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\u201cThe brakes gave out on me coming back down the hill from Jan Juc the other day which was fun, but the bike\u2019s fixed now.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Surf Coast Highway is an ongoing hotspot for rubbish, particularly on the northern end of Torquay where the majority of development is occurring and especially after windy days.<\/p>\n
\u201cJudging by the rubbish we find, a lot of polystyrene and building product wrapping, I\u2019d say much of it comes from building sites, people not strapping it down.\u201d<\/p>\n
When he and wife Mel first tackled the highway in Torquay\u2019s north, they were astonished by the amount of rubbish they collected.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom South Beach Road to Darian Road, both sides and the median strip, we took we think about 34 garbage bags full of rubbish, which was either rubbish or recycling.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do the Surf Coast Highway every Sunday morning \u2026 there\u2019ll be two flouro vested people walking up and down the highway.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s getting a lot better now, we probably only do maybe a bag, a bag and a half, maybe two depending on how windy it\u2019s been, if it\u2019s been really windy, rubbish accumulates really fast.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Surf Coast Shire assists with the group\u2019s waste disposal by offering free vouchers to the Anglesea tip, although the new Torquay chapter is hoping to gain access to the more convenient local council drop-off point in Messmate Road.<\/p>\n
\u201cBunnings have been great, they\u2019ve allowed us to put a bag of rubbish in their front bin, otherwise we use the bins scattered around Torquay.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Torquay Rubbish Rangers meet on Saturdays at 9am opposite the Front Beach Cafe.<\/p>\n
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A THIRD chapter of the Surf Coast Rubbish Rangers launched in Torquay over the weekend. The volunteer-based groups, already operating for years in Aireys Inlet and Anglesea, dedicate an hour each Saturday morning to picking up rubbish, followed by a coffee at a nearby cafe. Members of the new Torquay chapter, Dean Walton and wife […]<\/p>\n