ReefClean is a project funded by the Australian Government's Reef Trust. Launched in early 2019, the project aims to remove and prevent marine debris along the Great Barrier Reef region through to 2023. In order to do this, Tangaroa Blue Foundation has partnered with several organisations to achieve success: Reef Check Australia, Capricornia Catchments, Eco Barge Clean Seas, OceanWatch Australia, South Cape York Catchments, AUSMAP, and Think Spatial.
The ReefClean project will deliver the following services:
Keep an eye on our events calendar for information on our activities.
Tangaroa Blue is working with Queensland Country Bank Stadium on a Litter Hero source reduction plan (SRP) as part of our ReefClean program and will be attending all Rugby League games for this season to help reduce litter at these events.
The momentum is building with another council agreeing with our rubber crumb assessment report that recycling tyres into soft fall rubber crumb is not fit-for-purpose for children’s play areas.
ABC News has written a great article talking about these dangers.
The Great Barrier Reef Clean-up 2022
ReefClean’s fourth annual Great Barrier Reef Clean-up took place this October where communities, organisations and citizen scientists along Queensland joined forces to help improve the health of the Great Barrier Reef and its surrounding waterways.
