Clubs Get Involved in Clean Up Australia Day Effort

Clean Up Australia Day was held on Sunday, 1st March, with many different clubs getting involved in a clean up event. Below are some stories and photos shared by clubs and members! 

Adelaide Canoe Club

Adelaide Canoe Club have made this an annual club paddling event for several years and this year Paddle SA was also inspired to take part, offering another paddle/clean up event further down the Onkaparinga River. This paddle had more of a family theme, with several kids involved in the clean up effort. Both the Adelaide Canoe Club and Paddle SA crews met at the regular bakery in Port Noarlunga afterwards for a hard-earned coffee/sausage roll/ice cream – and that was just the adults!

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Photo credit: Adelaide Canoe Club

Clontarf Dubbo Senior Campus and Wambangalang Environmental Education Centre

Clontarf is an organisation based in high schools, aimed at keeping Aboriginal boys at school till the end of year 12 through engagement in sport. They also emphasise leadership and run community activities. The clean up was organised in conjunction with Wambangalang Environmental Education Centre, a member of Paddle NSW.

Photo credit: Bron Powell

Lane Cove River Kayakers

Club volunteers worked tirelessly cleaning up rubbish around the river banks, mangroves and nearby car park and athletics oval. They were well rewarded with a BBQ at the end, with one volunteer also lucky enough to clean up some cash: $105 was generously donated back to the club.

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Photo credit: Lane Cove River Kayakers

River Canoe Club

The Cooks River clean up was organised by River Canoe Club, Ocean Crusaders, and Cooks River Alliance. This involved a two week intensive clean up, as well as a community paddle / day against plastic. 1.2 tonnes of rubbish was removed from river during the community paddle, with 12.6 tonnes removed over two weeks. There were 429 people who attended overall: 179 on land and 250 on water.

Photo credit: Cooks River Alliance / Rob Law

Western Paddlers NSW

This clean up event was organised by Western Paddlers NSW and Wellington Progress Action Group, and supported by Dubbo Regional Council.

Photo credit: Western Paddlers NSW
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