRATION · Attachment 2 - 2026-01-22 Attachment to the Notice of Motion - Cr Lorentson - Meeting Minutes Oceans for All 26.09.2025

Oceans for All (Noosa Shark Net Working Group) September 2025
Meeting Minutes – Trial of Replacing Shark Nets During Whale Migration Season




Noosa World Surfing Reserve (Trevor Back): Against proposed trial. Reasons: 1. Lack
of consultation on mayoral minute, 2. Absence of non-biased data based on fact rather
than emotion, 3. No evidence of what would replace the nets.

Wildlife Noosa (Julie Osbourne): Supports trial.

Noosa Wave (Geo Aquino): Supports trial.

Peregian Beach Surf Life Saving Club (Leigh McCready): Neutral on trial and supports
the state government’s Shark Control Program policy.

Cooloola North Shore Coast Care (Natasha Cassidy): Supports trial, would like them
to be replaced with smart measures.

Hastings Street Association (Ben Orton): Supports trial.

Surfrider Sunshine Coast (Jennifer Sharpe): Strongly supports trial.

Oceans for All (Caz Lansdown & Jarrah Small): Supports trial and finding safe
alternatives to shark nets.



Closing Remarks:

Sandy Bolton MP: Concludes the meeting, thanking everyone and noting the
importance of capturing all positions. Asked if anyone felt that there was a Noosa based
water user group that needed to be contacted or included in the position statement to
send through contact details to Oceans for All.

Bonnie Holmes, USC Shark Scientist: Invited all to attend her presentation at Noosa
Parks Association regarding the Noosa Bull Shark Program. Stated that there was a bit of
misinformation in this meeting and wanted to discuss further at her presentation.



Meeting Closed at 9:00am

Footnote – record of votes attached.




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