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Clean up at McEvoy

 

McEvoy Oval in Umina was one of several Clean Up Australia Day site on Sunday, March 5.

Volunteer Ms Meredith Gilmore said: "In three hours on Sunday morning, a small group of volunteers collected 12 garden bags of rubbish, plus many other items," Ms Gilmore said.

"The most common items collected were stubby screw tops, cigarette butts, plastic drink bottles and cans, food wrappings (mainly chip and lolly packets) and used sports tape.

"Other items collected from the bush and car park included broken chairs, a car battery and tyre, dead pot plants, parts of a fridge, carpet underlay, clothes, and building materials such as timber and broken up concrete.

"The collection on March 5 builds on the actions of people who walk at the oval and pick up rubbish on a regular basis.

"It is also aimed at highlighting that McEvoy Oval is meant to be a public reserve for everyone to use, not a rubbish tip."

Press release, March 8 Meredith Gilmore