Behold, the most Australian way to recycle: Boats made of beer cans
 

Behold, the most Australian way to recycle: Boats made of beer cans
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What better way to rally a community than to meet annually and compete in a dash to the finish line. Better still if that dash occurs in the ocean and aboard a vessel made exclusively from beer cans.*

That's what the people of Darwin did Sunday, with thousands heading to the seaside to witness the Beer Can Regatta as participants proved themselves proficient recyclers and halfway decent shipwrights.

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The Darwin Lions' Beer Can Regatta is an annual event dating back to 1974. In the wake of a devastating cyclone, the event was launched to boost spirits and collect all the post-storm rubbish. Read more...


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