Beach sculpture made of washed up HMAS Adelaide debris on Saturday June 18 at Avoca Beach in conjunction with the Five Lands Walk.
It attracted a lot of attention and debate. Many people were shocked at the size of the larger pieces and the sharp edges. They clearly understood the danger posed by them washing in through the surf zone.
There have been almost daily reports of the aluminium honeycomb padding that is sandwiched between the aluminium walling of the ship washing up on the beach. It is disgusting to imagine the vast amount of it that must be littering the ocean floor.
A marine biologist commented that it’s silver colour would look just like a fish in the water and would most certainly be being consumed by marine life. "This is an act of extreme environmental polluting.“