Earlier in the year, the Stanthorpe Rotary Club had a vocational meeting at the workshop of Boomerang Bags at the Summit. We were shown how this enterprising group is taking waste materials of all sorts and turning them into reusable shopping bags. In July 2018, QLD will begin a state-wide ban on plastic shopping bags so this group is not only helping to save our environment but also providing a resource for the people of our community in readiness for this ban. Our own member Jim Baxter has donated hessian sacks to the group from his coffee business and in order to turn these into usable products, the group is in need of an industrial overlocker. Unfortunately, Boomerang Bags was unsuccessful in a recent SDRC grant application so the Stanthorpe Rotary Club has pitched in with a financial start so that they can get themselves the equipment they need.
If you'd like to help further go to Stanthorpe Boomerang Bags.
