A Community Stinger Net

For almost 60 years the Taylors Beach community has gathered together for the installation of the Taylors Beach Stinger Net.

The installation and removal has been an annual community event and has now become a community tradition.

President of the Taylors Beach Stinger Net Association Inc. Greg Sexton said this year’s stinger net was put up in mid-November and the net has a deep history.

“The Taylors Beach net started life in the 1960's and was recognised formally by Council in the late 1990's,” said Greg.

“A family got together with locals, and they decided where they wanted to put a net for kids to swim in.

“The first net was quite a primitive affair, there's no doubt about it, it had wooden posts and slats.

“Later steel railway tracks were driven into the sand, and the net was hung off that, and they made it a little bit better. And then one time I was over in UK, I came back and somebody put in some nice concrete posting with PVC tubes over and that's what I look after now.”

Greg also said that the Hinchinbrook Shire Council support them throughout the year which is greatly appreciated.

Additionally, the Taylors Beach community has come together once more to donate $20 towards the upkeep of the net, and Greg is appreciative of that ongoing gesture.

The Taylors Beach net encloses an area 25 metres by 50 metres with two sets of stairs over a rock wall to enter the swimming area.