On most days, Gold Coast waterways are a glistening blue-green, but scratch below the surface and the golden sands reveal something more sinister.
abc.net.au/news/dredge-gold-coast-waterways-rubbish-clean-up/102045378On most days, Gold Coast waterways are a glistening blue-green, but scratching below the surface of the golden sands reveals something more sinister.Dredging contractors are having to clean it up in the process of their workDredging contractors like Warren McKay — who are employed to ensure waterways are deep enough to be navigable — say they are uncovering a concerning range of rubbish.
He and his crew are working at Paradise Point next to the gated community of Sovereign Island, one of South-East Queensland's most exclusive enclaves — but below the surface it's not so pretty.Mr McKay said his team regularly had to stop work when rubbish became lodged in their pumps, a concern because they only dredged relatively narrow channels."It makes you think: What else is down there? We are only doing a 40-metre-wide channel.
Owners have been known to let them drift away because of the high cost associated with disposing of the styrofoam they are made of.
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