The Huon Story Edn 13 - Flipbook - Page 24
Olga Alexandratos - JBS Aus
Corporate Communications
Director
Back at Pillings, sor ti ng the
rubbish that was collected
that day
Keeping our Community Clean
No m a t t e r t he w e athe r, our
shor el i n e c o m munit y cle anup
cr e w s c o n t i n u e to do amazi ng w o r k .
J u l y, Au g u s t a n d Se pte mbe r
a r e t he m o n t hs in Tasmani a t ha t t y p i c a lly dish up
som e o f o u r m o st challe ngi ng w ea t her c o nditions and
2 022 wa s n o exce ption!
Pe rs o n n e l f ro m the Communi t y Rel a t i o n s a nd Marine
Projec t s t e a m s spe nt almost
3 00 p e rs o n ho u rs, w alking
m or e t ha n 18 0 kms to re move
the s ho re l i n e s of 8 cubic me tr e s o f ru b b i s h .
A hi g hl i g ht o f t he w inte r w as
a tri p t o H u o n I sland, w he re
a sm a l l c re w s p e nt seve ral
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hours d is en t an glin g rubbis h
w hich had been well an d
truly wedged in t o t he roc ky
shore lin e. We’ve als o s een
the re s u lt of big t ides whic h
has rev ealed legac y debris
that looks (an d s mells !) like
it has b een buried for quit e
some time.
Any one s pen din g t ime wit h
our Co mmun it y Relat ion s
te am has been “en c ouraged”
to partic ipat e; even ou r c olle agues from JBS Au s t ralia
w e re n ot immu n e. Olga A lexandrato s , c orporat e c ommunica t ion s direc t or vis it in g
from B r is ban e, (pic t ured)
w as a dab han d at s c ou r ing shorelin es an d is n ow an
expe rt!
THE HUON STORY
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We have c on t in u ed t o p i c k
u p lon ely s hoes , ran d o m
it ems of c lot hin g, COV I D
fac e mas ks an d hu n dr ed s
an d hun dreds of drin k c a n s
an d bot t les . We are v er y
hopeful t hat t he c on t a i n er
refu n d s c heme due t o b e
in t rodu c ed in Tas mani a n ex t
year will s ee a big re d u c t i o n
in t his t ype of rubbis h a ro u n d
t he c oas t lin e!
Our c lean -u p c rews a r e n o w
lookin g for ward t o s o m e
warm, s un n y days rock ho p pin g an d beac h c omb i n g t o
keep our beau t iful s ho r el i n es
pris t in e, hopefully witho u t a
hello from loc al s n ake s!
Huon Aquaculture
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Edition Thirteen
