In April 2023, 18 new Living Seawall Habitat Boulders were installed in Lavender Bay. A world first design in collaboration with Reef Design Lab, SIMS and North Sydney Council. These boulders are specially designed to create a hospitable environment for a range of different marine life to live in. Within the first 6 weeks, scientists from SIMS found 16 new species living in and on the new boulders. After 12 months, 44 species were found residing inside the rockpools. SBK contributed $20,000 for the design, manufacturing, and transportation of these boulders to Sydney. A further $10,000 is being donated to SIMS, by SBK, for ongoing marine research, along with a further $6,000 from our corporate sponsor, Adobe.

The “Great White” AKA Bruce, is a large, solar powered floating rubbish collection unit, similar to a Seabin. Bruce sits on a mooring at the edge of Berry’s Bay and collects rubbish from the water surface as well as solar power from the sun. The solar power is then used to power an electric outboard, allowing Bruce to zip around the bay, collecting rubbish from the waterway. This helps to protect our mangrove nursery from plastic pollution and keeps the north shore of Sydney Harbour a little bit cleaner. Bruce was a brand new piloted design in collaboration with Ecobel Sydney, and collected 83kg of rubbish in his first year on the harbour. SBK contributed $3,500 of the SBK conservation fund to this project