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From Nets to Networks: A Changing Current for Shark Control in NSW

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Emily Rowland, Sydney Region Branch and Nets Out and David Stead, President Sydney Region Branch

From Nets to Networks: A Changing Current For Shark Control in NSW

For nearly a century, shark nets have lined the eastern coastline of Australia as silent markers of an era that mistook dominance for protection. First introduced in New South Wales in 1937 after a series of shark attacks, these nets were seen as a technological solution to public fear: a way to control nature in the name of safety.

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Get Nominating!

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Helen Wilson, Recruitment and Awards Committee   

It’s time to get nominations in for NPA positions and volunteer awards (see notices on opposite page). We’d love to see some new faces, perspectives and energy on our various working groups. And we’d love to know who YOU think has made an exceptional contribution to NPA. As a voluntary organisation, we depend on the time and skills contributed by members. But to be vibrant and resilient into the future, we need to maintain strong diversity across all our groups, while also openly acknowledging the great efforts that members selflessly perform. 

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Book Review: Kosciuszko: the Man Behind the Mountain

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Author: Anthony Sharwood

Review by Anne Reeves

This book was discussed by the Club on 28 April 2025

Kościuszko never set foot on the Australian continent. The mountain was named in 1840, long after his death, by Polish explorer Paul Strzelecki (1797-1873), in honour of his national hero, Tadeusz Kościuszko. Most Australian’s probably know little about him, so journalist and author Anthony Sharwood has done us a service in investigating the man and his times. Kościuszko was a truly significant engineer and political leader, involved in the American Revolution, and independence struggles in Poland. But how appropriate is the use of his name for our highest mountain?

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