Communities pull together to clean
The recent beach clean-ups show the coast's wonderful community strength.
Enviro lovers came out in droves to help clean beaches along the South Coast.
With the recent heavy rain in the province, the rivers have contributed a load of plastic and other unnatural debris into the rivers, lagoons, and beaches.
Various civil groups have hosted clean-ups, which have yielded incredible success.
Everyone who has taken the time to collect trash from the beaches have to be commended for their dedication to making a difference.
On the weekend, the Bendigo Conservation Group tackled the stretch from Sunwich Port to Banana Beach.
Joan Gallagher, chairperson of the group, said she was amazed at the turn-out of wonderful people, all geared to make a difference.
In Hibberdene, the community and the lifeguards came together to clean up their beach.
“About 60 community members came to help, and rubbish was collected with bags supplied,” said Gill Crosbie from Tidy Hibberdene (Tidy Towns).
The Estuary Hotel interns saw a different side to hospitality by looking after their beautiful natural environment on March 3.
Helen Ueckermann from Port Edward’s Umtamvuna Marine Conservancy said they appealed to the Estuary management and body corporate for assistance, which, typically, they responded to with a clean-up. “Thank you to every single one of the team,” she said.
Great strides are also being made by the Tidy Towns Shelly to Margate team as they continue to clean flood-hit beaches and spruce up areas to make the coast better for everyone.
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