Pick it up!

New sign today, with accompanying 'not for your dog bags'.

Bizarre as life is, the WT Council have a policy on what to do when your dog drops in public (see below), but no rules or recommendations for 'people's pooh.' Here at Pooh Corner, we have taken the initiative to provide bags (and gloves) to help you in those embarrassing moments when you are just tou-louse to hold on!

Why?

Because we love our river.......

We know  all that drops on to 'pooh corner' seeps into the water.....

and we are still waiting for WTC to build a public toilet....

....................................Where do you think it should go?

Cleaning Up When your dog is in a public place you are always required to clean up after it. Dog faeces are unpleasant and damage the environment. Cleaning up can be done simply and easily with the aid of a scooper or plastic bag and placing the faeces into the nearest rubbish bin. This does not apply to a guide dog that is accompanying a wholly or partially blind person. Failure to clean up after your dog can result in a fine of up to $300. Rain dissolves dog faeces and they are washed into our waterways. Marine plant and animal life are affected by this pollution. Australian beaches are closed for several days after rain because of this type of pollution. Dog faeces contain E-coli bacteria, which can cause ongoing illness in people http://www.wtc.tas.gov.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=81   Postal Address PO Box 59 Beaconsfield Tas 7270 Email: wtc@wtc.tas.gov.au

Don wishes to acknowledge his good mate T.Lautrec who was caught with his pants down several times- and is still paying for it- we have more photos yet!

 

 

 


At Deviot, just up from the jetty is this tiny space treed on three sides- nice place for a picnic, but alas, no toilet anywhere around, best place to hide for instant relief.



....trouble is, it is so close to the water, all that good stuff breaks down and seeps into the water........


and, that's the same water that
you are pulling fish out of!

and, our kids sail in........

 



The wierd thing is.........
 
 
 
 
 
 


                               ...........we are used to 'scooping the poop' after dogs, but take no responsibility for our own deposits?  What are we thinking?
 
 

..not even concealed..

..not even dug in...

We need to rethink this!

New sign on Thursday,did not last 24hrs. ?are we playing agame. Just for fun, it would be great if you told me what you like about the signs.- hey,

21/08      Sign is gone?

Was it so good it needed souvenirring? Thank for the compliment! Orrrrrrr is the problem a bigger shit than we thought? - sign required in other locations along our river!

Well, Don gets last say.......posted new sign today!

Pooh

Not so unusual

We all do it somewhere

Dogs do it

But, dogs have people to scoop it up.

People haven't trained dogs so well!

And guess what- it seeps into the river,

yeah, so you think the river isn't that clean?

Well what about that nice space where you have your coffee on the grass?

Watchout for toilet paper!

You could spill your coffee on it- but you could also be sitting on last week's  pooh !

Adjacent to the Deviot boat ramp, beside the car park is a small green space sheltered on three sides by shrubbery. As there is no public toilet anywhere near, this area is frequently used for human convenience, as evident by remaining toilet paper and solid waste.

Watch 'this space' now as we unfold (or is that squeeze out) the Deviot pooh story.

So where is Deviot?
It is a river dwellers' settlement with a boat ramp, fisherman's jetty and a sailing club, 4Okm north of Launceston along the 'pristine Tamar'- well, it was pristine once- before Pooh (and Bellbay industries, and even a pulp mill- mmm?)


Google A marks the jetty, alerts the pooh space.

sign on the block

Some guys from the Gold Coast were talking lots of photos of your sign, so I showed them the size of the local pooh. They couldn't believe their eyes...they have never seen anything like it.they said somethings I can't repeat actually........anyway, the word is out is in QLD now.  Deputy Beach Inspector