When was clean up australia day 2011

Follow their progress via their blog. The Pool was formerly a pristine swimming area with a sandy beach and sparkling waterfall, surrounded by diverse bushland and rainforest. It was known as Mermaid Pool because girls from a nearby shantytown during the s Depression would swim naked there in the evenings. Poor catchment management, illegal dumping and urban development meant that over the years the pool became a dumping ground, its sparkling waters polluted and the nearby creek, which once abounded with freshwater mussels, was clogged by invasive, noxious weeds.

The depth and width of the water in the pool was reduced to half of what it once was. Urban runoff had caused a vast decline in water quality, with the pool registering high faecal coliform levels in water tests.

Adjoining bush land was overrun by a host of exotic invasive weeds many of them garden escapees. Clean Up Australia Day saw 71 volunteers remove 4 tonnes of rubbish from the site, including a bath, parts of a VW Combi, a washing machine and a stove.

Impressed with local enthusiasm for the project, Clean Up Australia has included the project in its national 'Fix Up' program providing networking and promotional support. This money has been spent to educate the public about dumping in bush land areas, the importance of planting natives and to be aware of garden plants that become bush land weeds as well as on professional bush regeneration contractors.

Drain stenciling has been carried out to encourage residents not to allow rubbish and leaves to enter the stormwater system. In total, they have devoted more than 24 million hours to helping the environment by removing over , tonnes of rubbish.

With almost 7, sites registered for this Sunday, I am sure Clean Up Australia Day will continue to be a great day of environmental action. In my electorate of Greenway, there are scores of Clean Up Australia Day sites at which people can join in and help the clean-up effort. This Sunday, I have the pleasure of rolling up my sleeves with two very important community groups in my electorate.

In the morning I will be joining the Glenwood Community Association in cleaning up a site in Glenwood. I am extremely grateful for the valuable contribution this association makes to the Greenway community, and I am looking forward to helping them keep Glenwood beautiful.

Through its hard work and that of its president, Bob McKay , this association does a great job in advocating for its residents and the many local volunteers who are helping to make my home suburb a better place to live and raise a family. I also wish to acknowledge Blacktown City Council , which has also been acknowledged by the president for its role in ensuring that Clean Up Australia Day will be a great success in Glenwood this year. Skip to content Skip to search. NSW DoE. Make a payment.

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