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Machinery is being used to remove a 13-meter humpback whale carcass weighing 31 tonnes from City Beach in Perth. The beach has been closed and guarded by staff who are warning visitors of fines for entering or flying drones over the area, which have interfered with operations. Mayor Gary Mack reported that the cost of removal could reach between $60,000 to $100,000 and expressed concern about safety due to nearby sharks while also addressing disrespectful behavior towards the whale carcass.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-30,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Monday, a 13-metre-long, 31-tonne humpback whale carcass washed up on South City Beach in Perth, attracting multiple great white sharks, including one measuring five metres long. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) issued shark warnings due to the increased risk of shark activity around the beach. Surf Life Saving WA reported seeing several sharks circling near the whale carcass. Authorities closed the beach for public safety and planned to remove the carcass using heavy machinery, costing an estimated $60,000 to $100,000. The operation began on Wednesday, involving specialist crews with excavators and trucks to transport the carcass to landfill.
Written for “Whale Carcass Removal City Beach” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 11 other(s) covering the same event.
Large machinery has been moved onto City Beach in Perth as a mammoth operation gets underway to remove a 13-metre humpback whale carcass.
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The beach has been completely closed and crowds have been asked to stay away while contractors lift the 31-tonne carcass and transport it to landfill, where it will be buried.
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Town of Cambridge staff are guarding every access to the beach and are warning that anyone who enters the sand or flies a drone above workers will be fined $250.
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The whale washed ashore early Monday morning and several sharks have been seen circling close to shore, including a 5-metre white shark.
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"We also ask people to not fly drones over the area, that has been interfering with the operations, it's very distracting to the workers," Town of Cambridge Mayor Gary Mack said.
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"We've got rangers down there, we've got parks and garden staff down there to help out.
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It's a big operation, we've actually diverted staff away from their normal job down here."
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The beach is expected to remain closed for some time after the whale is removed to ensure there are "no remnants of whale out there".
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It is expected to cost ratepayers between $60,000 and $100,000 to remove the carcass.
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Hundreds of Perth families have visited the dead whale and spotted sharks swimming in close over the past two days.
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Mr Mack saying the dead humpback had "gone viral".
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"It's gone around the world.
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We have had calls from radio stations and people we have never heard of before," he told reporters on Wednesday.
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Most people have been respectful and marvelled at nature in action, but he did call out a person seen on social media to be jumping on the belly of the whale.
"That was very unwise, because if that person slipped into the water with those sharks around, that would be very dangerous," he said.
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"We don't know the structural integrity.
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And also, it doesn't show respect to the animal.
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