Project Overview

Council is addressing the issues created by furniture, boats and abandoned items left on our beaches and foreshores within the Cassowary Coast beaches through the annual beach furniture clean-up in the Mission Beach area.

The initiative aims to address the issue of abandoned furniture and other items left on our region’s picturesque beachfronts and foreshores as these items can pose a health and safety risk as well as create environmental issues.

Council’s Regulatory Officers will be reviewing known locations at North Mission Beach, South Mission Beach, Wongaling Beach, Naragon Beach, and Bingil Bay. Stickers will be placed on unclaimed items, and owners will have a grace period of 14 days to collect their belongings.

Items left unclaimed after 14 days will be collected by Council staff and impounded for a duration of
30 days. During this period, owners can contact Council to claim their item/s and will be charged a holding fee of $70.50 to do so. Items unclaimed at the end of this period may be subject to disposal.

Beachgoers and residents are being asked to play a proactive role in maintaining the cleanliness and safety of Cassowary Coast beaches. Items left on the beach can be washed into the ocean during high tide or storm events,can adversely impact the natural beauty of beaches and pose hazards during severe weather events, potentially becoming dangerous projectiles.