'Nothing off the table': Coogee drone ban lifted, shark culls not ruled out

The Department of Primary Industries has been asked for urgent advice, according to Ms Moriarty, "on how we can have more drones in the skies". Coogee Beach remains closed along with others in the Randwick City Council and Waverley Council areas. The NSW government is working towards getting ongoing approval to use drones over beaches near Sydney Aiprort. (ABC News: Nick Dole) Jet skis and drones are being used to decide when it is safe to re-open beaches. Head of the NSW government's shark management program, Marcel Green, said it was understandable there was disquiet in the community as the attack belied the warning signs. "What we saw yesterday [Saturday] was quite a unique and different incident," he said. "It wasn't murky water. She was swimming between the flags, you know, doing everything right.  "So it was just one of those random events as the minister said, 'We can never be protected 100 per cent at every beach, every day, all the time'." Jet skis are providing surveillance at Coogee. (ABC News) A spate of shark attacks earlier in the year claimed the life of 12-year-old Nico Antic, while musician Andre de Ruyter lost a limb after being mauled in Manly. Mr Green said two drumlines were in place yesterday and "within probably half an hour of the incident, our contractor had another two smart drumlines out there".  He is warning beachgoers to be vigilant. "Bull sharks are more of your riverine-type animal, whereas white sharks in particular are real surf animals."