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The Results Are In!!

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The Tangaroa Blue team are proud to share the results of the 2023 WA Beach Clean-Up in our annual event report which features case studies from each of the participating NRM Regions as well as some interesting statistics from the Australian Marine Debris Initiative (AMDI) Database.

Over 1400 volunteers from 50 organisations removed an incredible 3.5 tonnes of marine debris and litter from the West Australian coastline, working collectively to protect the precious and unique marine life that calls WA home. The 2023 event saw increased clean-ups, engagement and stakeholder collaboration in the South Coast region and some incredible support from long-term participants such as Perth NRM, Coastal Waste Warriors, Prevelly Penguins and Friends of the Cape to Cape Track.

We would like to send out a big blue thank-you to our ongoing sponsors Keep Australia Beautiful WA and TallWood Custom Built Homes and a big welcome to our newest sponsors, Southern Ports Authority and GHD. This event would not be possible without your support!

You can download the 2023 WA Beach Clean-up Report here.

2024 marks the 20th Anniversary of this statewide event and we want it to be our biggest WABCU yet. The WA team look forward to celebrating with you all and sharing flagship event details in upcoming communications. This years WABCU will run from 11th-14th October and registrations will open soon!

Photo: Friends of the Cape to Cape Track hiking down to Kabbingup, South West WA

Rig Recycle
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Tackling Fishing Waste With New Rig Recycle Bins

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The Rig Recycle concept was developed by Tangaroa Blue Foundation and is an initiative of ReefClean. It was developed to help overcome issues such as pollution from discarded fishing gear, while also reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill.

In an Australian first, it is now possible to recycle your unwanted fishing tackle at all Queensland BCF – Boating, Camping, Fishing stores through a new recycling pilot.

Tangaroa Blue Foundation in partnership with fishing conservation charity OzFish Unlimited  launched the program together with BCF who are opening their doors for recreational fishers to bring in their old, unwanted or recovered fishing tackle and dispose of it in purpose-built Rig Recycle bins.

Read more “Tackling Fishing Waste With New Rig Recycle Bins”

Let’s Strain the Drains Auditing – Hallam, VIC

Emily Larkin

What: Let’s Strain the Drains Auditing – Hallam, Vic
Where: Pipe Management Australia – 54 Star Crescent, Hallam, VIC 3803
When: 16th December 2021 | 9:00am-4:00pm
Registration is essential: Please email emily@tangaroablue.org

Join the Tangaroa Blue team and help audit the debris coming out of litter traps throughout Melbourne as part of our Let’s Strain the Drains project!

No prior experience is necessary, our friendly team leaders will teach you everything that you need to know on the day.

Volunteers need to wear enclosed shoes and their own face mask. We try to ensure that all events are free from single-use plastic, so bring along your reusable water bottle.

All equipment and lunch will be provided.

Registration is essential so get in early to emily@tangaroablue.org

Tangaroa Blue would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this land and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging.

The Let’s Strain the Drains – Phase 2 project is supported by the Recycling Victoria Communities Fund, delivered by Sustainability Victoria on behalf of the Victorian Government.

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Please note this is a COVID Safe Event – we do require volunteers to register. Please ensure that you check the latest Vic Government Regulations and if you feel unwell, please don’t attend and stay at home, we’ll catch you at a future event.

Let’s Strain the Drains auditing – St Kilda, VIC

Emily Larkin

What: Let’s Strain the Drains Auditing – St Kilda, VIC
Where: Port Phillip EcoCentre – 55A Blessington St, St Kilda VIC 3182
When: 15th December 2021 | 9:00am-4:00pm
Registration is essential: Please email emily@tangaroablue.org

Join the Tangaroa Blue team and help audit the debris coming out of litter traps throughout Melbourne.

No prior experience is necessary, our friendly team leaders will teach you everything that you need to know on the day.

Volunteers need to wear enclosed shoes and their own face mask. We try to ensure that all events are free from single-use plastic, so bring along your reusable water bottle.

All equipment and lunch will be provided.

Registration is essential so get in early to emily@tangaroablue.org

Tangaroa Blue would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this land and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging.

The Let’s Strain the Drains – Phase 2 project is supported by the Recycling Victoria Communities Fund, delivered by Sustainability Victoria on behalf of the Victorian Government.

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Please note this is a COVID Safe Event – we do require volunteers to register. Please ensure that you check the latest Vic Government Regulations and if you feel unwell, please don’t attend and stay at home, we’ll catch you at a future event.

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WA Beach Clean-Up 2021 Launched!

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Our annual west coast event is fast approaching and it’s shaping up to be another really successful campaign for Tangaroa Blue Foundation!! For those of you who missed the official WA Beach Clean-Up report for 2020, here is a snapshot of the key successes. We hope to increase our impact this year and keep building on these numbers. Thank you to everyone who has participated in this event so far and for your interest again this year.

Register your clean-up site here!

Check out the clean-up sites registered so far… can you fill in the gaps?

We have recently welcomed WA Regional Project Coordinator Casey Woodward to the team, who is based in the South West. Together with Dan Burns in Perth, they are working to increase the beaches and waterways covered and are both really looking forward to connecting to the communities that care for the wild shores of Western Australia over the 15th-18th October weekend.

Alongside our partner Keep Australia Beautiful WA, we are welcoming Custom builder Tallwood Constructions to our corporate donor base. Their generous contribution provides valuable funding to the WA Beach Clean-Up for 2021 and we are proud to be growing our capacity in Western Australia, with their help. We will share more about these partners throughout the campaign.

We are also getting together some incredible prizes to be offered up to volunteers across the state to thank you for your hard work and dedication to keeping our oceans and waterways debris free!

If anyone has any questions or requires further information regarding this event, please feel free to reach out to casey@tangaroablue.org.

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