Lets get together to do some good

[blairv]

I went down to the River to have a look today - could not believe the amount of crap floating around - really unbelievable!!!

All this stuff needs to go somewhere and since we all fish around the river and the bay my idea is this:

Lets get everyone with a boat and some willing deckies and when all this calms down have a big cleanup around the river and bay. I am thinking we could help get rid of alot of the flatsam and bigger stuff such as logs, pontoons etc.

This is obviously a project for 1-2 months away but if there is interest we'll volunteer our services to the council and state govt and/or port authority to see if we can help out.

Would love to hear thoughts/ideas/volunteers

Thanks

Blair

[dassa]

I haven't heard many good ideas this week but book me in,this is going to be one monumental task.

[dazzas4x4]

sounds good if you can get council to get skips or garage barges or something

[Angus]

Ill be there as a deckie no worries.

[Keen-as-fisho]

I was thinking along the same lines Blair. Will do my best to help out.

[Ash]

As long as Ive got my car back, ill be in with a boat, will have a spot for a deckie too

[faulked]

happy to help as decky

[goldnugget]

I'm not in the region (and locked in where I am) so I'm not totally familiar conditions in the bay...I know that the river is no place to be, how would conditions be in the bay as far as collecting stray boats and towing them into somwhere to shore to be stored till their owners can get around to collect them? I guess the logistics would be huge, but they will be a boating/shipping hazard floating around in the bay and larger boats would only be able to participate, and it would be expensive....just throwing it out there as another idea.

[rosstralia46]

woul definitely help sounds like a great idea and i might pick up a boat along the way :whistle:

[Shane16]

You can count me in guys. 4 metre tinny and room for a couple of deckies.

Shane

[blairv]

Hey Goldnugget could be a good idea too - I am just concerned the authorities have enough on their hands at the moment to even think about help like this.

[blairv]

I know some people who may be able to help us here

[dassa]

could we do somthing along these line's and get a BBQ and beers after woods BYO

[goldnugget]

Yeah I was thinking the same thing...maybe have a chat to VMR's and look at a co-operative efffort, that way boaties can report in unidentified drums of fuel and chemicals, and any other potential nasties as well as the possibility (unfortunately) of deceased at the same time.....maybe....I dont know...youd definitely have to stay out of the river and its mouth though for safety reasons.

At least if it is a registered group with the Authorities, it might stop some low lifes helping themselves to free boats.

[Angus]

could we do somthing along these line's and get a BBQ and beers after woods BYO

I admire the keeness and the dedication,

Let not make any plans until we know when stuff may be safe though...

Angus

[sharrie 70]

really good idea afo wtg and also have a land based set up for our ppl to meet up at and get things going like writing numbers and that down to hand over cameras as well for photos of boats to go with the paperwork .. i would be happy to help there but im not a boat person so ill be happy to help where i can

[crazywalrus]

count me in for a boat

[blairv]

I hear on the news now some arsehats are stealing boats - grrr

May have to take trhe speargun!!!

[rosstralia46]

yer cant believe they would steal the boats had our boat stolen from our yard a couple of years ago and its just shit like these people havent lost enough

[goldnugget]

Latest on news, 3 people charged with stealing dinghys out of the Brissie River.

[straddiebrad]

iam in for this with a boat so i will be there for help in anyway,i have only started to use the river in the last few years and think the system is great and will do what i can to clean up the river.brad

[blairv]

Hi Guys

I have registered our interest with the Water Police and Maritime Saftey Qld - they will get back to us but are saying we could get hit again in about a week by something just as big - just a heads up:(

[goldnugget]

They may be refering to the system working it way accross from the west, but I have also been watching for the last few days a cyclone well off the qld coast, its below 100O Hp but there has been no reports of it...with luck it will keep moving south and die out.

[bigtez]

Chan 7 showed the modelling for around ostrayaday, and there was a cyclone forming, but should reach us as a tropical low with big rainfalls. Hopefully this won't be one of the rare occasions they get it right, and are completely wrong.

[kiwifisho]

I will definately put my hand up for a deckie spot

Kiwi

[Phoenixx]

Cant me in for a deckie spot.

[AFO]

This is a great idea and response to the floods. Several AFO admins were at the river today and saw the extreme about of debris and rubbish that is accumulating on the river bank. AFO will formally organise a clean-up day/week when we are given the green light by the authorities. We will post up the date and relevant information when we can. Will have a AFO get together afterwards as well.

Stay tuned.....

[Scope]

I'll be in with a boat, good on ya fellas

[billythakid]

we were talking about this today at work while watching crap float down the river behind our work . a few tilt trays to haul boats out and put in a reserve etc so owners can suss out if their boat has been recovered .

a list of rego numbers will identify a lot of boats owners think a missing .

I reckon the ones out in the bay atm will have the guts raped out of them by the scumbags well before anyone can recover them . Very very sad state when someone watches their boat wash away and some lowlife thinks they can take it

[blairv]

Did anyone see the guy just talking on 9 about all the crap? The Riverwalk is now on the mudlfats in front of the poo chute and there was a Kevlar cat upside down off the south coast of Mud by the looks of it!

[kmcrosby78]

Count me in. 14ft tinny so can take one or two deckies (depending on conditions). Going to be a BIG clean up and will take a sustained effort.

[chonna]

+1 for another 14ft tinny. should be able to help if boats not getting painted next week

[Shimanobwoie]

count me in for a deckie spot

[Nathan]

depending on the day (depends on work roster) count me in as a deckie if any one has a spot

[white]

i live in beachmere an i know that all that crap is coming my way! so im in, as long as it takes. an thats going to be a long time!

[Malcolm]

yep bloody great idea when we finish with the houses I'm in with a boat

[AZZA]

Count me in with the boat and will need a deckie or three

[Do$tylz]

yep.. will be out in my boat for this too.

[Gary Busey]

I'm dying to use the boat for some good. As soon as they say it's safe to be out, I'll be there.

[kriso]

if im not working im in for a deckie spot.