Ipswich City Council

Clean Up Australia Day Ipswich

Let's get together on Clean up Australia Day - Sunday 4 March!

Clean Up Australia Day is an opportunity for our community to come together and join forces to make a difference in Ipswich and be part of Australia's largest community driven environmental event.

For more information, and to register a site or join an available site, visit http://www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au/ or call 1800 282 329.

Register by 18 February to receive your Clean Up Australia Day kit.
Remember to wear a hat, sunscreen and insect repellent.

Campaign Dates

Clean Up Australia Day - Sunday, 4 March 2012
Business Clean Up Day - Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Schools Clean Up Day - Friday, 2 March 2012

Registered sites in Ipswich to join:

Ipswich Baptist Church - 34a Workshops Street, Brassall
Catalyst Church- 142 Pine Mountain Road, Brassall
Redbank War Memorial - Bridge Street, Redbank
Spring Lakes Spines- Springfield Lakes Boulevard, Springfield Lakes
Eagle Street, Redbank Plains

Recommended sites to register:

Below is a list of sites that have been identified within Council which require cleaning You can register one of these on http://www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au/.

Raysource Road Walloon
Kerners Road Purga
Unmade part of Redbank Plains Road Redbank Plains (Behind Granview Drive to MacLean Street)
Keidges Road Bellbird Park (at the southern end on the dirt road area)
Beirne Street Wulkuraka
Henry Street Brassall
Mica Street Carole Park (along the creek area)
Boyle Crescent Carole Park (along the creek)
River Heart Parklands and river surrounds
Six-Mile Creek at Riverview/126 Brisbane Rd, Riverview

Rubbish Collection & Removal

Most sites collect a large amount of rubbish and it is important to have the removal organised well in advance. Ipswich City Council will provide free rubbish removal to registered Clean Up Australia Day teams operating within Ipswich boundaries. To arrange the waste removal please contact 07 3810 7655.

How to participate in Clean Up Australia Day

Select a site in your local area. It could be a park, waterway, bushland etc.
Register your site with Clean Up Australia viatheir online site registrations.
Please visit http://www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au/ for more information. Once you register a site with Clean Up Australia you can personalise and edit your own site webpage; add photos, promote site details to family, friends and other networks as well as view volunteers who have registered online.
Organise rubbish collection.
Promote your clean up site to attract volunteers.
Organise any additional equipment required in addition to the kit material received from clean Up Australia.
Conduct a site inspection and ensure you have implemented any risk controls required.
Hold your Clean Up event.
Report back to Clean Up Australia on your site activities.

Contact details for Clean Up Australia

Postal Address:
Clean Up Australia
PO Box R725, Royal Exchange, NSW 1225

Physical Address
Messenger's Cottage
Observatory Hill
9A Upper Fort St.
Millers Point NSW 2000

Phone: 1800 282 329
Email: cleanup@cleanup.org.au
Web: http://www.cleanup.org.au/

Last Updated 24 Jan 2012 |

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