"People of Action Unite for Clean Up Australia Day"
"What do you reckon was the strangest item pulled out of the Yarra River on Clean Up Australia Day? Have a go as to what it was!
On Sunday, 3 March, the Melbourne City Rotaract Club organised a Clean Up the Yarra event for Rotaractors, Rotarians, and community volunteers. This annual event coincided with Clean Up Australia Day, a nation-wide initiative to inspire and empower communities to clean up, fix up and conserve the environment. Forty-five passionate “People of Action” stepped forward to clean a portion of the Yarra River from Princes Bridge to Punt Rd. Volunteers were organised into three teams to tackle separate areas of the shoreline and surrounding green space.
Fifty-seven different recyclable and rubbish materials were collected and categorised. The top three were:
1. Foil/confectionery wrappers - 18.9%
2. Pieces of glass - 11.6%
3. Bottle caps - 9.6%
(Nine syringes were also collected and disposed of correctly.)
The Melbourne City Rotaract Club greatly appreciates all the help from the community and local Rotary clubs that made this event a huge success!
OK, what do you think was the strangest item pulled from the Yarra?
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It was a fully-functional trolley!" Thank you Katie, well done to you all.
