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Join the 10th Anniversary of Clean Up For The Hatchlings Event

Are you passionate about protecting our beautiful Sunshine Coast beaches and wildlife? Then mark your calendars for Saturday, February 3, as we celebrate a decade of making a difference for turtle hatchlings. This annual event, organized by Sunshine Coast Council, Reef Check Australia, Unitywater, SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast Aquarium, and Noosa Council, has already removed over 250,000 pieces of litter from our beaches during critical turtle nesting season.

Founder Jodi Salmond from Reef Check Australia reflects on the event’s success: “Ten years is a lifetime for any program to survive, but the Clean Up For The Hatchlings event continues to thrive year after year. This achievement is one to be celebrated – it is a testament to the ongoing passion and dedication of the wider Sunshine Coast community to look after our coast and wildlife above and below the surface of the water.”

How You Can Help

Volunteers can register now to participate in the beach clean-up from 6am to 7.30am at various locations between Noosa and Caloundra. Afterward, join us at Coopers Lookout Park, south of the Kawana Surf Club, for a free barbecue, prize draw, fun activities, and the opportunity to weigh and sort the collected debris. Remember to bring a reusable water bottle, coffee cup, gloves, enclosed footwear, and sun protection as the event will be single-use plastic-free.

Sunshine Coast Environment and Liveability Portfolio Councillor Peter Cox emphasizes the importance of community involvement: “We are a turtle-friendly community on the Sunshine Coast, and this is our chance to make a difference to our threatened turtle hatchlings. Cleaning up the beaches will give these little hatchlings the best start in life.”

Event Schedule

6am – 7.30am: Beach clean-up at your chosen location (registrations essential)

8am – 11am: Thank-you event at Coopers Lookout Park, Pacific Blvd, Buddina

• Free barbecue for clean-up participants
• Kids’ activities corner
• Educational stalls
• Presentations and talks
• Free raffle with turtley awesome prizes

Clean Up Locations and Beach Access Points

• Coolum (meet at BA 72)
• Point Arkwright (meet at BA 85)
• Marcoola (BA 104)
• North Shore (meet at the hut in park at end of North Shore Rd, Twin Waters)
• Cotton Tree Park (meet at the corner of Second Ave and the Esplanade)
• Mooloolaba beach (meet at SeaLife)
• Buddina (meet at BA201 – beachside of Pacific Blvd)
• Coopers Lookout park (meet at BA 224)
• Warana 1 (meet at BA 232 – John Hotton Park)
• Warana 2 (meet at BA 237 – Neisler Park)
• Bokarina (meet at BA 241, Satinbird Park)
• Wurtulla (meet at BA248, Dorothy Anderson Park)
• Currimundi (meet at the end of Buderim St)
• Dicky Beach (meet at the park at BA 267)
• Moffat Beach (meet in Eleanor Shipley Park)
• Shelly Beach (meet at Victoria Terrace car park)
• Bribie Island – Happy Valley car park west end

Don’t miss out on the chance to win prizes for volunteering, including vouchers for SeaLife and Saltwater Ecotours. Register now for your local Clean Up for the Hatchlings event at events.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au and search ‘hatchlings’.

About the Article

“Ten years is a lifetime for any program to survive, but the Clean Up For The Hatchlings event continues to thrive year after year. This achievement is one to be celebrated – it is a testament to the ongoing passion and dedication of the wider Sunshine Coast community to look after our coast and wildlife above and below the surface of the water.” – Jodi Salmond, General Manager of Reef Check Australia

Conclusion

Join us on February 3 for the 10th anniversary of Clean Up For The Hatchlings event. Let’s come together as a community to protect our beautiful Sunshine Coast beaches and ensure a bright future for our threatened turtle hatchlings. Register now and be part of this turtley awesome celebration!

George Barham

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