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24.01.2022 Group of young adults from inner Sydney arrived on the Hawkesbury River on Wednesday for a Clean4shore experience. "I though we were going for a cruise??" was the first reply. "Na" not quiet, so lets get wetsuits and booties on and Clean4shore will give you a cruise with a difference. "We're in" was a confident reply which set the tone for the morning. Into Rob Moxhams barge and soon the team were 'rock hopping" along the Hawkesbury foreshore close to Milson Island finding h...elps of small scattered litter in behind the rocks and mixed with old timber debris. Dani, Jordan and Russel excelled in this challenge with plastic bottles and polystyrene being "launched" into the barge with Luke holding the collection bags. Our big boys up front spotted the litter, then it was over the side as we covered 500 metres of foreshore filling five very full bags. We moved sites to Bar Island and pulled another two bags plus an old lounge that just happened to wash up on the shore line. Fishermans Point had half a bag of small litter which concluded the adventure for this city based team. Poor old clean4shore was left behind as our young guns found and collected litter, well hidden form the water. Outstanding effort by this team, and good to have input from an organisation keen on adventure and challenge together with caring for the environment. Father Chris O'Reilly, this group and their supervisors did you proud. See more

24.01.2022 More mud again at Chittaway Point as both peninsular's of Ourimbah Creek, leading into Tuggerah Lakes were cleaned. First time out for Wadalba Community College with a year eleven marine studies group joining Clean4shore at our meeting point on Geoffeys Road. All gear on and a perfect cruise down the creek, much to the delight of locals, all keen to have the litter removed further downstream . The Clean4shore experience came quickly as mud, with a not so pleasant smell, imme...diately presented. The students responded quickly and positively as tyres were dug from the mud, outdoor chairs pulled from the water and foam mattresses lifted from the mud. Small litter was plentiful, mainly plastic bottles, soft plastics and polystyrene. The teaching staff were highly proactive in explaining the dangers of these items breaking down in this waterway. Further inland on the Norther headland scattered plastic bottles, larger timber items were recovered, possibly deposited from the February floods. The small Island at the front of the southern peninsular had another surprise for the team as a soft mud channel had our group knee deep in mud. Plenty of laughter and banter as team members became 'stuck in the mud'. Plenty of old crab traps pulled from the shallow water, an old timber chair also removed from this Crown land site. The Southern peninsular of Chittaway Point had consistent small litter all along the southern foreshore, with several larger items including more tyres and treated pine carried to the barge waiting in the creek. Tough day out today, the shallow water and mud making for a hard task, but well handled by this group with inspiring leadership by the supervising teachers, positive group skills shown by the students, and Simon as always providing motoring and native life skill support. 420 kilos offloaded at Woy Woy Tip, the tyres were retained for cleaning with the treated pine planks also held for recycling. good day thanks Wadalba, great to have you out again See more

22.01.2022 Kincumber High School out on their local broadwater this morning in very windy blustery conditions, with 15 students present. Kristy McQueen, a Central Coast Council Estuary Officer joined our group as we commence some small scale bush regeneration work on the Island at the end of South Kincumber Channel. Invasive weeds, asparagus fern and bite bush, is present on this small Island with Kristy demonstrating the removal of these pests. Kincumber High will return to this site a...nd continue the regeneration work. The student showed very keen interest and were challenged in the removal process. Only one small bag of litter removed from the Island, with the asparagus fern bagged for removal. Either side of South Kincumber Channel separate groups removed litter, well praised by locals on the Davistown side as old furniture was dragged from the water. Pleasing to note that only one small oyster basket was found today. The small Island at front of Cockle Bay was the next target with a tent and camping gear removed plus an old bike. This site has bulk asparagus fern, bit bush and lantana present, with Brisbane Waters Secondary College commencing this task shortly. Local bush care groups are encouraged to participate. The mangroves either side of the Bensville jetty was the last clean up site, again only small litter present. Excellant effort by this young enthusiastic group, the conditions being wet and very windy, it was good to be back on land and enjoy a healthy Clean4shore lunch. 160 kilos was offloaded at Woy Woy Tip. See more

