Our local estuaries disappointing...

[fisho fanatic3]

Hi guys and girls,
I'm currently doing my duke of ed through school, and part of the duke is volunteering.

Today I helped clean up my local estuary Woy Woy bay or more specifically around pelicans island. Its fun getting out of school to help out in the community but its disapointing to see how much crap we pull out of the mangroves! in a space of 200-300m a group and I pulled out 3 tonnes of rubbish (beer bottles, cans, bottles, plastic, oyster racks!! bottles, and god knows what else). and thats just 20m in from the wtaer and a distance of 200m across. proud that I'm helping but just sad to see that this is what is in our local waters.

Just last week we went to patonga and literally 10m squared (small bedroom) we pulled just over 1500 bottles or in other words one of those garbage tips that restruants use to dump rubbish...it was filled to the top. it was insane you didn't even need to take one step without taking about 50 bottles with you.

Take a look next time your out on the water, you'd be amazed at how much you'll find. and I hope that people become more aware of what there throwing away because what it effects everything, even the mangroves.
Nick

[beechey]

Should see the bush area around the punt bridge, from bottles to needles. It filthy!!

[basscada]

Good work mate, litterbugs should be shot

[fisho fanatic3]

Originally Posted by beechey

Should see the bush area around the punt bridge, from bottles to needles. It filthy!!

its all filthy

Originally Posted by basscada

Good work mate, litterbugs should be shot

haha I know a few people who would do that

[Green Hornet]

Good on ya bud.
It's downright disgusting the state some waterways are in.
You really know you're in the woods when you can walk the banks and not find a beer bottle.

[Puggy]

I am doing Duke of Ed too, good to hear of another BM member doing the same, it's great fun, good stuff cleaning up your local water way, what we do is maintain the schools wetland ecosytem. But we also clean up litter too as part of the community service part.

Good Stuff!

[Kyle101]

Good work on the Duke of Ed, I personally got about half way through my gold before work commitments took precedence.

Yea it is Sh!t the amount of rubbish that gets discarded, but no matter how much work you do people will still litter, we need more education regarding the affects of what they do. But hey its the human condition i guess.

Also once you finish your D of Ed, dont forget to include it in your resume's etc will definitely get you some bonus points, good luck with it

[fisho fanatic3]

Originally Posted by Kyle101

Good work on the Duke of Ed, I personally got about half way through my gold before work commitments took precedence.

Yea it is Sh!t the amount of rubbish that gets discarded, but no matter how much work you do people will still litter, we need more education regarding the affects of what they do. But hey its the human condition i guess.

Also once you finish your D of Ed, dont forget to include it in your resume's etc will definitely get you some bonus points, good luck with it

Yeah I know, it really is that bad hey. Oh don't worry duke of ed is definately going in my resume