Call to clean up roads
As entrance statements go to Noosa, the drive in along Noosa-Eumundi Road is being trashed according to Doonan resident Murray Hopping.
He said from the Beckmans Road roundabout out to the Sunshine Coast council refuse tip, the roadside was usually strewn with loads of rubbish which had fallen off the backs of dump-bound vehicles.
And a frustrated Mr Hopping said while the initial responsibility should be getting tip-users to secure their loads properly, he could not find an authority prepared to take responsibility for cleaning up the renegade rubbish.
“I contacted the council a while back and they said that the roadside is a matter for Main Roads and Main Roads said they only handle the roadside slashing,” Mr Hopping said.
And the very mention of slashing is enough to drive Mr Hopping mad - because he said whenever the slashers did their handiwork the result was a bigger shredded mess.
He said all manner of objects ended up along the road including mattresses.
“It is a terrible entrance statement for Noosa - I don't think (mayor) Bob Abbot would allow that sort of thing in Hastings Street, so why do we have to put up with it along this road?”
He suggested a special clean-up might be arranged and the collected junk be put in an industrial bin with a sign saying this litter was left along our roadways.
John Netherton, manager of civil works services for the Sunshine Coast Regional Council, said council was aware there was a chronic litter problem along this stretch of road and believed it was mainly caused by vehicles transporting uncovered loads.
“Although this is a Main Roads Department road, council staff currently schedule four to five clean-ups per year, with the next clean-up scheduled for the end of September. We attempt to schedule these clean-ups around important events, or the level of litter,” he said.
“Each clean-up is labour intensive, as council staff must walk the stretch of road, hand picking the litter, which takes around three days.”
He said residents and visitors should understand the importance of covering refuse transferred to landfill.
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