Deadly Jellyfish Heads Towards Byron as Ocean Warms

Three women and one child were stung by Irukandji jellyfish off Fraser Island this week. Photo: ABC.

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BYRON BAY holidaymaker and ABC News Online reader Paul MacKenzie reckons the deadly Irukundji jellyfish is heading to southern waters “just like the canetoads did in the ’60s.”

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No Shark Nets Costing Byron Bay Big Time

There are growing concerns the decision not to install shark nets off Byron was a mistake. Photo: News Ltd.

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BYRON BAY locals have expressed serious concerns about the decision not to erect shark nets in the area, amid revelations Byron Bay High School  cancelled surfing as a school sport activity during the last term of 2016 due to an “unacceptable risk” to students from sharks.

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