I saw a Cottesloe Ranger videoing kiting at the Cott phone box this arvo and asked him what he was doing, he said he was videoing kiters coming within 200m of the beach. He said the Cottesloe WAS GOING TO BAN KITING AT COTTESLOE and was going to use the angle that kite are powered water craft and they should stay 200m off beach after leaving beach. He told me there was a series of complains about kiting and several accidents and people being hit by kites this year. Also that some older Cottesloe residents were now not using Cott beach as they scared of the kites, also that Cott beach was public land and kiters were restricting it's use. He also said he had heard that kiting was to be banned at Scabrough. I reckon we need to talk to council asap. I told hime I was on the Cott kite safety commitee and the WAKSA had spoken to council and we had communication with them , and we were trying to self regulate ourselves as kiters and had self banned certain kiting practices and kite spots all ready. He had no idea, or been told of any of this action or communication by WAKSA. He was totally into banning kiting at Cott. What the FARK is going on behind our backs in councils on the beaches.
Jonathan Keys

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Ian Young
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