Students remove 60 bags of rubbish

Brisbane Water Secondary College support unit students removed unwanted litter from the western foreshore of Woy Woy Bay on Friday, August 17.

Water craft assembled at Woy Woy boat ramp at 9am with the 17 students assisting in the setup of craft and equipment.

The main body of students walked from the Woy Woy Campus, to the boat ramp, gearing up for the possible cold morning on the water.

Simon's barge was able to transport many of the group to the work site with a slow "emu parade" along the foreshore.

The pre-planned peak high tide enabled all craft to reach the foreshore, thus assisting in the removal of a large volume of small litter that infested the banks and mangroves.

This is the third occasion that this foreshore has been cleaned, this time with 45 full bags stacked on the barge.

"Plastic again made up the vast percentage but many glass products were also uncovered, mainly in the dry foreshores above the waterline," said organiser Mr Graham Johnson.

The foreshore area south of the railway station to the overhead power lines was then completed, with 15 bags filled.

Seven tyres were stacked for future bulk pickup near these power lines.

One large oyster tray was also brought back by the group, together with small timber products.

Woy Woy Campus principal Mr David Allomes attended the field day and thanked the students and volunteers for their efforts in protecting the mangroves from the dangers of plastic and residential pollution.

All rubbish was loaded into the coordinator's trailer and vehicle with 60 bags and timber taken to the Woy Woy tip.

Email, 20 Aug 2012

Graham Johnston, MacMasters Beach Surf Club