Community Flotilla Reclaim the Sound for Recreation and Fishing

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When

Where

Rockingham Jetty
Esplanade & Val St
Rockingham WA 6168
Australia

Why

NO AUKUS! NO NUKE SUBS! NO NUKE WASTE!

Join us to Reclaim Cockburn Sound and have fun at the same time: Come as a swimmer, spectator, participant in beach activities or as part of the flotilla.

Irrespective of whether Australia ever gets its own nuke subs…

AUKUS means:

  • Increased visits of US nuclear powered submarines to HMAS Stirling at Meeandip [Garden Island] - 4 to be stationed there on rotation as of 2027
  • "Temporary" storage of US low-level radioactive waste on the island - part of the waste will need to be stored for nearly 300 years.

There is still no determined permanent site.

AUKUS will:

  • Bring health, safety and environmental risks if there is a radiation leak
  • Risk marine conservation through possible contamination
  • Make the area a target should hostilities in the region breakout
  • Impact on recreational fishing and marine leisure activities in the Sound
  • Undermine cultural values of First Nations Peoples, the rightful custodians of Derbal Nara [Cockburn Sound]

Bring hats, sun screen and water!

For scheduling updates check the Facebook event or the Action Network event.

Registration

Kayakers and paddleboarders required to register.

Contact

Nuclear Free WA
[email protected]
nuclearfreewa.com
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Stop AUKUS - WA
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