Cleaning up
All our drains flow into the lakes and it's important to keep these creeks and waterways litter free as they provide habitat for our wetland birds who feed along it's foreshores and dozens of species of smaller birds that inhabit the wetland. The lakes provide recreational pleasure for our many residents who enjoy paddling on it or excercising around it and using the parklands. By volunteering to help collect litter we are keeping our suburb and our waterways clean.
Date and time
Sunday 03rd March 07:30 - 10:30Occurs: Yearly
Location
Discovery Park - Springfield Lakes QldCouncil: Ipswich City Council
Site Type: River/Creek
Event Info
Meeting Point: We will register participants at Discovery Lake Carpark, A tent will be set up adjacent to the toilets. Volunteers will be assigned streets or parks according to a first in first serve basis.
Site Supervisor: Luise Manning
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Something for the Kids who attend
Saturday 12th Jan
Ocean Life Show is an interactive 1 hour session which includes touch tanks, displays of animals and artefacts. This is to provide an opportunity for children who have volunteered on the day, with a chance to get up close and personal to some sea creatures, whilst learning about the impacts human litter and pollution has on our marine life. They can learn about some simple things they can do to help. The show starts after the clean up finishes at 10.30 am and will be held in Spring Lake Parklands.
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Scouts to the Rescue!
Sunday 27th Jan
Once again the Redbank Plains Scouts will be lending a hand to help Clean Up Regatta Lake. The Cubs will be taking their canoes into the lake to fish out the litter lurking below the surface. Whilst the Joeys will be walking around the foreshore to collect litter from the parks and streets on the Peninsula.
We hope that some people with Kayaks can help clean up Discovery Lake, if we all do a little a lot can be achieved. If you have a large pool net it would certainly help to fish out the bottles and cans that are floating near the edge of Spring Lake. MacDonalds the National sponsor for Clean Up Australia Day has offered some free ice creams to the kids that come along to help.
So get on board and register to volunteer to help clean up your lakes and parklands to keep your community clean.
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Our Flyers are Ready Are You?
Sunday 10th Feb
Our Clean Up Australia Day Flyers are ready for printing. Are you ready to sign up and help out? Cleaning up your local street, park or sporting club is easy. Register on line for our event then just put on a pair of garden gloves, and grab a green garbage bag for recylable items, such as cans, plastic bottles or drink containers and a black one for general rubbish.
Then bring your rubbish down to Discovery Lake or Spring Lake so that it can all be audited and disposed of. When you sign in at our registration tent you will be allocated a lucky door ticket and you'll go in the draw to win some prizes.
Why not make a morning of it and bring the family down to make your community a cleaner place.
Thanks to our sponsors, Lendlease, MacDonald's & IGA for their support in helping to host this event.
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Our Random Prize Draw
Sunday 24th Feb
Only 7 more sleeps to go until Clean Up Australia Day.
Just want to say thank you to our people in our community who donate prizes to our participants to say "thanks for cleaning up our suburb". Anita Donnelly Norwex consultant has donated the "Ditch the Plastic" pack value at $107. One lucky participant will win this at the end of our Clean Up Event.
Anita has even offered a 2nd prize to those people who can't participate onthe day but want to make a difference to the environment in creating a chemical and waste free home.
The Reduce & Resuse pack valued at $55 contains reuseable straws, cloths and produce bags. Now you really can have your straw & drink with it too. To be elligible for this prize, please like https://www.facebook.com/Anita-Donnelly-Norwex-Independent-Sales-Consultant-295451351056394 share the post on Facebook & write done so you can be in the draw for this great prize.
We find so many straws in our parks and next to our footpaths. Straws can't be recycled and only add to landfill, so why not refuse a straw and Bring your own metal Norwex straw. Small steps like these can help the environment.
Don't forget to register for our Clean up day but remember, even if you can't come on Sunday, you can always do an Eco-friendly walk around the suburb picking up some litter & donate any plastic drink bottles to our land care group at the Night Owl store in the Metro, our ID code is C10002285. Thank you in advance.
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BLVD Restaurant Springfield donated a Dinner for 2
Thursday 28th Feb
Thank you to BLVD Restaurant owner Sirle Adamson for donating a dinner for 2 for one lucky participant who volunteers at our #CleanUPAustraliaDay event on Sunday March 3. BLVD Restaurant is an award winning, local family owned business located in the Spring Lake Metro, Springfield Lakes Boulevard and is open for dinner, Monday to Saturday 5 pm to 9 pm & Lunch 12 to 2 pm Wednesday to Saturday. They provide the best food and amazing service.
The cosy atmosphere is just perfect for an intimate dining experience or a casual dinner or lunch with friends and family. Every time you purchase a beverage such as a beer or softdrink, your containers go towards helping Springfield Lakes Nature Care Inc. raise funds, as BLVD kindly donates them to our container beverage scheme ID number C10002285.
Why not book your next family celebration or corporate function at the BLVD Restaurant. Helping the environment one container at a time! 
