Three joeys, two cubs, one scout, two leaders and one adult helper did Clean Up Australia Day on a day that turned out to be very warm – a job well done.
The day was finished with a BBQ and a swim at the pool.
Contributed by Chris Berkery
Stats for the day were:
Walked 6 kms around Home Hill and picked up:
• 9 plastic bottles
• 4 glass beer bottles
• 20 cigarette butts
• 15 plastic bottle tops
• 7 plastic straws
• 1 paper straw
• 90 lolly wrappers
• 6 newspaper inserts
• 1 plastic ice cream cup
• 2 plastic clothes pegs
• 1 bike reflector
• 1 wooden icy pole stick
• 1 plastic takeaway food container
• 10 aluminium drink cans
• 2 pieces of car tyre tread
• 2 pieces of iron bracket
• 1 steel bolt
• 1 biro/pen
• 30 pieces of plastic
• 3 pieces of glass
• 70 pieces of paper
• 3 small cardboard boxes
• 1 pair of school shorts
• 1 roll of masking tape
• 1 popper box
• 3 socks
Caption: The Lower Burdekin Scout Group participated in Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday, March 3. Photo supplied