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22.01.2022 Week 18 - Clean-Up German Church Rd What a wet, muddy and messy clean-up it was. Despite the weather conditions and there being only three of us, we removed a whopping 1.1 tonne of rubbish from the bushland of German Church Rd in just 2 hours! It's official, we clean whether it's raining, hailing or shining ;) We removed:... - 2 bags of litter - 11 tyres (4 car, 7 bike) - 4 pieces of timber - 2 CRT TV's - 1 road edge guide - 1 steel drum (205L) - 1 metal safe (empty) - A lot of concrete (wasn't counted) - Total Weight: 1,111.4kg I arrived at the clean-up early so I copped the brunt of the storm with heavy rain and hail. Thankfully, my car, trailer and I were alright! While sitting in my car waiting for the storm to pass. New volunteer Emma shows up and soon after Mark! They were both happy to do a clean-up despite the horrible weather. We got absolutely saturated (well, Emma not so much as she came prepared and brought a waterproof jacket) and muddy! I'd like to give a massive shoutout to both Emma and Mark for coming along to the clean-up despite the weather conditions! These two are truly hardcore volunteers willing to get wet and muddy for the benefit of the environment! That's what I like to see! They didn't stop there though. They both then drove to Birkdale and helped me out at the tip. Thank you so much guys <3 If you'd like to give me a helping hand with the rest of German Church Rd. Our clean-up this weekend will be at 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Sunday. All the details will be posted tomorrow evening. Cheers, Layne from Litter Legends!

12.01.2022 Week 20 - Clean-Up German Church Rd Just when I thought we were getting close to finishing German Church Rd, we stumbled upon this monstrosity. We removed:... - 7 bags of litter - 12 pieces of scrap metal (3 poles, 1 clothes rack, 1 piece of tin, 1 car rim, 1 rusted paint tin) - 8 tyres (1 truck tyre, 3 w/ rims) - 3 pieces of timber (1 stake) - 3 cushions/foam material - 2 baby car seats - 2 PVC pipes - 2 batteries - 1 20L plastic drum - 1 large piece of weed matting - 1 plastic pot base - 1 computer - 1 piece of hard plastic - 1 sharps bin (containing one needle) - Lots of concrete, bricks and slate (not counted) - Total Weight: 745.2kg The end of this road is proving to be quite the challenge. Lots of litter, lots of illegal dumping, a car and oh, don't forget the ancient ruins as two of my volunteers described it. I've never seen a location this bad in the history of Litter Legends clean-ups. I didn't even make it into the bush which is where the real goodies are. That's how bad it is. I'll have to wait until this weekend to get a look at what we're really dealing with here. I'd like to give a ginormous thank you to Mark, Emma and Andrea for their determination to get deep in the bush and get some of this stuff out! We'll get as much as we can with the equipment and people power that we have. We'll be back along German Church Rd this weekend to try and tackle the rest of this hell hole! We truly need all the help we can get. Our clean-up this weekend will be at 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Sunday. All the details will be posted tomorrow evening. If you have any questions about helping out please private message me. Cheers, Layne from Litter Legends!

11.01.2022 Week 19 - Clean-Up German Church Rd Another great clean-up reiterating that German Church Rd is relentless with illegal dumping. We removed:... - 4 bags of rubbish - 9 pieces of scrap metal (2 poles, 1 stake, 1 piece of chicken wire) - 6 tyre (3 w/ rims) - 5 pieces of timber - 3 buckets of concrete - 2 PVC pipes - 2 pieces of carpet/material - 2 gas cylinders (non-flammable compressed gas) - 2 metal poles with concrete attached - 1 polystyrene box - 1 plastic drum (20L) - 1 computer chair leg - 1 large piece of concrete (weighs in excess of 50kg) - A few pieces of bricks and concrete (uncounted) - Total Weight: 571.8kg Interesting find on Sunday were the two gas cylinders. We've never found something like this before. They've been a bit of pain to get rid of after the clean-up but thankfully it's all free. One of the cylinders had a tag on top which actually has all the information of the owner of the cylinder. At least one of them was owned by a person who resides in Redland Bay. Unfortunately, they weren't able to give me any information due to privacy reasons so I'll make sure to leave it to the council next time so they can investigate it. The large piece of concrete was unable to be removed by us due to its weight. So, I've contacted the council to remove it. I'd like to thank Mark and Andrea for coming along on Sunday! You guys did a superb job like always! I'd like to congratulate and thank Andrea on attending her 20th clean-up. If you'd like to give me a helping hand with the rest of German Church Rd. Our clean-up this weekend will be at 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Sunday. All the details will be posted tomorrow evening. Cheers, Layne from Litter Legends.

