A group’s alleged littering at a pristine beach has sparked fury among a Sunshine Coast community, with one local telling the culprits to “learn some respect”.
A large pile of bottles, cans and other rubbish was allegedly recently left behind on a beach track near Wurtulla, along with a receipt from a well-known fast food chain.
Venting his frustration over the discovery, a local man posted pictures of the items to a Sunshine Coast Facebook page as he called out a female customer whose name was clearly displayed on the receipt.
“To [name redacted] (dumb enough to leave her name on a GYG receipt) and her friends that decided to have a party at Wurtulla life guard track,” the man wrote.
“Forgot to clean up their mess, broken bottles out on the road, up the path and all over the board walk lookout.
“You and your friends need to learn some respect for our beaches and some discipline, obviously something your parents didn’t teach you.”
After cleaning up the group’s mess, the man said he would “love to say a lot of colourful words and what I’d do if I caught you grubs”.
“But this wouldn’t get posted on this page,” the man wrote in his post to the Sunshine Coast SurfCheck page.
In Queensland, unlawfully depositing waste can lead to hefty fines, depending on the offence.
Individuals can face penalties of between $333 and $277,888 under the state’s Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011.
Sunshine Coast Council advises that people can report littering by visiting the Queensland Department of Environment and Science website.
Illegal dumping, which is defined as the disposing of waste material of 200 litres or more in volume, can also be reported via the council’s website.
“Locals and visitors agree it’s not OK to use our community as a dumpsite! But a small number of people are spoiling our natural areas for everyone else,” the council’s website reads.
Other locals echoed the Facebook poster after he called out of the littering at Wurtulla, with one commenter saying they are “always picking up rubbish on the beach”.
“Yes name and shame its pathetic no excuses,” another Facebook user wrote.
“Some parents are definitely to blame for their children’s behaviour. Coming from the no respect no rules generations,” a person commented.
“She should be given hours of beach clean up to learn a lesson!!” another user said.
“Disgusting grubs,” a further person wrote.
SkyNews.com.au has contacted the council for comment.