Willow is a adult green male turtle, found on the beach at Long Island on Sunday 3rd June, he was transported to the Whitsunday Turtle Rescue Centre. He is very lethargic, malnourished and has a heavy barnacle and algae load. Willow is very sick and we are keeping our fingers crossed and hoping that … [Read more...] about Turtle Rescue – Willow
Clean Streets and Creeks
Date: 1st June 2018 Location: #12 - Paluma Road Partner: Queensland Governments Community Sustainability Action grants program Volunteers: 12 Debris Removed: 136 kilograms Eco Barge teamed up with Green Energy Technologies to conduct a land based clean-up, with 16 amazing volunteers a huge … [Read more...] about Clean Streets and Creeks
Brodie is Back
Brodie was found on Whitehaven Beach on 29th May 2016, and thanks to Cruise Whitsundays he was transferred to WTRC. It seems as though he has been hit by a boat propeller as he has some sever lacerations to his carapace and his front right flipper has been severed off. Brodie was transported to … [Read more...] about Brodie is Back
Barge Trip #257
Date: 11th May 2018 Location: Genesta Bay and Long Island Partner: Cumberland Charter Yachts Volunteers: 11 Debris Removed: 245 kilograms Todays trips was thanks to Cumberland Charter Yachts, we had a mix of staff and other volunteers onboard. The weather was fantastic so we headed to Genesta … [Read more...] about Barge Trip #257
Barge Trip #256
Date: 10th May 2018 Location: Grimston Point Partner: Queensland Governments Community Sustainability Action grants program Volunteers: 11 Debris Removed: 146 kilograms The weather was winder than expected today, so we headed over to Grimston Point a hotspot location for marine debris. We … [Read more...] about Barge Trip #256