Wednesday 13 June, 2007
Around 200 people recently put on gloves to help clear Wellington city’s coastline of rubbish. The annual beach clean-ups – organised for almost a decade by Newtown resident Don Richards – were run year to coincide with Seaweek 2007.
Ten groups of 20 from a range of corporate and community organisations have agreed to clear specific sections of coastline between Owhiro Bay and Petone. Wellington City Council supplied gloves and bags and picked up the rubbish from agreed points. Each group spent two hours picking it up. Don Richards said the great thing was that no-one had to give up much time but together the volunteers made a big difference.
The Coastguard and Greater Wellington Regional Council assisted by ferrying volunteers to the coastline beyond Kaiwharawhara, which is inaccessible by road because of the motorway and rail lines.