Trolleys Not In The OK Corrall

Welcome to Surfers Paradise.

It's supposed to be the jewel in the crown of Gold Coast tourism but has recent copped criticism in the press over being a bit of a dump.

My husband and I like Surfers Paradise. We live nearby and like to go cycling during the weekends.

This time we remembered to bring a camera to record the number of dumped trolleys in the holiday precinct.

All the photographs in this post were taken Sunday, 22nd of June.

The above picture is not a nice introduction to the place is it?

But look! What do we have across the road from this trolley?

Two more trolleys dumped on disused building site.

There are two supermarkets within a two kilometre radius of this site and it doesn't take much to put the trolley back where you got it from. The only excuse I can find is ignorance and laziness.

And now, just a kilometre away from Chevron Island (where the above pictures were taken), on the eastern side of the Nerang River, we have this forlorn looking little model:



If that's not bad enough, this trolley was dumped in a park virtually across the road from the Coles Supermarket at the Chevron Renaissance shopping centre.

But I've saved the best (or should that be 'the worst') until last.

Where as these other shopping trolleys might eventually be wrangled back to their corral (by trailers towed by tractors or cars, causing pollution and CO2 emissions and that's another story), this trolley below (photo taken at the Broadwater in Southport) is in serious danger of turning into a hazard not only for people but also marine life.

Just take a look at how quickly the sand is beginning bury it.

Just remember, these pictures were taken from one suburb on one day.

One simple modification to the existing trolleys would fix this: All trolleys can be retrofitted to have a fix coin deposit locking systems.

One simple act of parliament of council bylaw could make this a reality.

If you agree, let me know by leaving a message in the comments below and then let your local councillor or state politician know that we want to do something about this problem