22.01.2022 Gosford High School, first time out with Clean4shore and a very big group of 23 year eight marine science students met at Gosford Sailing Club for a trip into Narara Creek. Local Oyster Growers Damion and Dave assisted with their barge, in pleasant conditions for a trip on the water. Our first target was to address the litter behind the "golden arches" . Alway good to advertise a companies product that has beed improperly discarded. The foreshore from the bridge well past the... racecourse was then walked by the group, often in thick mangroves and lantana, finding plenty of litter, old clothing and small items of illegal dumping. Simon's team in the Clean4shore barge then found an illegal dump of 13 car tyres, plus steel framing from a motor vehicle. Easy challenge for the group, in thick mangroves. The foreshore downstream from the Central Coast Highway Bridge was then cleaned in front of the retirement village. Plenty of small litter again collected plus a crab trap. 24 full bags plus 13 tyres and the metal car body loaded onto the trailer with 340 kilos off loaded at Woy Woy Tip. Lunch was provided to the students completing a good day on the water. Hope to see Gosford High out again 2021. See more

20.01.2022 very keen group of young 'lads" out with Clean4shore last Friday with a big high tide suggesting "where to"?? Henderson Road mangroves near Davistown was the target, only 200 metres long and a hot spot for storm water run off, tidal litter and of course oyster product. Immediately what we found was all of the above, food wrappings, fresh plastic bottles from poor residential usage, and then the oyster baskets appeared, 24 in total both small baskets and larger. Good load in ...the barge, as the tide receded, and we bailed out of these mangroves to check out a reported dump site near Orange Grove. Simon had the opportunity to explain maritime regulations and a bit of barge navigation during the trip to Orange Grove. The dump site had been removed, however a large derelict fibreglass speed boat was dumped on the foreshore. This was reported to Council for possible removal. very good effort by these boys, well supervised by their teachers and aids, in difficult condition, but very well done and rewarded with fish and chips for lunch. see you in 2021 Brisbane Waters Secondary College. See more

17.01.2022 Plenty of local interest as three larger vessels and two old ninnies were dragged from the water at Empire Bay. Maritime had issued compliance on these vessels, all with no registered owner and all in very poor condition. Clean4shore received approval to assist in the removal and utilised the Federal Governments Environment Restoration Grant to fund the crafts removal. The larger vessels were simply pushed onto the car trailer, secured and towed from the water, secured and r...emoved to the tip, where a bit of acceleration and gravity had them slide off the trailer. The old ninnies were recycled. Many old vessel still remain in the waterways of brosbane waters and the Hawkesbury. Those that have no owner and in poor condition need to be removed for possible restoration or as with these three simply buried. Local interest is very divided into the fate of the old marina at Empire Bay and of many of the vessels still moored and in poor condition. Good result today, plenty more old boats still needing attention, or cleaned of pollutants and simply sunk in deeper waters as a fish habitat. See more

17.01.2022 Plenty of storm and gutter litter collected by Brisbane Waters Secondary College Umina Campus, in Woy Woy Bay adjacent to the Train Station last Friday. The students overcame the big hit tide to remove 12 large bags of litter, dominated by soft plastic, polystyrene and plastic bottles from the mangroves close to the station and from the nearby Woy Woy Channel. Two large pieces of "jetty offcuts" also found floating in the mangroves, a definite hazard for boating, and a poor ...reflection on those within that industry. Several drains close to the station were inspected with bulk soft plastic 'oozing' out directly into the Bay. Hard work in the big tide, completed in good spirit by the team, and well supervised by the supporting teacher who provided valuable information relating to the source of the litter. 320 kilos off loaded at Woy Woy Tip See more

