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Biodiversity
hard yakka but pleasant
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ABOVE:
Mia Maron from Henley Beach Primary School joins CPO Andrew
Stapleton planting and weeding in the West Beach coastal
reserve. Senior Naval Officer–South Australia, CMDR
John Parkin said working in the community activity was a
pleasant and enjoyable change.
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South
Australian-based Navy personnel have helped plant more than 500
plants at Adelaide’s West Beach coastal reserve in support
of National Biodiversity month.
The personnel from Navy Headquarters - South Australia and Joint
Electrical Warfare Operation Support Unit (JEWOSU) worked with the
City of Charles Sturt, Henley and Grange Dunecare and children from
Henley Beach Primary School.
This successful community activity saw more than 250 square metres
of weeds removed and showed that Navy personnel can not only do
the “hard yakka” but are also dab hands at keeping their
young co-workers on target and entertained.
Senior Naval Officer - South Australia, CMDR John Parkin said this
activity represented a wonderful opportunity for some of the 80
full-time members of the Royal Australian Navy based in Adelaide
to contribute to the health and restoration of our coastal reserves.
He said, “We in the Navy are more familiar with safe guarding
our coastal areas from the other side of the surf line so this opportunity
is a pleasant and enjoyable change.”
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