Clean-Up Australia Day (CUAD) is Sunday 3rd March this year and once again the Noosa community is encouraged to get involved and help remove any litter and rubbish from our parks, streets, waterways, wetlands and along the foreshores and beaches of our beautiful region.
The National CUAD event has been coordinated locally for many years by volunteer community group Noosa Integrated Catchment Association (NICA). This year NICA volunteer Joe Jurisevic has once again organised a number of Registration and Collection Sites across the Noosa region from Kin Kin to Peregian, including Boreen Point, Cooran, Cooroy, Federal, Noosaville, Noosa Woods, Noosa North Shore, Pomona, Sunshine Beach, Sunrise Beach and Tewantin. Community groups will also be involved in cleaning up around Teewah and illegal dumping in our local forests.
Between 8am and 11am on 3rd March, residents and visitors are invited to register at one of the volunteer manned Sign on Sites, search and collect for rubbish in the vicinity and return it for recycling or disposal. Gloves and collecting sacks will be provided.
NICA President Juanita Bloomfield is encouraging volunteers to “Get involved and support your local community groups and NICA volunteers across the shire to clean up an area of your local environment.”
“The value of the Clean Up events to the Noosa environment and community cannot be underestimated. Every piece of litter removed helps improve the health of our rivers and creeks and the natural environment on which our diverse local wildlife depends.”
Clean Up Australia Day in Noosa would not be a success without the generous support of the Noosa Shire Council, NICA, Plastic Free Noosa, Allcott Hire and Cleanaway who ensure all rubbish collected is disposed of properly.
All residents and visitors, families, friends, young and old are invited to come to pick up rubbish and litter.
Volunteers should wear enclosed shoes, hat, gloves and sunscreen. For further information contact NICA on 5449 9650 or admin@noosariver.com.au
Clean Up Australia Day in Noosa would not be a success without the generous support of the Noosa Shire Council, NICA, Plastic Free Noosa, Allcott Hire and Cleanaway who ensure all rubbish collected is disposed of properly.
This Australia wide event began in 1990 as the inspiration of Ian Kiernan, AO. An avid sailor, Ian was shocked and disgusted by the pollution and rubbish that he continually encountered in the oceans of the world. Ian organised a clean up event, which due to the enthusiasm of the local community to get involved and make a difference, became a yearly event.
Noosa Integrated Catchment Assoc Inc (NICA) has been coordinating Clean up Australia Day in and around Noosa since 2004. Each year there have been around 20 sites where members of the public can register to help clean up the Noosa Biosphere.