16.01.2022 Wamberal Lagoon cleaned today by a small, but effective group of volunteers with the field trip being supported and funded by Waterwatch. The higher than normal water level did cover foreshore litter, especially the soft plastic, with a trip planned in early Spring to address this. Two groups commenced the task with Anne, Ian, Steve and Lara heading to the Northern most end of the Lagoon to clean part of the Eastern foreshore. Kayaks and canoes utilised for this task. Five fu...ll bags removed by this group plus a small staircase washed into the Lagoon from last years storms. The second group walked into the Western foreshore behind the kiddies playground and immediately found large amounts of litter, mostly old plastic bottles and polystyrene pieces. Ten very full bags were loaded into the canoe plus drums, part of a yacht sail and timber pieces. This group removed an old lounge chair upon leaving this foreshore. Only seventy metres of foreshore covered here with tennis balls and plastic bottles also removed from the sea grass. Local intervention has maintained parts of this lagoon in pristine condition and these resident need to be commended on their efforts. All collected items were loaded onto the Clean4shore car trailer with "Rachael' from Water watch providing "brunch" for the volunteers. 280 kilos was off loaded at Woy Woy Tip with the staircase recycled. See more

16.01.2022 Compliance from Central Coast Council approved the removal of the blue vessel from Orange Grove mangroves, but not before Clean4shore traveled to Hardy's Bay to investigate several old craft 'stickered" for removal. Adjacent to the tender rack lay several very old craft most with weeds growing over them, however these were not the craft that council had suggested, and after local consultation these vessels were removed the week before. The old craft were reported for possible compliance action. The blue boat was found at Orange Grove, and with the assistance of a Council employer it was "winched" onto the larger car trailer, secured and delivered to the tip. The off load was a bit more tricky with a reverse winch needed to jump the boat off and ready for landfill.

15.01.2022 St Peters Catholic College Tuggerah out with Clean4shore today, venturing up into the Magenta foreshores on Tuggerah Lakes. This site contained large volumes of litter when cleaned last year, however, very few itms were collected on this trip. The seasonal North East winds may have transferred floating litter to the Western foreshores of Tuggerah Lake. Still a bit of a "bush bash" on these foreshores with rotting seagrass adding to our discomfort. The foreshore around Pelican... Island were then cleaned with two bags of small litter, mainly alcohol bottles collected. An abandoned campsite was dismantled and removed. Visible litter was sited in the water adjacent to the Picnic Point jetty. Our team then waded through shallow water removing many plastic items from this weed band. 200 kilos was collected and counted by the students with the statistics utilised as a Math's litter flow chart. Health lunch completed the day. See more

14.01.2022 Brisbane Waters Secondary College's Woy Woy Campus out on the water today, in perfect conditions, cleaning up their local foreshores. Travelling under the Rip Bridge, the team first ventured into the foreshore on the eastern side of the bridge finding plenty of small litter items, plus removing a derelict old inflatable vessel. Surprise for one of our students finding a $10 note, then plenty of laugh's as inflatable pool items were recovered from the mangroves. Those oyster ...trays and baskets began to appear in larger numbers with 18 trays pulled from the foreshores near Fisherman's Cove. The source of the trays is well known and will be followed up. Local oyster grower, Dave, spoke to the group about the industry and process of growing Sydney Rock Oysters. Dave and his boat captain Damion offered assistance to the program utilising their commercial vessel. Riley's Bay also had more oyster trays and baskets plus small litter, together with a fibreglass boat which the student dragged from the mangroves and loaded on board the barge. The inflatable was then loaded and a huge load slowly returned to Lions Park. Once all secure the students earned a "fish and chips" lunch for a job well done 580 kilos was off loaded at Woy Woy Tip See more

