More than 30 bags of litter were collected from the Umbango River, near the Port Shepstone Borough Grounds last Saturday.
The river clean up was hosted by Port Shepstone Rotary Club and The Green Net, in commemoration of International Coastal Clean Up Day, celebrated on the third Saturday of September annually.
As a new Rotarian at the Port Shepstone Rotary Club, Desiree Dickens said her portfolio focuses on the environment. “As a retired life science educator, it was the obvious choice to get learners involved, particularly from an educational aspect and to try and get recycling collections established.
Learners from Southcity Christian School joined in as volunteers.
“I am a member of the Bendigo Conservation Group, where I met members of The Green Net.
The clean up was initiated by The Green Net as they had in the past worked at this site clearing away alien invasive plants.
This area already has a healthy bank of established indigenous coastal forest trees and the Umbango River is an ecological disaster,” said Dickens
She said that Umbango River area is a public space that can be easily rehabilitated over time with pretty indigenous plants, to give a more welcoming presence to Port Shepstone.
The clean-up was a success and she thanked all the volunteers.
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