On Sunday, 30th November, the Taylors Beach community installed the stinger net/swimming enclosure ready for the 25/26 holiday season. This has been an annual event for the past 40 years or more, with the stinger net remaining in place until after the Easter holiday.
The Taylors Beach Stinger Net is a public facility free to use by all residents and visitors in the Hinchinbrook Shire and is located at the southern end of Taylors Beach on John Dory Street. This facility is funded by individual contributions, funding from Hinchinbrook Shire Council & a grant from the Gambling Community Benefit Fund.
The enclosure is unique in its design. with the net suspended on poles above the HWM [high water mark], which prevents marine life and trash from entering the enclosure. It is 25 metres wide and deep, by 50 metres long, with two sets of stairs across a rocky bank to enter the swimming area. The sandy beach provides water depths between 0.5 metres and 2 metres, depending on the tide, with the headland of Forrest Beach opposite ensuring calm water in the net and shelter from the wind.
There is a shower at the net and 100 metres away in the Robert Nazzari Park. there are toilets, a shower and changing facilities with the added benefit of undercover seating, an electric barbecue area, a play area and plenty of parking. Also, this is a popular spot for fishing off the beach.
So please support this wonderful facility and join us at Taylors Beach, where the best swimming can be had an hour either side of high. See you there!
Contributed with thanks by Greg Sexton, President, Taylors Beach Stinger Net Association Inc.
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