Now is the time to tackle last year’s surge in single use disposal items, such as takeaway coffee cups, food packaging, masks and sanitised wipes, all of which have polluted our local parks, bushland, streets and waterways.
March 2 is business clean-up day, March 5 is schools clean-up day and March 7 is Clean Up Australia Day
Individuals and groups are welcome to organise their own clean-up at another time – the idea is to help keep shared areas tidy.
You can register as an individual, community group, business or school.
All you need to do is go through the online registration process at and Clean Up Australia will send you a free clean-up kit including bags, gloves, information and promotional materials.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au/register-an-event
Give Australia Post plenty of time to get the parcel through to you, but in the meantime, this year the Strathbogie Shire Council is assisting community groups and schools who have registered their events.
They are offering free tipping or disposal of litter collected at a clean-up, providing extra Clean Up Australia gloves, hi-vis vests, signage and bags for event organisers if required.
A limited number of school or community events which wish to audit the collected litter can request help in litter auditing.
One of the shire’s waste education officers will attend the end of the event and help complete a litter audit.
If you have any questions about organising a Clean Up Australia Day event or would like to know more about council’s support for the project, phone waste management officer Michael Young on 5795 0000 or email michael.young@strathbogie.vic.gov.au
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