The Tangaroa Blue Foundation joined the event again to do the statistical count.
“Weather conditions were perfect this year, a thankful change from the wild weather experienced last year,” he said.Īpproximately 6,500 kilograms of assorted rubbish was picked up by the 830 participants and then taken to the collection skip bin sites to be sorted, with a snapshot of items from various overseas locations identified.Ī large amount of rubbish is washed up on K’Gari every year, carried onto the 125 kilometres of open beach from the south-bound current down the Great Barrier Reef, carrying waste from Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and beyond. The annual clean up was organised by Four Wheel Drive Queensland in conjunction with the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.īundaberg 4WD Club President Brad Praed said the iconic island was cleaned from Hook Point to the Sandy Cape and along an assortment of the inland tracks. In total 300 vehicles representing 22 Queensland clubs formed the clean up crew, including 17 vehicles from Bundaberg 4WD Club. Club members ready to clean up the K'Gari (Fraser Island) coastline.įour wheel drive clubs from across Queensland came together recently to clean up K’Gari, the world’s largest sand island and popular destination for 4WD activities.
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