On Tuesday our Club removed a playground as part of Rotary Overseas Recycled Playgrounds (RORP) in Noble Park. This is the first one for the "Rotary Club of Greater Dandenong and Endeavour Hills. We have a good relationship with the local Council who will be using RORP for the future removal of playgrounds in the area.The advantages to the Councils, Schools and commercial enterprises that want to replace their playgrounds is that it is:
1. Cheaper for Rotary to be involved in removal (i.e. saves ratepayers money)
2. Reduces landfill
3. Helps a community overseas
4. Makes you feel better by saving money and the environment while helping others!
Normally the removal is all done in one day with a contractor (and the playground loaded onto the RORP trailer) but due to logistics, the uprights will be removed, concrete broken off and the uprights taken to the RORP shed where retired tradesmen volunteer their time to refurbish the playground (this one is going to Sri Lanka and already booked into a container with other Aid items managed by Rotary Donations in Kind).
A big thanks to the Club members involved.
Something the Rotary Club of Berwick could be involved with.