The Noosa River Clean Up and Paddle Against Plastic, funded by Boomerang Bags Noosa and Unitywater and managed by Ocean Crusaders, will focus on the waters around Doonella Boat Ramp this Sunday from 9am, so come along and if you don’t want to hit the water, there is plenty of foreshore to explore.
Boomerang Bags Noosa has a close working relationship with the Ocean Crusaders, with bag sales funding two clean-up events on the Noosa River as well as a new portable beach and bank vacuum cleaner to use on regular ‘Paddle Against Plastic’ waterway clean-ups.
Ocean Crusaders founder and director, Ian Thomson said the Greystone Vacuum was a great asset to help collect micro plastics that are generally harder to collect at clean up events.
BBN Project Manager Sandra Acheson said the group’s relationship with Ocean Crusaders stemmed from the involvement of local BBN volunteers and champions Mark and Maura Harvey, who have been part of the group since its inception in 2015.
“Mark and Maura have since spread their wings and joined Ocean Crusaders, organising waterway clean up events across Australia,” Sandra said.
The sale of bags made by Boomerang Bags Noosa volunteers has over the years funded movie screenings and other educational programs, including $500 seed funding to establish the Plastic Free Noosa initiative, but over the past year, the Noosa group decided to focus its financial assistance on one group, with Ocean Crusaders selected as the worthy recipient.
