River Rubbish Trap

A GIANT new Gross Pollutant Trap (GPT) has been unveiled near the low-level Serisier Bridge to mark Business Clean Up Australia Day.

The ribbon-cutting celebrated the successful installation of one of the largest GPT’S in the nation and is part of a multi-million dollar pledge from Dubbo Regional Council to stop as much waste as possible from entering the Macquarie River in the urban area.

PHOTO NEWS/KEN SMITH Above: David Harris, Annette Priest, Gem (dog), Daryl Green, Councillor Vicki Etheridge, Councillor Ben Shields, Mayor of the Dubbo Region, Matt Hansen and Hugh Williamson, Optimal Stormwater Left: All types of rubbish is now collected before it reaches our Macquarie River. PHOTOS: DUBBO