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Rubbish removed from reserve
Two washing machines, a fridge, a car engine, several windscreens and car tyres, a safe, roofing iron, bricks, concrete blocks and timber were among the items removed from the Hillview St Reserve on Clean-up Australia Day.
The rubbish was removed from the reserve in Woy Woy by a group of local residents who gathered on Sunday, March 3, for the clean-up.
Most of the rubbish collected comprised bulky items that had been dumped by the side of the tracks throughout the reserve.
Clean-up site supervisor Ms Shirley Hotchkiss said: "I'm delighted with the commitment of volunteers in cleaning up the site.
"Two of us brought our wheelbarrows.
"We worked hard, concentrated on the big items and collected about a tonne of rubbish.
"I was really glad when one volunteer turned up late as the rest of us were getting tired by then.
"He helped us with the heaviest items: the two concrete slabs, the car engine and the washing machine".
The several car bodies on the site were too heavy for the volunteers to shift and Gosford Council has been asked to remove them.
The volunteers also found a truckload of concrete blocks that they will ask council to remove.
Since the clean-up, Council has installed barriers that will limit vehicle access to the site, which is expected to reduce illegal rubbish dumping.
Local residents are also forming a Bushcare group to work on the site.
Gosford Council's Bushcare officer Geoff Bakewell will meet with this group to do an informal site inspection at 9am this Friday, March 15.
Geoff will identify the site's significant native vegetation, and explain what is involved in Bushcare training.
Bushcare training will then be conducted onsite on Sunday March 24 at 9am.
After this training, the bushcare group will meet monthly onsite to work together on bush regeneration.
Residents are invited to participate in these activities.
Contact Mark Snell on 4342 5333 business hours or 4341 9301 after hours for more information.
Press release, March 4