The Palaszczuk Government has allocated $1 million in grants to fund community groups across the state to keep local waters litter-free.
These grants will enable community groups, organisations and universities to continue to clean up litter, educate the community and develop waste-catching technology.
Environment and Great Barrier Reef Minister Meaghan Scanlon has stressed the importance of these grants, saying “we’ve all seen the distressing images of what can happen to our marine life when people are careless with their rubbish.”