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Great Northern Clean Up

The Great Northern Clean Up 2011 - What a Success!


Ian Kiernan and the Clean Up Australia team would like to thank the estimated 6,222 site supervisors and volunteers who participated in the Great Northern Clean Up 2011, which was held on the 9-11 September. An estimated 343 tonnes of rubbish was picked up by volunteers at 156 community, business and school sites. What a big effort!

The Great Northern Clean Up is a chance for communities across the top end of Australia (north of the Tropic of Capricorn) to get together and take part in Clean Up Day at a time more suited to the northern climate.

Great Northern Clean Up 2011 Results

Note: Below figures are based on estimates.

State
Total Sites Volunteers
Rubbish Collected (t)
Northern Territory
231056
50.6
Queensland1184792
259.6
Western Australia
15
374
33
Total
156
6222
343.2

Photo Competition

The competition aims to reward and recognise the hard working site supervisors and volunteers participating in the Great Northern Clean Up event that was held on the weekend of 9-11 September 2011.

Clean Up Australia congratulates Kerry Evans and her team of Cairns Airport and Qantas volunteers in Machans Beach, QLD for winning this years Great Northern Clean Up Photo Competition.

"Cairns Airport Pty Ltd (CAPL) and The Qantas Foundation joined forces to hold this year's Great Northern Cleanup Day at Redden Island, Machans Beach on Friday, 9 September. CAPL manages the Redden Island Environmental Reserve, a significant 70 hectare coastal reserve. While the area is home to a rich variety of native flora and fauna as well as some sites of indigenous cultural value, it unfortunately also has a history of rubbish dumping and illegal camping. CAPL has worked tirelessly to improve the value of Redden Island over the last four years with significant rubbish removal, weeding, mulching and native vegetation restoration. Each year CAPL hosts a staff Great Northern Cleanup event and this year working in partnership with The Qantas Foundation made it even more special. Twenty-seven volunteers from CAPL, Q Catering and The Qantas Foundation came along for a fun filled afternoon of rubbish collection, weeding and mulching. A full ute load of rubbish was collected with volunteers focusing on key areas on the island such as significant shell midden sites that had been littered with rubbish, mostly broken beer bottles."

Photo Gallery 2011