Paul, Tracy, Warwick, Anita, Jill and Jeremy cleaned up rubbish in the area from under the Bowen Bridge (Eastern Shore side) to the where the road pokes out into the Derwent River. It is only 300 metres but it took the six of us nearly 3 hours to run out of the special rubbish bags. We started from under the Bowen Bridge and worked our way around and we were a little optimistic in hoping to get to foreshore of Saundersons Road (1.5 kms away).

Amongst the many bottles, cans and plastic wrapping we found a mattress, a dozen or so tyres, the innards of a tv set, and a microwave. We only found two syringes. Along the foreshore we found a lone penguin.

Afterward we took the recyclables to Glenorchy and the general waste to the Mornington tip (200 kilograms worth). Great work everyone. Most of us celebrated by having a BBQ at Tracy’s place.

Paul & Tracy cleaning up near Bowen Bridge