Stinger Nets Removed
Updated: 10 January 2026
All following stinger nets have been removed due to the weather:
Balgal Beach
Picnic Bay
Pallarenda Beach
The Strand.
Council will advise when the nets are reinstalled.
Updated: 10 January 2026
All following stinger nets have been removed due to the weather:
Balgal Beach
Picnic Bay
Pallarenda Beach
The Strand.
Council will advise when the nets are reinstalled.
Information has been provided courtesy of Surf Life Saving Queensland.
Stinger nets are installed at many of Townsville's beaches over the stinger season, which runs from November to May. Nets are only removed after the stinger season ends and once no stingers are caught in daily net drags for 14 days.
Stinger nets are installed at: