We are pleased to report that the first audit of Letโs Strain The Drains – Warrnambool took place in Archie Graham Community Centre on Saturday 15th May 2021. The audit, coordinated by Tangaroa Blue Foundation, had a great turnout with 23 enthusiastic volunteers, many of whom were members of Geocaching Victoria.
The Letโs Strain the Drains โ Warrnambool will be the first stormwater debris monitoring project in Warrnambool, and just the second one across Victoria. This innovative project is supported by the Victorian State Government through the Coastcare Victoria Community Grant, delivered by Tangaroa Blue Foundation & Cleanwater Group with support from the Warrnambool City Council.
Every year from May to September the Tangaroa Blue crew makes several trips to Cape York to hold multi-day clean-ups at various locations. Cape York is known as one of Australiaโs last true wilderness areas. Our volunteers can attest that visiting these remote areas with us has been life-enhancing, with many wanting to join us year after year. Even though the area is remote, this region has not been immune to the effects of pollution. 90% of the debrise collected
Today marks another milestone for Tangaroa Blue Foundation (TBF) and our Australian Marine Debris Initiative (AMDI) partners in our fight against plastic pollution, with the release of the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environmentโs National Plastics Plan. The plan aims to increase plastic recycling, find alternatives to unnecessary plastics and reduce the impact of plastic on the environment. Operation Clean Sweepยฎ was introduced to the Australian industry in 2015 after TBF gained the support and formulated a unique
Today marks a milestone in the fight against marine debris โ the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has released the National Plastics Plan which aims to address the plastic problem. In March 2020, Ms. Tait attended Australiaโs first-ever National Plastics Summit together with over 200 leaders and experts from government, industry, and community sectors, brought together to identify and showcase new ideas and solutions towards the plastics challenge. โTo go from that point, where the
Eurobodalla Shire Council Media Release Sparing Snapperโs penguins from snaring plastics Marine debris is a worldwide problem, with street litter washing into gutters and drains to pollute rivers and oceans. Closer to home, rubbish in the Clyde estuary is posing entanglement risks to the little penguins that live there. Thinking globally, but acting locally, Eurobodalla Council has installed litter-catching baskets in the stormwater drains of the Batemans Bay CBD. Environmental officer Lily Berry said 10 drain baskets were installed in
South Cape Bay is located on the edge of the Southwest National Park, a Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Due to its isolated location, clean-ups are rarely organised along the beach, as the walk is long and requires appropriate gear.ย Pearl Mitchell, a passionate Australian Marine Debris Initiative (AMDI) devotee, is attending university in Tasmania. Alongside the UTAS Bushwalking Society and UTAS Zero Waste Society she organised an overnight camping trip and volunteer clean-up on the 5th โ 6th of September.ย
During July 2018 to June 2020, Tangaroa Blue Foundation staff conducted surveys of plastic resin pellet (PRP) ratings at various points between plastics industry facilities and Port Phillip Bay in Victoria as part of the Operation Clean Sweepยฎ program. These surveys built a picture of pellet loss from point sources at plastics industry facilities across seventeen local council areas, through the environment and into the bay. An initiative of Tangaroa Blue Foundation, this project was made possible through the support
Located on the Northern side of the Brisbane River, Bretts Wharf serves the Brisbane suburb of Hamilton. A 150m stretch of river bank was cleaned up by Tangaroa Blue Foundation staff in June 2020 over a 5-day period at low tide, for 1.5 hours each day. The team collected close to 4,000 items with all rubbish collected recorded according to material type and density. The site was then re-examined a few days after the clean-ups to assess the volume of
Eurobodalla Shire Council Media Alert Southeast swells have brought more than crashing waves to Eurobodallaโs coastline, as takeaway containers and facemasks wash onto the shireโs beaches. Eurobodalla Councilโs manager of environmental services Deb Lenson said these were the first deposits to reach Eurobodalla following a shipping container spill in May. โThe APL England lost 50 shipping containers into the sea while en route to Melbourne,โ Ms. Lenson said. The Tangaroa Blue Foundation has been tracking the spilled debris since the
