2025 and LEAVING CROKER
Hi everyone In early March I attended a Marine Mega Fauna Workshop in Darwin. Nancy was already in Darwin helping to look after Noah and Millie as our daughter in law Kristy had had a knee operation. The photo below was taken at Stokes Hill Wharf on Darwin Harbour. Kristy's dad Patty, with Millie and Noah in Geelong beside Patty's truck. Noah in his high vis shirt - matching with granddad's. To keep up with Patty, I was able to order a small size Garngi ranger shirt for Noah. Last year Garngi Rangers had reported many illegal foreign fishing vessels in our area. We had 4 Chinese asylum seekers come into our accompany which prompted our head office to put out a media release - much to the displeasure of the Commonwealth Government. The media attention has resulted in the Australian Border Force (ABF) significantly lifting their profile in the Croker Island area. Below is a photo of a remotely controlled vessel which the ABF uses as another set of ears...