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Living Seawalls Installation

Published on: May 2023

Record: HANSARD-1323879322-131332

Living Seawalls Installation

Ms FELICITY WILSON (North Shore) (23:45:51):

Last week I had the pleasure of officially opening the new Living Seawalls boulders installation at Lavender Bay. The project was the brainchild of the terrific Sydney Institute of Marine Science [SIMS] and local business Sydney By Kayak. Living Seawalls mimics natural habitats like rock pools and the root structure of mangroves, converting the flat surface of man-made seawalls into habitats for marine life. Sydney By Kayak's co-founder, Laura Stone, in partnership with the SIMS and North Sydney Council, came together to fund the new Living Seawalls boulders project. These boulders will increase Sydney Harbour's biodiversity while filtering harmful pollutants. I enjoyed the opportunity to test my kayaking skills, or lack thereof, by joining Laura and the SIMS team to inspect the progress of the boulders that have already been installed. I acknowledge the terrific work that Laura is undertaking in my local community to protect and preserve marine conservation, and the incredible ongoing work that the Sydney Institute of Marine Science does in marine research and collaboration. As Australians and Sydneysiders, we should all be very proud of this innovation.