180kg of river rubbish removed in a day
DESPITE concerns surrounding the current drought and ongoing debates centred on claimed mismanagement of water policy by state and federal governments, World River Day saw a dedicated group of locals pitching in to clean up the Macquarie River.
Dubbo Rivercare Inc, Western Paddlers NSW and the IWRA River Repair Bus joined forces on Sunday, September 22, which saw 18 community members gather 180kg of rubbish including syringes, bikes and seven shopping trolleys from the Macquarie River, where 70 per cent of Dubbo’s drinking water comes from.
Rivercare’s Mel Gray, who is also a Healthy Rivers Ambassador, said it was great to see so many locals get together to help clean up the river which flows through our community.
“Together, 18 of us collected about 180kg of general rubbish, a tyre, camp chair, syringes and seven trolleys out of our river,” Ms Gray told
“What better day could there be to jump in a kayak and pull some rubbish out of the artery of our community.
“With water levels being low, there’s a lot of rubbish on display,” she said.
The local effort coincides with a global push encouraging people to post pictures of themselves cleaning up waterways across the world to show people that this sort of action is taking place around the world.
Given that a plastic straw discarded on a footpath on World River in Manly could end up killing a tortoise in the Maldives, proponents of clean-ups believe that cleaning up local waterways is a great way to act locally, but think globally. Where in our region is shown in this satellite image?
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