This year you can take charge with your very own Clean Up on Clean Up Australia Day which takes place on Sunday 5 March 2023.
Getting started and organising your event is half the fun. Here’s how you can lead your very own Clean Up in your community:
Step 1: Register a Clean Up
You can register a Clean Up on Clean Up Australia Day or any day of the year. However, you should first find a spot that deserves a good tidying up – beaches, parks, bushland and riverbanks are perfect.
Need help picking a site? Talk to your local council. They might know of illegal dumping spots that could use a good clean up!
If you want to do more for your community, you can also register for a Schools Clean Up or join an existing Clean Up.
Step 2: Get your Clean Up kit
Once you fill up the form to register your community site, you will receive a free Clean Up kit including bags, gloves, information and promotional materials in about two weeks from your registration date.
Don’t worry! There are a few things you can do while you wait for your Clean Up kit to arrive in your mail.
Step 3: Plan your Clean Up
Visit your site in advance and find out exactly where you can leave rubbish and recyclables so you can focus on the work at hand on the day of your Clean Up. There’s nothing worse than a last minute hiccup to ruin your big day out.
This is your chance to snap some ‘before’ photos too. Once you’re done with the Clean Up you can take some ‘after’ photos – these will also help you share the success of your Clean Up and recruit volunteers for future events.
Remember, safety first! Plan for potential scrapes and falls by saving contacts of hospitals and other emergency services that operate in the vicinity of your community site.
Packing a first aid kit and keeping it close by at all times would be a good idea too.
Step 4: Promote your Clean Up
Now it’s time to recruit some volunteers. These can be your friends and family or even your neighbours or colleagues from work – basically anyone who shares your passion for keeping your surrounds in tip top shape.
You can even go a step further and create an event on Facebook to keep your team in the loop for updates. Share those ‘before’ photos you took – it can help you make a case for your community site and why it deserves a good Clean Up.
Clean Up Australia also has promotional materials that you download and use to spread the word in the days leading to your Clean Up.
Find out how our Cleanaway team members participated in Clean Up Australia Day 2022 with their local community organisations and family members.
Contact us to learn more about how we’re making a sustainable future possible for communities and businesses across Australia.