Hi Everyone,
On Sunday I took the family along to Clean Up Australia Day down at Coral Sea Marina and it was wonderful to see how many people participated this year.
Parents with strollers, families with brimmed hats and sunnies, couples enjoying a morning walk, individuals who wanted to be part of the movement.
To think that thousands of other people right across the country were all doing the same thing made me feel warm inside and proud to live in a great nation where people contribute, and take responsibility for cleaning up their own backyard.
On Sunday no one was saying – “that’s not my litter, why should I clean it up?”
Everyone was saying: “This country is beautiful, let’s do our bit to make sure it stays that way!”
We decided to venture off to Cannonvale Beach and on the way, we saw some dedicated adults scouring the sides of Shute Harbour Road with their big hessian sacks in-hand.
They were doing a fabulous job.
As we had children with us, we opted for the safety of parks and beaches.
We trawled along in the hot sun and the younger two children were distracted, ambling along and making small, very occasional attempts to pick up litter.
The 10-year-old, however, was on a mission to save the planet!
She jubilantly cried out whenever she spotted a bit of colourful plastic or bottle top and left no stone unturned.
It was wonderful to see her enjoying time with her dad who loved following her around with the hessian sack ready to fill.
In the end, we had a good collection, but I have to say it was not as much as I thought we would collect.
The reason for this is that our parklands and beaches are just too clean!
And this pristine backyard is thanks to everyone putting litter in bins and of course Parks and Gardens for cleaning up so well.
Rach
Quote of the Week: “To leave the world better than you found it, sometimes you have to pick up other people’s trash” (Bill Nye)
