Over 6.5 tonnes of rubbish and debris was picked up and removed from K’gari (formerly Fraser Island) in the annual 4WD QLD K’gari Cleanup recently. It’s a gross number, particularly for a place as unique and beautiful as K’gari.
With no government funding provided, the 4WD QLD K’gari Cleanup relies solely on sponsors and volunteers to ensure that this important event continues every year. Over 800 volunteers from 4WD QLD’s 45 member clubs attended as part of National Volunteer Week to ensure the UNESCO World Heritage-Listed National Park remains a ‘paradise’, as the Butchulla peoples’ traditional name ‘Kgari’ describes it.
What happens to the rubbish?
After the debris is collected, it is then weighed and sorted by the Tangaroa Blue Foundation. This data is added to their database, which, by the way, is the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. Why is this important? Because the information can be used by the Australian Government and research agencies to help stop marine waste at its origin and provide useful data for environmental policies.
The Club 4×4 Insurance team found something useful
The volunteer team from Club 4×4 Insurance, a returning platinum sponsor, collected 45kg of rubbish from the Orchid Beach shoreline alone, including a GPS tracking beacon that Tangaroa Blue will restore and use to help track future marine waste.
Club 4×4 Insurance CEO Tony Mitchell said, “The K’gari Clean Up is a fantastic initiative and a great immersion experience for our team, highlighting how much the 4×4 community values our pristine spaces. As sponsors of 4WD QLD, we’re honoured to work side-by-side with their members restoring the world’s largest sand island.”
About Club 4X4 Insurance
The best bits of Australia, including the beautiful lakes on K’gari and its bucket list ‘sand highway‘, can take a bit of getting to. But, if you can cross it, climb it, and explore it in your 4WD, caravan or camper trailer, Club 4X4 Insurance has you covered with comprehensive insurance that goes anywhere in Australia you can legally take a 4WD with off-road recovery as standard.
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