There's no time and place for littering of any kind, but a cigarette is on a whole level of its own.
16th Sept. 2019 5:09 AM
A man has been slapped with a huge fine for trying to donate a box of books to charity in Melbourne, after he was tracked...
08th July 2019 3:07 PM
Who in their right mind would leave soiled nappies and broken beer bottles in a national park?
13th Feb. 2019 1:02 PM
A gatton resident has been left disapointed by the community, after spending a morning pulling rubbish out of dry Lake...
10th Feb. 2019 7:02 PM
THIS is a driving rule that almost nobody knows. But it turns out you can get into big trouble if you do it.
27th Sept. 2018 1:09 PM
KEEP Australia Beautiful Week starts today with a focus on the impact of marine litter.
20th Aug. 2018 4:08 PM
SUNSHINE Coast campers are fed up with bad behaviour at Teewah Beach and say more management of the national park is...
07th Aug. 2018 5:08 AM
Council says hazards need to be reported
13th July 2018 12:07 PM
THIS year alone Leonard Monaghan, affectionately known around Warwick as the Rubbish Rambler, has collected almost...
23rd May 2018 4:05 PM
RATHER than get into another fight with belligerent Byron litterers I thought it best just to leave a kind note under their...
04th April 2018 6:04 PM
HE might be used to the hair he's clipped falling on the ground, but it's not the place to leave for his cigarette or empty...
04th April 2018 4:04 PM
A GROUP of blokes on the beers say they were just “having a laugh” when they posed for this picture but now they have been...
01st April 2018 6:04 AM
BEER bottles, soft drink cans and used syringes give a bad name to one of the region's most valuable natural assets.
07th Feb. 2018 10:02 AM
It sadly seems we have gotten worse rather than better in regard to the human footprint on this earth.
21st Jan. 2018 5:01 AM
"One of the most beautiful parks in the world” littered with cigarette butts, bottle caps and broken glass.
30th Dec. 2017 12:12 PM
Illegal dumping and littering make a sad Mary Valley entry statement, but determined locals are working on fixing it
22nd Nov. 2017 12:11 PM
ROADSIDE litter is one of our region's most unnecessary and preventable environmental problems.
08th Oct. 2017 4:10 AM
Man drops cigarette butt then is arrested after confrontation.
19th Sept. 2017 10:09 AM
A WOMAN has been issued a $243 on-the-spot fine for littering after the tip of her lipstick broke off when she adjusted her...
16th Sept. 2017 6:09 AM
AS A 15-year-old I devote much of my own time to help make the world a better place by doing little things which can make a...
04th Sept. 2017 1:09 PM
Residents call for better maintenance of Campbell Park after a spate of littering.
22nd Aug. 2017 4:08 PM
I see a strong case for demerits points and loss of driver's licences for habitual rubbish dumping from vehicles.
15th Aug. 2017 5:08 AM
BYRON Bay or Byron Pay? Residents outraged by an aggravated littering fine issued for pouring coffee outside resident's...
11th Aug. 2017 5:08 AM
A GRIEVING widower on a mission to find new love released thousands of bottles with messages inside them — and got told off...
30th July 2017 5:07 PM
Police have responded to a viral photo that sparked a social media storm.
19th July 2017 1:07 PM
MOANA the fur seal is taking saving the planet into her own flippers.
28th June 2017 12:06 PM
"Some people were picking up between 20 to 30 bottles per day, just from the streets of Ipswich.”
10th May 2017 3:05 PM
Illegal dumping is becoming a serious issue in Mackay and residents are footing the clean-up bill.
03rd May 2017 3:05 PM
IT BOGGLES my mind that some people are so lazy they believe litter laws don't apply to them.
20th April 2017 5:04 AM
Clean Up Australia Day is only one day, when litter is being dropped 365 days of the year, Norm says
08th April 2017 1:04 PM
MUCH more than logs and branches in debris flushed by fortnight of rain.
29th March 2017 8:03 AM
ILLEGAL campers fined and vehicles impounded as Byron Shire maintains it's strong stance on troublesome holiday makers.
28th March 2017 1:03 PM
The intense encounter is less about the damage his car sustained and more about what could have gone wrong
13th March 2017 7:03 AM
VIDEO: Rubbish hero says fine them and take photos of them too
01st March 2017 3:03 PM
Residents illegally dump household waste and furniture in city's waterways
21st Feb. 2017 9:02 AM
Illegal dumping is still an issue for Mackay Regional Council, but more is being thrown from car windows
13th Feb. 2017 12:02 PM
AN investigation into the release of hundreds of battery filled balloons in Ipswich is underway.
04th Jan. 2017 6:01 PM
A Fraser Coast man wasn't happy when police told him what he would have to do when they caught him throwing a cigarette...
19th Nov. 2016 1:11 PM
The three Farnborough State School students have a huge passion for our ocean and preventing further damag
30th July 2016 9:07 AM
A SUNSHINE Coast family-owned business has revealed how it was pursued for nearly a year over a crime none of its employees...
25th July 2016 5:07 AM
Council hopefuls had a total of 38 corflutes retrieved from Wild Cattle Creek after the signs were dumped in there.
15th March 2016 2:03 PM
Why can't Australia follow the lead of other countries in their efforts to reduce litter?
14th March 2016 8:03 PM
COUNCILS encouraged to help stamp out litter in the community by applying for grant funding as part of the Council Litter...
16th Feb. 2016 5:02 AM
IT always amazes me that there are people in our community who think nothing of dropping their rubbish anywhere and...
09th Feb. 2016 5:02 AM
JOHNO'S SAY: Hasn’t our attitude to littering changed over the years?
02nd Dec. 2015 1:12 PM
Do you drop your plastic drink container on the ground as soon as you drink it? I didn’t think so. So what type of moron...
01st Dec. 2015 5:12 AM
A COUNCILLOR from Toowoomba has taken her environmental message to Twitter in a bid to educate the region's residents.
18th Oct. 2015 10:10 AM
A COFFS Harbour local has launched a social media campaign to create a movement to help clean up the city and its...
26th Aug. 2015 5:08 AM
Plastic bags floating on the wind could become a thing of the past for NSW. And Queensland is not far behind.
18th Aug. 2015 1:08 PM
DON'T litterers realise every time they litter not only do they contaminate the environment but they also store bad karma...
01st Aug. 2015 3:08 AM