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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.

Adelaide Protest by The Helpful Eye (Mike Rubbo)

Mike Rubbo has made a 2nd video for the No Ship At Avoca campaign. This time the video is an interview with committee chairman Quentin Riley. They talk about the atmosphere in Avoca Beach as the scuttling date arrives and discuss our objections to the project.

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