‘Do it immediately’: Ray Hadley hits out at shark net madness

Chris Minns must act immediately to keep shark nets on Sydney beaches, Ray Hadley warns - saying if there’s a shark attack this summer where nets are removed the blame will rest squarely with the Premier.

Chris Minns must stop playing Russian roulette with swimmers and surfers and keep shark nets on our beaches, Ray Hadley says.

Premier Chris Minns must act now to stop the removal of shark nets from Sydney beaches ahead of the summer season, starting September 1.

Three councils, Waverley, Northern Beaches and Central Coast, have been given the option to trial one beach each without a shark net.

The Greens are being blamed, but Central Coast Mayor Lawrie McKinna says he was not involved in the decision: “That decision was taken by the administrator. We don’t want to remove shark nets from our beaches”. He said people travelled to the area specifically because of the safety of its beaches.

So who is playing Russian roulette with swimmers and surfers?

According to McKinna, it’s the Minns Labor government - and particularly the left faction led by Upper House MP Penny Sharpe.

Chris Minns, with a stroke of the pen, you can stop this. You can say: “No, the nets are staying”. If there is a shark attack on one of these beaches next summer after the nets are removed, the blame will fall squarely on your shoulders.

Pick up the pen. Do it. You must act immediately.

Originally published as ‘Do it immediately’: Ray Hadley hits out at shark net madness