Another successful SUPtember round of clean ups was held last September. 514 kg of rubbish was pulled out of our waterways by 6 clubs and other organisations.
Winners:
Most participants and most rubbish: Hunter Valley Paddlesports Club
Most random piece of rubbish: River Canoe Club – see the photo of Piggy, who is now the club’s clean up mascot!
Best initiative: Kayak Share Club – for putting paper bags at the entrance to a beach for people to take to put their rubbish in, and pick up other’s rubbish
Best photo: Harry Verheul’s photo from the Hunter Valley Paddlesports Club clean up event and Bron Powell from Western Paddlers NSW while cleaning up a creek in western NSW.
Prizes were donated from Take 3 for the Sea and the eco-friendly coffee co Single-O Coffee.
Thanks to all clubs and organisations who participated: Friends of the Colo, Hunter Valley Paddlesports Club, Kayak Share Club, River Canoe Club, Sutherland Shire Canoe Club and Western Paddlers NSW.
Article by Brown Powell