Shark-repellent surfboard: Newcastle student Georgia King designs shark-repellent surfboard for HSC with JCD Surfboards owner Jamie Carr

Madeline Link
Updated June 24 2022 - 3:05pm, first published 3:00pm
INNOVATIVE: JCD Surfboards owner Jamie Carr, Year 12 student Georgia King and her project teacher Louise Hemsworth. Picture: Jonathan Carroll
INNOVATIVE: JCD Surfboards owner Jamie Carr, Year 12 student Georgia King and her project teacher Louise Hemsworth. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

HUMANS have managed to mitigate mosquitos, sidestep snails and repel rats - but fending off one of the country's most ferocious predators has remained an elusive task.

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Madeline Link

Madeline Link

Journalist

Madeline Link is a journalist at the Newcastle Herald, with a focus on Lake Macquarie City Council. To keep up with my stories, follow my Twitter @madeline_link, for tips email madeline.link@newcastleherald.com.au.

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