14.01.2022 Wamberal lagoon contains many larger items including outdoor building structures washed into the lagoon from this years floods. Stair cases, copper logs and larger pieces of timber were sighted following our litter clean up earlier in the year, however their size proved too difficult for the canoes and kayaks utilised in this waterway. Clean4shore ventured into the lagoon on a quiet Saturday morning finding one of the stair cases on the Eastern foreshore, and lifting it onto... the canoe. It was a very careful wade back to Remembrance Drive and even more careful paddle across the lake to the waiting trailer. Local assistance was provided to get the item into the trailer where it was recycled. The other staircases could not be found. A second paddle to the South western corner found bulk small litter and more larger timber items that were again loaded into the canoe. A planned local clean up of this section of the Lagoon will be completed utilising local assistance. See more

11.01.2022 A big 2.1 metres king tide allowed access into the mangroves of Spectacle Island where a huge marine jetty mooring pier lay in tidal mud. Clean4shore has monitored this pier since it arrived at Spectacle Island following the floods earlier in the year. The tide allowed easy towing removal by Mitchell in the barge, and later lifted from the water by crane. It was recycled. Sandbrook Inlet also has a large object in a concrete covered polystyrene pontoon that was also floating freely in the high tidal water. This pontoon has also been monitored and Wednesdays tide again allowed easy removal and a crane lift from the water. The pontoon was disposed at Woy Woy Tip weighing 740 Kilos. The catamaran picture that is in danger of sinking will also be removal following stakeholder approval. Another old vessel gone very soon

11.01.2022 The Hunter River, continues to surprise when it comes to volumes of litter. Today our 13 volunteers removed 84 full bags plus a lot of bulk rubbish from 170 metres of mangroves weighing 1.60 tonne, in 40 minutes. Yes we had the barge full by 10.20am, and headed for home with only 170 metres of this 2 kilometres section of mangroves cleaned. We need a bigger boat, but importantly a large tip truck to receive our collected items. We can then do two trips in the barge, utilisi...ng our volunteers with more flexibility. Very sensible considering the enormous amount of litter that still has to be removed from this section of mangroves. Peak high tide greeted our volunteers under threatening skies as they disembarked the barge, just around the corner West of the Hexham Bridge. The larger items collected included 23 car tyres, plastic piping, fridges, TV's, water heater, fibreglass boating parts, milk crates, inflatable items, lounge cushions, drums, buckets which were all quickly loaded into the barge. The 84 bags contained 1134 pieces of hard plastic, 1008 glass bottles and 756 plastic bottles scattered in the timber debris that dominates these mangroves. Very good to have some local industry with our regular team of volunteers, Cummins Industrial provided three staff for an environmental day as part of their workplace agreement. They definitely got the experience as they claimed off the barge into a metre of Hunter tidal water. Great effort by Michael and his team, surprised as we were on the bulk and speed of the litter that came on board.More corporates are most welcome with volunteering information now on the Newcastle Councils, Volunteering Info page. The rain held off with the barge loaded and secured for the trip to Newline Tip, with a prior stop over at the Old Punt Road Cafe for an early lunch, to debrief on the day. The Tip, thats another story, as our easy day suddenly became much more difficult with mud half metre deep at the tip face. The trailer became bogged, as did many of the other larger tip trucks, and it was a slow process to get out of this mess, after unloading. Our updated tally on the Tomago mangroves is 10 field trips, 1088 bags collected, weighing 15.180 tonne, 23,587 plastic bottles, 16,305 glass bottles and 20, 960 pieces of polystyrene. We still have plenty of work to complete in this Tomago section with much more work needed further downstream closer to Newcastle. The next field trip is on the 12th November, please contact Alissa Rogers from Hunter Local Land Services for an attendance booking. See more

10.01.2022 First load out for 2021, and what a good load it was. 1.20 tonne of catamaran from Sandbrooke Inlet at Brooklyn. Clean4shore has monitored this vessel for the past twelve months since a section simply "fell off' and one pontoon began to sink. But still it lay, partially sunken with no apparent owner, as many of the craft older in this waterway present. Maritime approved the removal just prior to xmas and the services of Rob Moxham's large barge plus the crane to lift the ve...ssel from the water, and time to "cut up the vessel, prior to loading on the trailer and deliver to the tip. A quiet time in Rob's depot allowed this task to be completed today. The big load utilised the old Pacific Hwy, with a slow journey to the Woy Woy Tip, and a tedious off load completed a big day. Our January program will be limited to surveys and the removal of several more larger items prior to an easing of Covid and possible return of the schools and Hunter program. See more

