ON THE first Sunday in March each year, people all over Australia grab a garbage bag and a pair of gardening gloves and get out in their communities to pick up rubbish as part of the Clean Up Australia campaign.
Sunday 1 March is when communities will come together this year for what is now the nation’s largest community-based environmental event.
Members of Foreshore For All will be doing their bit by picking up rubbish on and around the Jetty Foreshores from 9am until 11am.
Spokesperson for the group Fran Stephenson said, “Our supporters and members care about our Jetty Foreshores.
“We want to see these parklands and surrounding areas clean, tidy and litter-free and places that bring pride to our city.
“That’s why we have fought so hard to see it retained as enhanced open space so all can enjoy it in the future.”
Foreshore For All is inviting community members to meet at the Jetty in front of the lighthouse lamp at 9am, to register to join the clean up.
Gear will be supplied but participants are encouraged to bring gloves, tongs and bags, and to wear enclosed shoes, a hat and sunscreen.
A social sausage sizzle will follow from 10.30am in the picnic shelters on the southern side of the Jetty.
Over the years, more than 23 million volunteers around Australia have stepped up, pulled on their gloves, and donated their time to improve the environment.
By Andrew VIVIAN
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