Rain cancels friendly match
Volunteers break rubbish record at Clean Up Australia Day 2011
Heavy downpours cancelled the Friendly International Football Match but 40 keen participants braved the wet weather to attend a Meet 'n' Greet instead at the Yaralla Football Club on March 12. Those who attended were able to talk all things football (soccer) with club members over a barbecue lunch while children had fun colouring in pictures of flags from various countries and played football in the puddles. The sun came out later in the afternoon, just long enough for some to enjoy a kick around. The day was supported by the Active Link for Migrants project, part of the Healthy Active Gladstone Region program, and was aimed at linking migrants to local sport and recreation activities. It is hoped that the international game will be rescheduled later in the year, to be held in conjunction with a Yaralla home game. Eventually the sun came out
More than 250 volunteers removed almost 7.5 tonnes of waste from the Gladstone Region environment on March 6 to record the most productive Clean Up Australia Day effort since the amalgamation of councils. The amount of waste collected was greater than the combined total of rubbish removed during Clean Up Australia Day events in 2009 and last year, with about a quarter of it being recyclable items. Gladstone Regional Council Mayor Gail Sellers praised the efforts of Clean Up Australia Day volunteers. “This has easily been the most rubbish removed from our region as part of the nationwide event since amalgamation,'' Cr Sellers said.
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“On behalf of the Council I would like to express my appreciation to all those residents who helped make the Gladstone Region a cleaner, healthier place for our community to enjoy for years to come. Cr Sellers said the support of the industrial and business sectors, including NRG Gladstone Operating Services, Boyne Smelters Limited, Ergon Energy, Veolia, QR National, Gladstone Ports Corporation, CQ Diesel, The Commonwealth Bank, McDonald’s Restaurant, Conservation Volunteers Australia, Local Marine Advisory Committee, Boyne Tannum Coast Care and QGC had ensured the event's success. She also extended her congratulations to Miriam Vale residents for their effort to collect 1.78 tonnes of rubbish and to the 85 volunteers from NRG who contributed significantly to the event's success.
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In addition to the 28 official Clean Up Australia Day sites, extra collection points were provided by skip service operators Veolia, Burgmann Environmental Management, Transpacific and JJ Richards. Additional clean up activities are yet to be completed at Builyan while Curtis Ferries operators Dennis Toy and Keith Geljon have volunteered their services in order to remove abandoned car bodies from Curtis Island and Gatcombe Head with the assistance of Council.
NRG's George Bennetts and Councillor Rick Hansen catch up during Clean Up Australia Day.
NRG's Glenn Schumacher and George Bennetts tend to the barbecue during Clean Up Australia Day at Lions Park.
The game was called off but it didn't stop kids from enjoying a game of puddle soccer!
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