10.01.2022 Tomago mangroves, then suddenly the litter stopped!!!! Sixteen volunteers gathered at the Tomago boat ramp, collected their PPE, briefed on the task ahead and prepared for a big clean up on the Hunter heading towards Heatherbrae. Hunter Local Land Services and Clean4shore prepared for a big day with a very large skip bin sitting beside the boat ramp and Baden and Jason from Banks Marine assisting with their barge. After finding our last "end site' there was plenty of litter, ...however as the mangroves disappeared and the foreshore became a little higher the litter just stopped. Our team moved to the opposite foreshore completing a 1.5 kilometre section of mangroves, again with very litter collected. Two barges slightly filled and a big skip bin waiting, not quiet what we planned, only 24 bags on board plus some bulk. Back to base to clean up some gaps and commence the foreshore downstream from the Tomago boat ramp was the plan, however this changed when an inspection of the crown mangroves on the Hexham/Newcastle side of the river revealed masses of litter. 84 very full bags were collected in 45 minutes filling both barges to capacity, all team members pushed hard as plastic and glass bottles, polystyrene were in alarming numbers. This site was surveyed by Clean4shore in May this year, and as expected nothing has occurred to remove the masses of micro plastic developing in these mangroves, and further downstream towards Sandgate. The barges crawled back to the Tomago ramp, removed from the water and all the litter went straight into the skip bin. A very efficient way to complete a day. More satisfying was the fact that the mangroves from Tomago, under the Hexham Bridge and upstream towards Heatherbrae are now clear of rubbish. 16.6 tonne from this section, 26,700 plastic bottles gone. Todays statistics on the sampled bags suggest 2640 plastic bottles, 1870 glass bottles, 1375 pieces of polystyrene, 1210 pieces of hard plastic and 550 pieces of soft plastic in the 110 bags collected. 1.32 tonne collected and weighed in from the skip bin Many thanks to our team, especially the young ladies from Merewether High School and the team from "Sea Shelters' based at Port Stephens. See more

09.01.2022 Threatening skies over Tuggerah Lakes today as the local students from Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College, The Entrance Campus, assisted in the reduction of litter from the Magenta foreshores. A long trip up the Lake from our start point at Long Jetty and the arrival at the Magenta foreshores was very easy. Being greeted by the rotting sea grass, and deeper mud, not so easy. small litter items were consistent over the one kilometre of foreshore cleaned. Plastic bottles (660) d...ominated the twenty two bags of small litter collected, plus soft plastic. larger items included three car tyres, an old canoe, treated pine, 200 litre drum and plenty of those face masks, washed off the container ship. Threatening skies had the group move closer to The Entrance with the small Pelican Island cleaned. Poor recreational usage at this site with alcohol bottles and trees cut down for camping purposes. The students completed the statistics and 240 kilos was delivered to Woy Woy Tip. Tough day physically for some, great effort by this team in seeing the task completed. Will be good to have this school back next year See more

