October 6: Jane Goodall in Milang

Henry Jones and family“Hurry, Hurry, Hurry: Save the Murray.”

That was the message on the new bright lime green and delicate pink ti-shirts printed on the occasion of the visit of environmentalist Dr. Jane Goodall to Milang where she learned of the turtle rescue work of the local school children.

Jane Goodall and Karyn Bradford at the opening of the New ShedThe Eastern Fleurieu School at Milang has joined the Roots and Shoots educational program run by the Jane Goodall Institute.  After the children had taken Jane for a walk along the foreshore, they gathered at the Milang Old School House Community Centre for speeches, the cutting of the ribbon to open the New Shed and lunch.