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Litter Legends We have been removing litter and illegal dumping from the environment voluntarily since 2018.

Hi, everyone! Long time, no speak. I apologise for being quiet for so long, but I’ve had a lot and will continue to have...
14/06/2026

Hi, everyone! Long time, no speak. I apologise for being quiet for so long, but I’ve had a lot and will continue to have a lot going on in my life for the foreseeable future.

I do, however, have some exciting news for any Townsville City and Hinchinbrook Shire residents that may be interested in clean-up opportunities throughout June and July 2026. The rest of you will have the opportunity to watch me take part in some messy but highly rewarding cleaning.

Ocean Crusaders, who my long-term followers should know, are a non-profit volunteer environmental organisation from Brisbane, Queensland. I used to volunteer with them nearly every weekend between 2020 and 2022 and have been on some truly amazing trips with them cleaning nearly all rivers, creeks and islands in South-East Queensland, throughout Bundaberg and k’Gari (formerly Fraser Island).

Ocean Crusaders are now coming up to Townsville City for 20 days and Hinchinbrook Shire for 10 days to clean the rivers, creeks and an island from litter and illegal dumping. The best part is that these clean-ups are open to anyone who is willing to sign-up to get dirty and exhausted whilst cleaning up waterways. It’s truly a rewarding experience. It gets that dopamine up.

If you’re interested, the first 10 Townsville City clean-ups are advertised on our page (https://www.facebook.com/litterlegends/events). These are from the 23rd of June to the 2nd of July 2026. To have your spot confirmed on the boat for each clean-up, you must book a spot on the relevant Eventbrite page, which is just a few clicks (https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/17080465131).

If anyone has any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. I hope to see some of you there. Here are just a few photos from Ocean Crusaders clean-ups I’ve attended in the past for your entertainment and just for the wow factor of how much Ocean Crusaders can achieve in around five hours. Some days you can do two boat loads...

Clean-Up #10 in Thuringowa Central (Townsville) | Yesterday afternoon (23/11/2025), I cleaned down the driveway of the ...
24/11/2025

Clean-Up #10 in Thuringowa Central (Townsville) | Yesterday afternoon (23/11/2025), I cleaned down the driveway of the police station and onto the Paluma Street side. I found an area where lots of soft plastic had blown into and got stuck.

To no surprise, I located a smoking area around the police station, where it appears the smokers have a habit of throwing their cigarette butts directly into a drain or in the nearby vicinity of the drain; meaning when it rains, they all get flushed away into the creeks, never to be seen again, except the filters are plastic, sink to the bottom and don’t degrade. I saw just how many there were so I counted them. A whopping 1,623 cigarette butts removed from an area not much larger than the length and width of car, which ended up being around 4.65 litres of cigarette butts. Truly astonishing. We’ve even had a few spells of heavy rain recently meaning that a large number of them likely got washed away. I’ll be speaking with the relevant parties to try and have this issue/behaviour rectified.

Clean-Up #9 in Thuringowa Central (Townsville) | On Sunday (16/11/2025), I continued cleaning from where I finished up ...
18/11/2025

Clean-Up #9 in Thuringowa Central (Townsville) | On Sunday (16/11/2025), I continued cleaning from where I finished up the day before. I cleaned the grassy areas in the car park of the police station, which had a lot of old bulky items scattered around the place which served no purpose. The rest was litter located throughout the grass and leafy garden beds all in just a 350 square metre area.

I nearly got stun by wasps whilst cleaning up the leafy garden bed. I felt something hit my face, looked up and observed some very unhappy wasps. I don’t think I’ve ever jumped away from something so quick. There was a heap of soft plastic litter underneath their tree branch as well. I couldn’t leave it behind so I gave them a few minutes to settle down and then I almost commando crawled underneath their branch to not upset them, which was successful! The things I do to remove litter…

Clean-Up #8 in Thuringowa Central (Townsville) | Yesterday afternoon, I cleaned up the same areas I did two weeks ago. ...
16/11/2025

Clean-Up #8 in Thuringowa Central (Townsville) | Yesterday afternoon, I cleaned up the same areas I did two weeks ago. It was relatively clean, however, we’ve had some heavy rain recently which uncovered some buried rubbish in the dirt/grass areas. I was finally able to move on to some new areas, I did around the car park of the police station and did a grassy area behind a radio and electronics workshop, which was relatively clean. I was expecting it to be worse.

I’ve got two weeks off so I’m hoping to get out and about most afternoons and pick up some rubbish and move onto some new areas which I haven’t cleaned before which will be exciting!

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