In late May ATS staff in West Sydney found themselves involved in a real life drama when, in the course of their work, they discovered a grenade strapped to a tree. Their quick and correct action in reporting the find to the police resulted in the area being cordoned off and a bomb disposal team from the Blue Mountains being called to deal with the potentially dangerous armament.
The object turned out to be a training instrument, although it still had the ability to injure any person standing within 30m of it if activated. Adding to the mystery was a wire which had been attached to the device and stretched across the road.
The Active team (picture, Mick Want, Doug Brown and Kurt Blume) are to be congratulated on their common sense and good community spirit. This type of responsible behaviour can only help improve our image with our community stakeholders.