Clean Up Australia Day is fast approaching and Bundaberg Region residents are being encouraged to roll up their sleeves and make a difference in the community.
This year marks 35 years of Clean Up Australia bringing communities together to clean up and help to improve and conserve our environment.
Registrations for the annual event, held on Sunday 2 March, have now officially opened with school teams, businesses, community groups and individuals urged to sign up to tackle litter and waste.
Last year saw the highest number of Clean Up Australia Day registrations in the Bundaberg Region, with 49 groups, beating the record set in 2023 of 38 groups.
Clean Up Australia Chair Pip Kiernan said they are hoping to rally as many Aussies as possible to continue her father’s legacy and make it the biggest year of action to date.
“Nothing makes us prouder than to see communities from all walks of life and generations coming together with a common goal of making a difference for our precious environment,” Pip said.
“Clean Up Australia has a rich history of mobilising Australians to take practical action to clear up the mass amount of litter and waste that makes its way into our beautiful waterways and other natural surroundings.
“We know that 35 years on from when my father, Ian Kiernan, started this iconic organisation, our fight against litter is nowhere near over, but we also know that as a society we need to shift our habits to consider litter prevention and best practice to stop it from entering our environment in the first place,” she said.
Registrations for Clean Up Australia Day 2025 are now open with volunteers receiving a free Clean Up kit, containing gloves and bags and other resources, with packs for individuals, families and community groups available.
Last year, Clean Up Australia Day participants collected an estimated 140,000 bags of litter nationally.
“Nothing makes us prouder than to see communities from all walks of life and generations coming together with a common goal of making a difference for our precious environment,” Pip said.
Clean Up Australia Day
Register now or join a local Clean Up Australia Day team at cleanup.org.au.
Business Clean Up Day – Tuesday 25 February
Schools Clean Up Day – Friday 28 February
Clean Up Australia Day – Sunday 2 March
Council support
Bundaberg Regional Council supports Clean Up Australia Day by offering assistance to groups which register for an event.
This assistance may include:
- help with waste collection/disposal
- wavering of disposal fees
- supplying a limited number of additional gloves or clean-up bags
To arrange, contact Council’s Waste and Recycling team on 1300 883 699 prior to the event.
Find out more or register here.
