Litter, illegal dumpings and non-biodegradeable materials
At the roadside of zone Cc, a broken "No Dumping Sign" ( no longer legible) has long marked the spot favoured by locals for illegal dumping. During our first informal re-survey of the Creek in June 2018 we saw four 20L containers of a liquid chemical labelled "Hazardous - Flammable", together with a brand-new pair of industrial gumboots and some other equipment. This may not have been a dumping, but since Tradescantia had grown over some of the containers we assumed the stash was abandoned, and had it removed by Council.
At the same time we saw a roll of plastic mesh, of the sort used on boardwalks, under a ponga and pate just above flood level beside the stream, near a large industrial-strength weed-bag, which turned out to be one of about 20 found on the site so far, along with many black kleensaks.
As at Gahnia Grove, plastic, glass and cardboard drink containers, small pieces of plastic packaging, and short lengths of line-trimming line (of unknown age) are picked up regularly. At Gahnia Grove we collect them in plastic bags and leave them at the roadside. At Kaipatiki Creek there is a rubbish bin, so we put them in that.
In March we arranged removal for the same spot of 18-20 car tyres, to which we added our collection from the surrounding roadside canopy- an old wooden pallet and numerous pieces of timber, clothing and iron cooking pans.
Since then, we have arranged removal from the same place of:
-a long-abandoned television set
-a brand-new dumping of several full-size mattresses
-a very solid wooden cupboard about 1m H x 1mWx 80cm D
The recent dumpings were less than a metre from the road, in the canopy edge. These latest dumpings were not in the "historic" favourite dumping spot, but a few metres away - just beyond our recently-erected cordon.
We have since extended our cordon a further c.10m.
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