No Ship at Avoca — PUBLIC RALLY 10am MARCH 6th 2010

No Ship at Avoca

The NSW State Government tried to dump a 4000 tonne warship HMAS Adelaide only 1400 metres offshore from Avoca Beach in March 2010. The community said NO our ocean is not a dump and launched a long campaign which ended at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. The AAT ordered a significant amount of additional toxic pollutants be removed before it was eventually dumped in April 2011 at Avoca Beach, NSW, Australia. No ex warship scuttling had ever been contested in Australia and this case contributed significantly to the Federal government's decision to cease ship dumping in Australian waters. This website will continue to monitor the HMAS Adelaide dive site and its impact on the environment and local community. It will also disseminate information on ship dumping and the need to seek alternative methods of obsolete military equipment disposal.

PUBLIC RALLY 10am MARCH 6th 2010

The Ex-HMAS Adelaide is due to be dumped in our pristine bay in 4 weeks! Let us unite as a community and be heard.

Our objections:

No consultation of local residents at all
The very real threat of contamination to the marine environment
The possible health risk to future generations
The risk that the beach and surf conditions will be affected by alterations to sediment movement
The close proximity of the dumped ship to the beach (1700 metres) heightens all risks

Help us to stop this ship by attending the Public Rally. WEAR RED.

SATURDAY MARCH 6th at 10am at Avoca Lake — Shark Tower

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