09.01.2022 Demolition today, with a group of young men from the Terrigal Trogans Rugby Club enrolled in building and construction at TAFE completing some voluntary community service on the Hawkesbury River. Two very old barges plus a car ferry have sat in the mangroves delaying for many many years. Central Coast Council, and the owner, agreed with Clean4shore to remove these craft and restore the mangroves. The barges did present in recovery and recycling appearance for much of the tim...ber, however many year of 'rot" and white ants have reduced the timber planks as unworthy for even firewood. The Rugby boys were keen for this task, even though Clean4shore's briefing did not explain much. However, prior to boarding the barge they conducted small group safety briefings and throughout the morning continually assessed the risk management of the task they were completing. Very impressive. Hand saws, pinch bars were soon into action with the big high tide covering much of the smaller barge, which had its sides quickly removed utilising plenty of muscle. The two larger vessels had gaping holes in the deck with rotting timber pulled out. The Clean4shore barge quickly filled and a second barge from Rob Moxham was utilised for the bulk of the items, which were delivered back to Rod's depot for crane off loading and transferral to the tip. Teamwork, difficult challenges in tidal water were well accepted by the group, with a second field trip planned for next week, when a lower tide will allow further access, including tidal mud. Great job boys. See more

08.01.2022 Back on the water in Tuggerah Lakes today with a very keen group of boys studying marine science at Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College's "The Entrance Campus" 'Get ready for mud' was my call and the team quickly changed into wetsuits for the journey from the long jetty boat ramp to Magenta. Sachi See-Tonkins, Central Coast Council's Estuary Project Officer, joined the team today providing valuable educational info to the students. Our first task was to monitor the foreshore lit...ter South of Picnic Point boat ramp and park. Small items are present all along the 400 metres of foreshore with three very full bags collected. This foreshore has consistent litter through to Long Jetty and is easily managed utilising a "land based" team, due to the shallow water. A good task for a primary school group. Moving past Pelican Island litter is visible and will be collected during next weeks "Take 3" clean up. The foreshores at North Entrance, past the caravan park towards Magenta had consistent large amounts of small and larger litter items present and collected in the 200 metres of foreshore cleaned. The task was difficult with the shallow water and 'rotting" sea grass presenting obstacles for the students in order to get to and from the foreshore. The smell was also very bad. Plenty of plastic bottles (510) above the tidal mark, possibly deposited from the floods in February. Soft plastics (505) and hard plastic (405) plus polystyrene (265) dominated the 30 full bags collected. Larger items included outdoor chairs, plastic drums and buckets seven car tyres, crab nets, plastic piping, toys and of course a toilet seat. This foreshore was last cleaned in 2016 and todays litter sightings suggest much more work is required on the 3 kilometres section through to Canton Beach. Great effort by the boys, and Max, the supervising teacher plus the efforts of Sachi in providing valuable educational info to the team. Stats were completed by the team, with lunch provided at the "Rocket Cafe". All litter was deposited at the Woy Woy Landfill with the tyres returned for cleaning prior to recycling. See more

06.01.2022 Asquith Girls High out on the Hawkesbury with the task of continuing the clean up in Sandbrook Inlet, locally called "The Gut" Windy and overcast day with the team very keen to get involved pulling a large blue drum from the water on Long Island. Kangaroo Point always attracts litter and the big high tide had plenty of floating items, mostly plastics and polystyrene, tangled up in the timber debris. An old mattress was pulled from the water, cut up, and hauled on, board. Boat...ing parts also found on this section Entering Sandbrook Inlet the familiar site of sunken and derelict vessels immediately presents, spoiling this busy boating harbour. The catamaran photographed last February is close to sinking with Clean4shore making contact with maritime offering assistance in removal. A large concrete covered pontoon also rests on the foreshore, part of the old houseboat that has plagued our efforts over the past years. The big tide did hide much of the litter, yet a pile of oyster shade cloth was found stacked on the shoreline, also removed. Plenty of rock hopping in the tidal water, all challenges for the girls who performed to a high standard. The collected litter was off loaded at Rob Moxhams depot and delivered to Woy Woy Tip, 600 kilos in total. See more

