TEAM 2025
Dave Wyatt - Skipper of the Velocity. Has been fishing and surfing the West Coast of Tasmania for over 20 years. He is the only reason the cleanup can continue in its present form donating the use of his boat for the mission.
Adam Buckpitt - Skipper of the Rumors. Experienced Abalone Diver, expert crayfisherman and deep fryer masterchef.
Matt Dell - Matt along with Dave has been involved with organising Marine Debris surveys of the South West Tasmanian WHA for over 20 years. Matt is a earth scientist, cartographer, photographer and keen surfer.
Grant Beadle - Grant is both a master builder and master deckhand and usually wins the fishing contest he has with Adam every trip.
Albert Wyatt - Youngest of the Wyatt clan, Albert has grown up on and around boats and has taken over running the Velocity catching crays like his old man. He is a keen musician and downhill skateboarder.
Lee Cody - Lee is a island explorer/lover, traveller, primary school educator, yoga teacher, salt water woman who is passionate about taking up our responsibilities toward the earth and her oceans. I have been collecting, recycling and repurposing marine litter for many years, while living in Tasmania, on mainland Australia and South East Asia. I'm always keen to participate in local actions to leave our coastlines in better shape than we find them. I am fortunate enough in my work place to have a crew of willing and able friends, colleagues and students who energetically join me in our Cottage School clean ups of local river ways, creeks, beaches and coastlines. The young people in my care will inherit the earth we leave them and I want to know I've done what I can to not squander that inheritance.
Ruth Haley - I love the outdoors, and have a keen eye for spotting bits of plastic in the sand!! and am very passionate about keeping this incredible place we live in clean and free of garbage :)
Jodi Manukau - Kiwi gal with a passion for preserving and protecting natural landscapes. I have a deep appreciation for the beauty of the wild and is committed to making a positive impact. Second time clean up warrior! Pumped to get back to the wild and get my hands dirty.
Gabby Burke - Having just finished my degree in Marine and Antarctic Science and having worked as a guide around the waterways of Southwest Tassie, I have a passion for protecting this marine ecosystem! I'm beyond stoked to get back to one of my favourite places for my second cleanup, and make a dent in this debris.
Masaaki Koyama - A sushi chef from Japan. Living in Tasmania since 2008.
Ula Majewski - Ula works for Patagonia Australia and lives on the Surf Coast in Victoria. She loves wild places, waves and coming back to Tassie for visits. The cleanup is her most favourite week of the year and she is frothing!
Jen Sanger - Dr Jennifer Sanger is a passionate forest ecologist and science outreach coordinator. She has spent over a decade studying forests and the charismatic plant species which inhabit them. Jennifer is the co-founder for The Tree Projects, an environmental outreach organisation which educates people about the world's most notable trees. She is an active member of the Tasmanian Climate Collective.
Jay Patey - I have always been pulled to the coastline my whole life and I hope that others after me will also get to experience pristine environments like we have here in lutruwita Tasmania.
Caitlin Ross - I'm an animal and veterinary biosciences student studying at La Trobe Uni in Melbourne but I am originally from Hobart in my spare time I help raise guide and autism assistance dogs for Guide Dogs Tasmania and I love reading and bush walking.
