Ghost nets: the remote town turning death-trap debris into world-class art

Washed-up fishing nets plague a Cape York community – but locals are winning global acclaim for repurposing themOn the outskirts of the Aboriginal town of Pormpuraaw – beyond the scented frangipani trees, the rows of bungalows, and the lush tropical greenery – is a mountainous rubbish tip. Locals have their own name for it: Bunnings.As if browsing the Australian hardware store it’s named for, they pick through the tip for rubber, rope, bicycle rims. Detritus is then turne