Grassroots initiative
Hunter Gatherer Mamas
Mapoon
Cape York, Queensland AUSTRALIA
The Challenge
Western Cape York coastlines have one of the highest concentrations of marine debris and ghost nets in Australia, where discarded coastal and fishing gear flow down on currents from surrounding countries. Indigenous Land and Sea Ranger groups and environmental clean-up groups regularly remove marine debris from the remote beaches, which are important marine turtle nesting sites.
Solution
The ‘Hunter Gatherers Mamas’ project will enble remote communities to transform marine litter into valuable artworks. Supported by a new online marketplace, tailored training and essential repurposing equipment to produce artworks from ghost net and marine debris, this programme facilitates women in remote communities in Northern Australia to turn plastic pollution into a creative revenue opportunity.
DELIVERY DATE:
May 2025
TRAINING:
v3: Ghost Gear & Marine Debris Artworks & Marketplace
OTHER:
Ghost Gear Arts
Project Partners
