Thursday, March 7, 2024

Issue:

Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Clean Up Australia Day With The Lower Burdekin Scout Group

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

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