Over the last six months, a team from the Bega Local Aboriginal Land Council has been addressing illegal dumping across its large land holdings.
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“The crew took great pride in doing this important work caring for Country, which cleans up decades of dumped rubbish and provides a clean baseline to monitor future dumping,” Bega LALC CEO Glenn Willcox said.
The project has involved the clean-up of an estimated 11.9 tonnes of dumped waste and 31 car tyres at 16 sites, and is supported by NSW EPA, Mr Willcox said.
To prevent future dumping the team installed gates, boulders, signs to restrict access and several mobile network connected cameras for 24-hour surveillance.
More cameras are planned to be added to the network in the future to catch dumpers in the act, Mr Willcox said.
Illegal rubbish dumping has been a problem on many Bega LALC holdings over many years and requires substantial resources, both time and money, to clean up, he said.
The Bega LALC crew mostly worked alone doing the clean-up work but also worked with contractors for large items such as a truck and campervan.
Bega LALC properties in the Bega Valley Shire and Snowy Monaro Regional Council were affected and both local councils have strongly supported the project.