05.01.2022 Back in Brisbane Waters today with Narara Valley High school students out on the barge to improve the quality of their local waterway in Narara Creek. Fagan's Bay at West Gosford receives the tidal water from Narara Creek and the small feeder creeks and drains from the adjoining parks, roads, residential and industrial zones that allows litter to enter this waterway without any filtration or control measures. If its in the gutter and it rains the litter goes straight into th...e waterway. Today the students battled thick mangroves and tidal mud to source several hot spots that consistently receive floating litter. Twelve very full bags were filled of small litter plus several car tyres, and yes a huge tractor tyre, dragged from the water close to Adcock Park. Big lift by the students to get tyre out of the water and into the barge where it will be recycled. Seven crab nets also recovered as they are illegal in Brisbane waters and the feeder creeks. 300 kilos was off loaded at Woy Woy Landfill with the students enjoying a health Clean4shore lunch from the EStreet Cafe. See more

05.01.2022 24, 26, 22, 28 more balls!!! Collecting litter in mud, mozzies, spiders and mangroves is a tough job, often requiring a little motivation. Finding balls is one of those motivation tools that can put a smile on the face of a weiry student or volunteer. Plenty of balls found today, plus of 300, made for a totally enjoyable morning with the students from St Edwards Christian Brother College East Gosford as they ventured into their local waterways of Erina Creek, Erina Bay and C...aroline Bay. The task in Erina Bay involves very thick mangroves, we often lost site of the students, but it was that energetic call "BALLS" that provided reassurance that the students were enjoying their work. Soft and hard plastic, plastic bottles, polystyrene, plastic cups and glass bottles were in reasonable numbers, mostly washed in from the unprotected storm water drains with this area. Erina Creek much the same, this is the source of the litter. Illegal dumping of an old lounge presented a challenge, lifted and dragged onto the barge by the students. "Look Jono, a shopping trolley, lets get it" shouted the younger boys, and off they went, with big smiling faces. The foreshore along Erina Creek was covered in small groups, again a student initiative, with positive results. Receiving a swin in the shallow waters near Green Point, cooled the group down, then a slow walk back along the Caroline Bay finding small amounts of litter finished their collection task. All 18 full bags were offloaded from the barge into the trailer, the shopping trolley became useful, for this task and mattress covered the load. Sampled ampled statistics suggesting 650 pieces of soft plastics, 280 plastic bottles, 320 pieces of food wrapping and 308 pieces of polystyrene. 240 kilos off loaded at Woy Woy Tip. Outstanding effort from these student, rewarded with Clean4shore lunch at their school canteen. See more

03.01.2022 Hunter River today with that 'hardy' group of regulars up for the challenge on the Tomago mangroves. Our task was made a little easier today as "Banks Marine" provided a second barge and a high experienced operator in Baden, providing valuable assistance, and easing the burden on our mostly overladen Clean4shore barge. Very pleasing to have a first time volunteer in "Charlotte", who offers guidance and liaison advise with Newcastle City Council, plus political consultation sk...ills, often lacking by Clean4shore's more direct approach. The issues involved in this Hunter River program quickly confronted her as we ventured into the mangroves. Very good input from our more experienced volunteers on all issues involving litter within this waterway, and yes we worked her hard, and always with a smiling face. Today we covered 300 metres, offloading into the two barges with twelve volunteers removing 131 bags of small litter weighing 1.42 tonne. Our site was very forgiving with a top water mark containing plenty of glass and plastic bottles plus polystyrene. Small litter items were also spread over the 40 metre depth of these mangroves with tidal marks and timber debris holding the bulk of the small litter. Our stats on the sampled bags suggested that 3,144 plastic bottles, 2128 pieces of hard plastic, 1539 glass bottles, 1506 pieces of soft plastic dominated the small items. 16 car tyres were recovered, a large cool room and bulk buckets and drums in the larger items. Alway good to find interesting items and today the girls found a "message in a bottle", bit of a secret what was written, had a smile on everyone's face. The Banks Marine barge was offloaded into the Clean4shore barge and a very large load of mangrove litter was delivered to Newline Landfill for burial. Hunter Local Land Services provided a well earned lunch for the team. Many thanks to Baden for his assistance and probable continual involvement in the program, both on the Hunter and Port Stephens waterway. See more