Let's come together as Geocachers who care for our Beaches and Marine Life and want to do more than just pick up rubbish.
"If all we do is clean-up, that's all we'll ever do" Heidi Tait, Founder of Tangaroa Blue and the Australian Marine Debris Initiative
Back in 2022 I was lucky enough to join the Tangaroa Blue https://tangaroablue.org/ team of volunteers for a week at the top of Cape York. We cleaned the 5 Beach Loop, picking up 3 tonnes of rubbish. We also sorted all that rubbish into categories of materials, sizes, lengths, weights, brands and country of origin. All this data was entered into the Australian Marine Debris Initiative database (AMDI) to assist in prevention and education initiatives.
I found all this to be a valuable experience I'd love to share with the Geocaching community. For this reason I am putting on my Tangaroa Blue and AMDI hats to guide us through a collection, sorting debris and enter our data into the system during Beach CITOs.
Cape York Five Beaches Clean Up
Join us in making our Earth a better place and being part of the amazing community of people creating change.
Where: Shelly Beach. Meet at the picnic tables near Munchas.
Date: Saturday 24th October
Time: 1200 to 1500 (low tide is around 1345). Come for the full event or help out for an hour. I will be there early to set up the sorting station.
Briefing will begin at 1200 midday and the debrief with our data collection results will start at 1430 during afternoon tea.
Bring: Sunscreen, sun hat, sunglasses, water, grabbing tool, snacks.
I will provide extra sunscreen, cask water, gloves, bags, 1st aid kit, sharps container, hand sanitiser.
There will also be fruit, muesli bars and electrolytes (BYO reusable cup or bottle)
This is a patrolled beach and is safe to swim, with Surf Lifesavers on patrol, so bring your swimwear.
No crocodiles!