A Western Australian council has refused to guarantee the safety provided by its million-dollar shark barrier, saying the structure is under review. 9News
A Western Australian council says it cannot guarantee the safety provided by its million-dollar shark barrier, saying the structure is under review.barrier is almost completely missing in places, leaving pieces of plastic floating aimlessly in the water and washing up on shore in Joondalup, north of Perth.
"What we don't want to see is a barrier which only provides the community with a false sense of security," Vasse MP Libby Mettam said.Eco Shark Barrier founder Craig Moss defended the structure. "I can't deny that the barrier has some fail points in it, and it does break through the winter storms, but we're onto it as soon as we can and the barrier is pretty much intact all the way around," he said.The barrier was installed for nearly a million dollars four years ago.
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