Members of the Umina Community Group (UCG) have been keeping busy in the summer months by working to restore the Berith St beach entrance to its pre-COVID state.
A group of five volunteers helped fill up two ‘huge’ bags with weeds on February 9.
The UCG is now calling on other locals to get involved, with many hands making light work.
“The entrance to Berith St has become overgrown in the months since June 2021 when we went into lockdown and the volunteer dune care programs were suspended,” UCG member, Alison Winch, said.
“This month we have been able to resume and at our Berith St session we decided to tackle the beach entrance which had become overgrown with grasses, madeira vine and turkey rhubarb.
“There are many hours of work required to get it back to a manageable state however our five volunteers made a great start this week with pulling out approximately two cubic metres worth of weeds.
“We welcome new volunteers to help restore the aesthetics of our beach entrances and dunes.”
The group meets every Wednesday from 8am to 10am: the first Wednesday of the month at Ocean Beach Rd, second Wednesday at Berith St, and the third and fourth Wednesdays at South St.
Community members are welcome to come along to any sessions.
The group can be contacted via their Facebook page (Umina Community Group) or at contacts@uminacommunitygroup.com.au
Maisy Rae