Such a productive day at the Brunswick River in Mullumbimby last Sunday.
Within 3 hours we’d collected over 135 kg of rubbish! We've collected >5,500 pieces of debris from our surveys so far!
River Warriors, Tingalpa Creek Survey 2020
To mark Clean-Up Australia Day in March last year, the Redlands River Warriors team partnered with Redlands Kayak Club to determine the extent of marine debris in the upper reaches of Tingalpa Creek. Following the 3-hour survey, all 61 volunteers were shocked by the 450kg (3,482 pieces) of rubbish found across a very small section of the river.
Brunswick River River Warriors Update
Cleaning up Tingalpa Creek, an enormous undertaking!
Commencing in March of this year, our Redlands River Warriors team have been kicking goals by removing vast amounts of rubbish from the popular Tingalpa Creek in the Redland City region near Brisbane. Made up of a variety of passionate local volunteers, they’ve battled plagues of mosquitos, fought against strong tidal currents and waded through waste-deep mud to retrieve day-to-day rubbish items that should have simply been disposed of correctly, or better yet, not been purchased in the first place!
River Warriors Gold Coast - Phase II: Source-reduction and education programs.
Our Inaugural River Warriors Report Card Launch
7 months, 24 surveys, 19 volunteers, 429 volunteer hours and 40.2km travelled by kayak saw our team collect 22,925 items from the Tallebudgera Creek on the Gold Coast, weighing in at 1,539kg! Our report and findings were released at the Gold Coast Recreation Centre in February and we are excited to be launching Phase II to address marine debris in Tallebudgera Creek at it’s source, whilst working with a variety of stakeholders towards long-term behavioural change.
