Wake up Australia, there’s a whole lotta litter goin’ on!
Litter in waterways is not just visual pollution. International studies have found fragments of plastic frequently mistaken for food by diving and surface-skimming seabirds. The Melbourne Parks & Waterways ‘Tagged Litter Report’ (1993) estimated that four to five million items of floatable litter entered Melbourne’s waterways each year. Rock-lined Yarra bank under Westgate Bridge (December [...]
Find a shore thing on a beach near you
December 20, 2009 by BayKeeper
Filed under Action, Education, Special Places
Most Australians remember fun days at the beach: beating the heat, building sand castles, catching frizbees and waves, and listening to the ocean in a seashell. Perhaps that’s why it’s called the Lucky Country! Thanks Douglas for sending the photo above. Anyone who takes a closer look on their favourite beach might find one of [...]
HUMAN SIGN SPEAKS UP 4 KIDS
Months of painstaking planning paid off on Sunday May 17/09 as more than 5 thousand people put their body on St Kilda Beach to spell out a powerful message from an 11 year old schoolgirl (go Sophie!!!). The sign was around 350 metres long with each letter being 20 metres high. National news coverage of [...]
