Clean Up Australia 2009
A group of 18 geocachers headed out to Bundeena to take part in Clean Up Australia Day. While it was listed as a CITO event, it was strictly Trash Out as geocaching is banned in NSW National Parks.
We started on the western end of the beach and worked our way along. Most of the rubbish was cigarette butts and there were several plastic bottles just inside the fence. A snorkeler, who was not part of our group, was collecting a number of bottles and we helped carry some, as his bag was filling quickly.
Once we reached the bushland behind the eastern end of the beach we found several stashes of broken bottles, which took quite some time to collect. The bags filled up quickly and as a result were quite heavy.
Another group progressed along the track to the point and collected a number of bottles (plastic and glass) and other items of rubbish.
Overall it was a successful clean up, but it was disheartening to see how much there was to collect in what appeared to be a clean area.
We look forward to assisting again next year and working with NPWS on one or two other projects during the year.
Finally, a big thank you to Ranger Darren Lewis and Royal NP for allowing us to take part.