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More than 250kg of rubbish were removed from North Creek in Ballina by volunteers in one day.
Items removed from the area included beer bottles and cans, plastics and plastic bait bags, pieces of foam, shoes, containers, clothes and other household rubbish dumped in the area.
All these items seriously affect wildlife, marine life, plants and the ecosystem.
OzFish volunteers removed the rubbish during Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday.
Members of the public helped clear debris from sensitive saltmarsh areas in North Creek. Approximately 250kg of debris was removed from the area, which is recognised as an important section of fish and crustacean habitat.
Around 1400 registered volunteers pitched in to help make the Sunshine Coast environment a cleaner place, picking up 207 wheelie bins of rubbish across.
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