06.01.2022 Week 21 - Clean-Up German Church Rd Three words to describe what I witnessed at Sunday's clean-up. WE NEED HELP! Never have I ever, seen this amount of rubbish in one location. Half of this stuff is too big to be moved by hand. We removed:... - 4 bags of rubbish - 5 batteries - 2 PVC pipes - 1 plastic drum (20L) - 1 timber stake - 1 computer chair leg - 1 piece of foam - 1 piece of broken asbestos roof tile (council will collect) - Lots of concrete and bricks (uncounted) - Total Weight: 500kg Yesterday's clean-up was a mess. We discovered a few plastic bags filled with litter (glass bottles and cans) along with a few batteries that were completely buried in mud in Native Dog Creek. Some items had expiry dates back to 2007, so no wonder they were completely buried. We got as much as we could see and feel out. After that, we got the rest of the concrete that we had left behind last week due to time constraints. As promised, Mark and Emma guided me through the bushes so they could show me what they had discovered last weekend. They weren't exaggerating! We're talking mounds upon mounds of illegal dumping of all sorts. Singular concrete slabs 2 x 1.5 metres in length and 15 cm thick weighing probably easily over 150kg each (something only large trucks could move), general litter, the car, mounds of bricks, construction materials, everything and anything. This is beyond Litter Legends ability. Which is something I've never said before. We'll get as much as we can. Then I'll discuss the rest with the council in the coming weeks. This doesn't mean that removing all of this is impossible. It's very possible, you just need the machinery to do it. I'd like to give a ginormous thank you to two of my regular Litter Legends, Mark and Emma! Despite the heat and humidity, we all pushed through, got dirty and very mindblown at the amount of illegal dumping! Thank you, guys! WE NEED YOUR HELP! We'll be back along German Church Rd this weekend to try and tackle the rest of this hell hole! We truly need all the help we can get. Our clean-up this weekend will be at 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Sunday. All the details will be posted tomorrow evening. If you have any questions about helping out please private message me. Cheers, Layne from Litter Legends!

01.01.2022 Week 22 - Clean-Up German Church Rd It was excellent seeing so many new faces at one clean-up! I hope that continues in the weeks to come! We removed:... - 7 bags of rubbish - 5 tyres (3 w/ rim) - 5 pieces of timber - 4 pieces of metal (2 pieces of fencing, 1 stake, 1 component of an electrical heating system) - 2 pieces of weed matting - 2 pieces of piping (PVC & flexible plastic) - 1 half of an inflatable pool - A few pieces of concrete and bricks (uncounted) - Total Weight: 248.2kg Despite there being 8 of us it seemed like we barely made a dent in this monstrous illegal dumping site. However, what we removed in 2 hours is still quite an achievement considering the conditions we faced. A lack of tools is limiting us to how much can be dugout at any given time. I'll be sure to go and purchase some more during the week so progress can increase at a much faster pace. On Sunday, we welcomed 6 new voluntary Litter Legends to the crew! They all did fantastic for their first clean-up especially considering all the elements that they had to face, such as, heat, tough terrain, buried rubbish, long distances etc. I'd like to give a massive thank you to the 7 wonderful volunteers that came along! That's Mark, Brent, Jo, Jillian, Deb, Sarah, and Erin. I hope to see all of your faces again at future clean-ups! WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP! We'll be back along German Church Rd this weekend to try and tackle the rest of this hell hole! We truly need all the help we can get. Our clean-up this weekend will be on Sunday. All the details will be posted tomorrow evening. If you have any questions about helping out please private message me. Cheers, Layne from Litter Legends!

01.01.2022 Week 17 - Clean-Up German Church Rd This clean-up was a lot of fun! It was just me and Mark along with one massive illegal dumping site containing three different piles. We removed:...Continue reading