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See where BeachPatrol & Love Our street groups have been featured in the print, online and TV media.

In the media

Getting the message across

As the impact of BeachPatrol and Love Our Street grows, we are getting more and more media attention. This helps us broaden the reach of our message and change behaviours. It's vital that more people understand the problem with plastic littering and its impact on wildlife in the oceans and on land. The public awareness we generate drives government and industries to pay attention to our cause.

Recent Media Releases

Release Date Media Name Media Type Subject Story Image
07 Nov 2025 Portland Observer News Paper

Foreign ship dropped plastic water bottles and plastic caps by the 100s collected by Warrnambool BeachPatrol off local beach.

14 Oct 2025 Vic Parliament Hansard Newsletter

BeachPatrol 3030 got mentioned in the Victorian Parliament this week for helping keep the Wyndham beaches clean.

Read the speech by Mathew Hilakari MP

 

21 Sep 2025 3CR Community Radio Radio

Jill, founder of Love Our Street caught up with 3CR community radio at the Zero Waste Festival earlier in September. 

Listen to the interview

04 Aug 2025 ABC Radio Radio

The ABC also picked up on the story about the seal. Colleen from 3280 Warrnambool BeachPatrol spoke to Nic Healey.

Listen to the interview

03 Aug 2025 Yahoo News On line News

Warrnambool BeachPatrol finds plastic washed over from South Africa.

Read the article.

31 Jul 2025 Yahoo News On line News

Genevieve, leader of 3280 Warnambool BeachPatrol, discovered a seal with a ghost net caught around its neck. 

Read about the rescue!

17 Jun 2025 Southern FM Radio

Simon, Beach Patrol secretary and co-leader for our Sandringham groups, joined the Southern FM team to talk about Beach Patrol. It was great to hear that the host of the show had recently taken part in a clean up at Brighton with the local Rotary group! 

Listen to the interview

30 Apr 2025 Docklands News Online news

A special pop-up clean up for Love Our Street Docklands was featured in the Docklands news. 

Read the article.

24 Apr 2025 ABC News On line News

BeachPatrol Warrnambool has found several beach weather balloons.

Read the article here.

16 Apr 2025 ABC Radio Radio

BeachPatrol Warrnambool group leader Colleen Hughson was interviewed on ABC Radio discussing the CSIRO's claim that beach litter has decreased over the last 10 years

Listen to the interview

In the interview, Colleen raised several important points:

  • scepticism about the CSIRO's findings, noting that litter levels can vary significantly from day to day.

  • the need for daily sampling to get an accurate picture of beach pollution.

  • The LitterStopper app, used by volunteers, provides real-time data collection to track these fluctuations.

  • Colleen also highlighted that much of the plastic found on local beaches is foreign in origin, washing in from overseas rather than being discarded locally.