Audit items were sorted from 15 bags collected by the Tewantin Bushcare Group, Tewantin State School students and catchment association river rangers at the Tewantin boat ramp. Almost 60 per cent of the 1376 waste items were plastic and most were small enough to be washed or blown into waterways for possible ingestion by aquatic animals. More than 30 per cent of all items were soft plastic bags. A lot of waste needs to be cleaned up before Noosa can claim to be plastic free. The boat ramp rubbish audit will be happening again next week, according to catchment association site co-ordinator Peter Hunnam.
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Cherish our history on Clean Up Australia Day
Tidy Towns and Council are encouraging locals to get involved in Clean Up Australia Day to beautify one of the city’s most historic sites.
The Broken Hill Cemetery Clean Up will be held at the cemetery between 7am-10am on March 7.
The clean up will target litter and debris built up alongside grave sites, laneways, and in the surrounding environment.
“Come and join our Clean Up Australia Day event to help keep our environment free of litter, and show respect to past generations by beautifying the resting place of those that have passed away,” said Tidy Towns Chair and Deputy Mayor, Christine Adams.
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Step Up To Clean Up – Clean Up Australia Day 2021
Clean Up Australia Day will be held this year on Sunday, 7 March 2021 and it will be great to see the Hawkesbury community supporting it again. Hawkesbury residents have shown they are committed to a litter free community, with over 30,000kg of litter removed in the previous four Clean Up Australia Day events over the last four years. To get involved, you need to register at www.cleanup.org.au – registrations are now open.
There has never been a better time to tackle the surge in single use disposable items during COVID-19, such as takeaway coffee cups, food packaging, face masks and sanitised wipes. Already there are 27 clean up sites registered in the Hawkesbury; 15 community sites, 11 school and youth sites, and one business site. Businesses can get involved by registering for a Business Clean Up Day, which will be held on Tuesday, 2 March 2021.
Hills youth get behind Clean Up Australia Day Written by Darryn Capes-Davis on 22 February 2021
The Hills Shire Youth Ambassadors, Hayley Irving and Anthony Radic, along with their fellow Youth Army colleagues are getting behind this year’s Clean Up Australia Day event.
The budding environmentalists will join the Mayor of The Hills Shire, Dr Michelle Byrne at Bella Vista Farm on Sunday, March 7 to clean the site.
Hayley, who studies biology and environmental science at university, said Clean Up Australia Day reminds everyone that they are all part of a bigger picture.
“The world will keep spinning long after we’re gone, so it’s our job to take care of it for future generations,” Hayley said.
February 22, 2021
th at 3:00PM PT / March 5
th at 10:00AM AEST to ask Dr. Denise Hardesty from CSIRO about how we can protect our oceans from plastic waste and why empowering more women to pursue careers in STEM helps us all.
Last year, the AI and Innovation team introduced Humans and AI, a new series of stories that highlight the people who make innovation matter. The series features passionate people from all walks of life who are using AI to transform our society and our world for the better.
Our next story features Microsoft AI for Earth grantee and CSIRO researcher, Dr. Denise Hardesty who is working to track and count the plastic waste in waterways around the world by analyzing videos to see how much â and what types â of waste are getting into our rivers and storm water drains. All with a goal of reducing plastic pollution. Already, there are at least 14 million tonnes of microplastic at the bottom of the ocean.