Teewah Beach received a clean up last weekend thanks to Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) and several coastal volunteer groups.
Cooloola CoastCare, Surfriders Sunshine Coast, Noosa Park Association and Noosa Malibu Club were all invited to help and chipped in to literally remove tons of rubbish brought
onto the beach by ex tropical cyclone Alfred.
Spokesperson and Project Manager of Rainbow Beach based Turtle Care Jan Waters said “The rubbish, mainly plastics, is overwhelming.”
“Tons of rubbish was collected but there’s just so much more to be done.”
Ms Waters said as the condition and health of the beach is the Cooloola CoastCare Turtle Care priority, they of course agreed.
She said it was a hot day but thanks to so many members of the public who picked up a bucket to help, they were able to gather Ute loads of rubbish which was
taken away by QPWS.
“Cooloola CoastCare was allocated the northern most part of Teewah Beach.”
“Our small team was so pleasantly surprised and appreciative of the many day trippers who pitched in and helped; a big thank you to you all.”
She said, “We have only just scratched the surface. There is so much debris because of the tropical cyclone; not just washed up, but blown to the back of the dunes due to the winds.
Ms Waters said this is just one of many days of beach cleaning up at Teewah so if you would like to get involved, please contact Cooloola Coast through their website www.cooloolacoastcare.org.au.
