TEAM 2024
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.
Nick Harris - Skipper of the Nena and Cleanup veteran, abalone diver and dingy maestro. Harry is a veteran of the cleanup and provides lots of help on the count the most important part of the cleanup.
Adam Buckpitt - Skipper of the Rumors. Experienced Abalone Diver, expert crayfisherman and deep fryer masterchef.
Darren Clark - Skipper of the Celtic Rose and the Breaksea. Experienced Crayfisherman and Abalone Diver has been driving boats since he was a kid.
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.
Sarah Proud - SP works in community, art and science projects at Hobart's Museum of Old and New Art. After a reluctant leave of absence in 2016, SP joins us for her 9th clean up to visit the magical south west.
Mandy McLeod - About my 6th trip on clean up and knowing my little bit helps in some small way in this magical part of the world ♥️
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.
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 :)
Alice Beavan - Alice is a musician (singer and ukulele player) and also an Early Years Educator, Currently working at a day care centre in Sandy Bay with children ages 0-5. I love the outdoors, reading, journalling, dancing and singing. I love Tasmania for its changing seasons from the sunny days on the beach to the cold evenings by the fire. I'm in awe of the wildness of this beautiful state and am keen be a part of protecting and preserving the beautiful wild beaches and waterways of our island home.
Stuart Williams - I'm a designer maker of furniture, lighting and sculpture. My interest lies in how we interact with the natural environment, how a made object can impart the life of the maker and tell the story of place.
Bert Spinks - Bert Spinks is a poet, storyteller and bushwalking guide from Tasmania.
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. First time on the clean up and in the deep south west, very grateful and excited of what’s to come.
Ross Dodd - Fisheries and Aquaculture Technologist with a love of the ocean and wild places
Justin Orr - Orri is a parent, musician & Design & Tech high-school teacher, with a teaching past that includes environmental education & research at C.E.R.E.S. Environment & Community park in Melbourne. Raised in the Tas NW in a family committed to Surf Life Saving, he has always maintained connection with the sea and Tas coastline. Orri also brings aboard his skills as a resident guitarist in the 2024 house-band "Wild Rose".
Melinda Sheppard - Mel gets excited by sunrises, good beats, massive cliffs, clear water and healthy natural systems. She likes to see humans working as a part of these systems, not trying to dominate everything, but working together for the greater good. Not merely the good of humans, through positive communities, but the greater good of country.
Steve Heggie - With a preference for picking up macro rubbish return volunteer Hegz is a ranger coordinator for Aborigiinal Land Council Tas.
Dayna Trevaskis - Wanderer, walker, guide, architect… Lover of lutruwita and its people and places. Small plastics specialist :)
James McKean - Tasmanian. Surfer. Teacher.
Grace Buckpitt - Bucky’s daughter, cup of tea lover, Monopoly Deal master, can put on a Band-Aid 👍🏼
Kirsty Cooper - Kirsty has grown up around the southern coasts of Tasmania, has a deep love of sustainability and is passionate about leaving our planet in a better state than we inherited it. A keen follower of the cleanup since it started, her beloved brother Matt has finally let her come!
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.
Kat Peric - After becoming disillusioned by the huge amount of waste produced by the fashion industry she continued to work in hospitality, festivals, and events before taking a year off to volunteer as an Outdoor Educator at Mittagundi in the Kurnai (Snowy Mountains) region of Victoria. This year was spent reconnecting with the beauty of making things by hand and a sense of wonder in what you can achieve with a little bit of know-how and some good, natural materials. Kat then moved to lutruwita (Tasmania) to complete a bachelor’s degree in fine art with a sculpture major. During this time, she combined her hospitality skills with her understanding of the Arts and began to work at the Museum of Old and New Art in nipaluna (Hobart) When she’s not working at the museum she is usually wandering along her local beach with her dogs, jumping in the ocean, creating experimental sculptures with foraged fibres or hand-knitting socks.
