Posted by Sam McCurdy
Clean Up Australia Day falls on Sunday 7th March this year. Clean Up Australia inspires and empowers communities to clean up, fix up and conserve our environment.
What was started thirty years ago, by an "average Australian bloke", Ian Kiernan, who had a simple idea to make a difference in his own backyard by picking up rubbish to reduce pollution.
This simple idea ignited an enthusiasm and desire among local communities to get involved and make a difference. Surely if a capital city could be mobilised into action, then so could the whole nation! So it was that Clean Up Australia Day was born in 1990. It has now become the nation's largest community-based environmental event.
Of course, Australia's waste challenges can't be solved in just one day, so over the past three decades, Clean Up Australia has evolved into an organisation that works with community, government and businesses to provide practical solutions to help us all live more sustainably every day of the year.
The City of Casey has put out a call for volunteers to pick a piece of Casey and give it a clean. By participating, Rotary will be joining thousands of Australians around the country cleaning up their own local sites to help keep communities clean and at the same time complying with Rotary's 7th focus area of 'Supporting the Environment".
The Grassmere wetlands in Inglis Road, Berwick has been suggested by some members as a suitable site for the activity, as it is relatively flat, has good parking and is manageable for older folk. Jen Marshall is investigating the possibilities on behalf of the club and a decision on our chosen site will be made soon.
