The Bookend Trust and the Alcorso Foundation are funding a project to improve
coordination of coastal waste management in Tasmania. The project includes a PhD at
the University of Tasmania and support for coordinating and drawing information
together across the State.

As a key part of this program, a series of workshops is being held across Tasmania to
provide an opportunity for information sharing. We are inviting anyone involved in
coastal clean ups to come along and share their story. We will also workshop key gaps
and future directions for coastal waste programs.

Tasmania is the only Australian state to have its entire border consisting of coast. This
leaves the state highly susceptible to the accumulation of rubbish and debris from both
land and sea-based sources. This also provides a unique opportunity for Tasmania to
become a leader tackling marine debris.

Several action groups and education initiatives across Tasmania and Australia are
delivering effective programs to clean up rubbish from our coasts and to educate people
about the sources of this waste and the impacts on the coastal environment. This project
aims to foster greater co-ordination among these projects and an understanding of the
types of actions and strategies that drive people to change their behaviour.

Through engagement with key industry and community partners, and connections with
existing initiatives, this project also aims to raise awareness and develop meaningful
strategies and tools to facilitate actions that will reduce the incidence of marine debris
and its impact on coastal wildlife, ecosystems and landscapes.

The Hobart workshop will be held on the 4th of June at the new IMAS waterfront
building in the Level 1 Tarlanga Room, Castray Esplanade Battery Point. The keynote
speaker is Dr Denise Hardesty, a CSIRO specialist in coastal waste and involved in the
citizen science program Teachwild. Workshops will also be held in Launceston (3 June),
and Burnie (12 June).

MORE INFORMATION
Background information can be found via the links below.

www.bookendtrust.com
Bookend Trust:
www.bookendtrust.com
The Bookend coastal project page:
http://www.bookendtrust.com/coastalwaste Bookend Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/BookendTrust Bookend Facebook group:
www.facebook.com/groups/62556879606/ Bookend Twitter: twitter.com/BookendTrust Plastic Pollution FB group:
www.facebook.com/groups/165633460165892/ More information on the Bookend Trust
http://www.bookendtrust.com/whatdoesbookenddo (overview)
Dr Josie Kelman (Project Manager – Bookend Trust)