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- Western Australian officials plan to transport the 13-metre whale carcass from City Beach to a landfill.
- Mayor Gary Mack says the carcass weighs about 31 tonnes and must be removed intact.
- Three four-metre great white sharks were seen 15 metres from shore on September 28.
- Council seeks state funding after a 2014 whale removal cost $188,000.
- Beach closures remain until the carcass is removed, with public safety deciding reopening.