Walkers: Garbologists: Helen A, Di P, Val R, Peter & Rosalie M, Mabel M, Marg F, Lothar S and Coralie G
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Warrnambool Bushwalking Club continues to support the nation-wide clean up – see photo on cover page.
Nine members reported for duty at Von Guerard’s Lookout at 8 am on a cool Sunday morning. Here we were met by ranger Peter Coverdale who took us through the necessary formalities for anyone working on Parks land.
Armed with gloves and large collection bags we followed the track down below the former quarry areas on the eastern side of Tower Hill. A large amount of the rubbish collected here was dumped - we soon found our bags full of foam rubber, bottles and wire. A broken safe (alas no ill-gotten gains left inside), a dilapidated old blind and a suitcase lid also made up the strange assortment of trash retrieved from the area.
The next area to receive our attention was the lookout at the entrance. More conventional rubbish such as drink bottles, fast food containers and cigarette butts and packets littered the car park. Mabel, however, was unfortunate enough to locate two large plastic bags full of very smelly chicken bones. Further along the road at a truck stop, Val and Marg surprised a snake enjoying a Sunday morning sleep in. Tactically they withdrew leaving the reptile to continue dozing and moved to safer ground.
Afterwards Linda joined us for a convivial morning tea at Seaclaid Café in Koroit.
Coralie
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