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We’re Hiring – Project Coordinator – Sydney

We’re hiring a Project Coordinator in Sydney Role Title: Project Officer Employment Status: Casual Reports To: Project Manager / CEO Location: Sydney area (work from home and in the field) Award: Miscellaneous Award Applications close: 11:59pm on Friday 6th February 2026 Are you passionate about protecting our oceans and want to make a real impact? Tangaroa Blue Foundation is looking for a dedicated Project Officer to help drive community engagement and science-based solutions to tackle marine debris. Tangaroa Blue’s (TBF’s)

22 January 2026

We’re Hiring on Christmas Island – On-island Coordinators

We’re hiring casual Project Coordinators on Christmas Island Are you passionate about protecting our oceans and want to make a real impact? Tangaroa Blue Foundation is looking for new team members on Christmas Island to help drive community engagement and science-based solutions to tackle marine debris. Role Title: Project Officer – Indian Ocean TerritoriesEmployment Status: Casual positions with regular flexible hoursReports To: Operations ManagerLocation: Christmas Island (working from home, regular fieldwork) *Candidates must already reside on Christmas Island Applications close:

13 January 2026

How Port Douglas is Tackling Cigarette Waste through Ditch the Flick®

Port Douglas is Tackling Cigarette Waste through Ditch the Flick® The Ditch the Flick campaign, led by the combined efforts of Tangaroa Blue’s ReefClean program and local partners, has been implemented in several locations, as well as in the heart of Port Douglas, where remarkable progress has been made over recent months to reduce cigarette butt litter in the community. Why should you Ditch the Flick? The Australian Marine Debris Initiative Database shows cigarettes to be one of the most

23 December 2025

A Year in Review: The Esky Library Initiative

Indian Ocean Territory Esky Library Initiative’s Success Continues 2025 marked the beginning of something truly special for waste reduction on Christmas Island. After months of research and careful planning, the Esky Library Initiative was launched in February 2025 with a highly successful trial that ran through to May. What began as a small pilot quickly demonstrated the power of community-led solutions to tackle complex environmental challenges. What is the Esky Library Initiative? Expanded polystyrene is a major contributor to marine

16 December 2025

Clorox ordered to pay $8.25m in penalties for misleading ‘ocean plastic’ claims after Tangaroa Blue Complaint

Tangaroa Blue Foundation and the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) are celebrating a major campaign win against greenwashing. Following their complaint, the ACCC has successfully taken action against Clorox, the parent company of GLAD, for making false and misleading claims about “ocean plastic” in their products. Clorox has now been ordered to pay $8.25 million in penalties for marketing GLAD kitchen and garbage bags as being made from recycled “ocean plastic” – a claim that simply isn’t possible. Plastics collected from the marine environment are

14 April 2025

CSIRO says plastic pollution on Australian beaches has dropped by a third—but has it really?

CSIRO says plastic pollution on Australian beaches has dropped by a third—but has it really? The staggering 29% drop, announced recently by CSIRO, is based on just two surveys taken a decade apart, often sampled from different sites. That’s like scooping water from a muddy creek once and then comparing that with water from a beach 10 years later. Concluding that the water is now cleaner ignores that you sampled different spots under different circumstances. Infrequent sampling, especially if earlier

4 April 2025

Preserving Christmas Island’s Marine Paradise: A Year of Impactful Action

2024 Christmas Island Marine Debris Report Released Christmas Island, nestled in the Indian Ocean Territories of Australia, is a remote treasure, renowned for its unmatched biodiversity, both on land and in the surrounding reefs. Despite its beauty, the island faces a significant challenge: plastic debris carried by ocean currents and trade winds. These challenges are exacerbated by the island’s rugged terrain, where towering sea cliffs and remote beaches make clean-up efforts difficult but essential. The Christmas Island Marine Debris Initiative

3 September 2024

What is the state of the Great Barrier Reef?

What is the state of the Great Barrier Reef? The Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2024, prepared every five years by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, summarises the Reef’s long-term outlook based on its use, management, and risks. This year’s report uses data from the Australian Marine Debris Initiative Database to analyse the risks and impacts of marine debris on the Great Barrier Reef and help identify areas for improvement. “The window of opportunity to secure a positive

28 August 2024

Government Releases “Drowning in Waste” Report

Government releases “Drowning in Waste” Report In December 2022, Tangaroa Blue Foundation wrote a submission to the Senate Inquiry into Plastic Pollution in Australia’s Oceans and Waterways. This submission resulted in Heidi Tait, Tangaroa Blue Foundation’s CEO, providing evidence at a public hearing in Canberra for this Inquiry in March 2023. In May 2024, the Government released the Inquiry results with 22 recommendations. Read the full Drowning in Waste Report. Recommendations for an updated National Plastics Plan Five of the

3 July 2024

ReefClean Program Extended to 2027!

The DCCEEW announced that Tangaroa Blue Foundation, along with ReefClean partners, were successful in the competitive Great Barrier Reef Marine Debris Management and Mitigation Grant opportunity. Marine debris has been identified as a significant risk to the Great Barrier Reef’s ecosystem and is considered a key threat to the Reef region’s values. “Tangaroa Blue led the ReefClean program from 2018 – 2023 removing more than 127 tonnes of marine debris from between the Torres Strait and Bundaberg and tens of

23 February 2024

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