Come along and help us spruce up Westgate Park this Clean Up Australia Day!
ACF Community Macnamara are teaming up with Westgate Biodiversity and Tangaroa Blue Foundation for another big clean up event at the beautiful Westgate Park Port Melbourne on Sunday 1st March.
We are holding this event along the narrow strip of Westgate Park which runs alongside the Birrarung (Yarra River).
Revegetated and maintained over decades by volunteers, the park is an inspiring example of how a healthy ecosystem can be recreated within an urban environment. 🐸
Bring your family and friends if you wish or just come along to chat with other like-minded people!
At our clean up event, a team of dedicated of volunteer sorters and reporters will count and document the marine debris and litter removed from the park in the Australian Marine Debris Initiative (ADMI) data base. The ADMI Is a repository for data used to identify litter and marine debris type and items, potential release sources, improve awareness and understanding of the impacts of litter and marine debris and to develop source reduction plans and interventions to stop litter at the source.
The plan for the day…
9:30 – 10:00 am Registration
10:00 - 10:30 am Introduction to the volunteer activities & safety briefing
10:30 am - 12:15 pm Clean up activity
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm Help Sort & Report Squad finalize the count!
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm Time to Celebrate our impact!
12:45 pm – 1:00 pm Pack down
Address: Westgate Park, Westgate Punt Ferry Service, 179 Lorimer St, Port Melbourne VIC 3183
Google Maps GPS coordinates: 37°49'49.0"S 144°54'00.5"E
What to Bring
A hat, sunscreen, jacket, reusable water bottle, enclosed shoes, gloves (extra gloves will be available). Some fruit and water refills will be available. Feel free to bring some snacks to get you through the event😋.
We can't wait to you!
💚🌿ACF Community Macnamara, Westgate Biodiversity and Tangaroa Blue Foundation.
ACF Community Macnamara is part of a network of independently organised, volunteer-run groups in the ACF community. ACF will pass on your contact details to the host for the purpose of running the event.