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Plastic Free July Plog & Cleanup - The Plastic Runner & The Little Litter Project
July
4
10:00 am10:00

Plastic Free July Plog & Cleanup - The Plastic Runner & The Little Litter Project

So, you like running, and you like helping nature.

That’s why we decided to put those two things together and take some action/fun!

Let’s go plogging and help our planet!

What is “plogging”? Born in Scandinavia, plogging is the combination of jogging and picking up rubbish, helping the environment while keeping yourself active. How good is that?!

Now is up to you! Come and join us for a fun run/cleanup walk of 45min to 1hr where we will help as a community while learning how to be an environmentally responsible runner 💚🌎

And for the exciting part: The Little Litter Project will be joining forces in this Special Edition event! YES! The awesome legend Candace Colaco will join us on the day as part of the #plasticfreejuly movement!

Not a runner? Don't worry! We will have a walking group for you! Everyone is welcome. Children and pups too!

Coffee, chats, and treats after we finish our fun run/walk by the Studley Boathouse cafe. BYO keep cup please!

What should I bring:

Active clothes according to weather conditions 🧢

Running shoes 👟

Water 🍼

Smiles 😊

Keepcup or reusable cup for coffee

Meeting point at the picnic tables next to the toilets/carpark

Look for our friendly crew and our flag

If you can't make it, please SHARE

Let's spread the love for our trails!

Need more reasons to come?

We will be giving socially distant high 5s to everyone by the end of the event. We got plenty to share!

REGISTER CLICKING HERE

*Bags and gloves will be provided, but feel free to bring yours!

@theplasticrunner

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Let's go plogging! Plog the Frog!
Mar
27
1:00 pm13:00

Let's go plogging! Plog the Frog!

So, you like running, and you like helping nature.
That’s why we decided to put those two things together and take some action/fun!

Let’s do some plogging!
What is “plogging”? Born in Scandinavia, plogging is the combination of jogging and picking up rubbish, helping the environment while keeping yourself active. How good is that?!

Now is up to you! Come and join us in a fun run/walk for 1 hour, where we will help as a community while learning how to be an environmentally responsible runner. 💚🌎

BUT THIS IS NOT JUST ANY PLOGGING RUN!

THIS ONE IS SPECIAL!

This time we are here to Plog for the Frog!

Help cleanup our waterways and the species that rely on their health, such as the Pobblebonk frog.

Not a runner? Don’t panic! We are always happy to “run” a walking group, so come along and let’s go plogging!

What should I bring:

Active clothes according to weather conditions 🧢
Running shoes 👟
Water 🍼
Smiles 😊

We will be providing bags and gloves thanks to Clean Up Australia, but you are more than welcomed to bring your own!
ALL levels of running/walking are welcome :)

To access tickets, click HERE!

If you can't make it, please SHARE :D Let's spread the love for our trails!

the plastic runner

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Let's go plogging! Clean Up Australia Day at MPavilion
Mar
1
10:00 am10:00

Let's go plogging! Clean Up Australia Day at MPavilion

So, you like running, and you like helping nature.
That’s why we decided to put those two things together and take some action/fun!

Let’s do some plogging!
What is “plogging”? Born in Scandinavia, plogging is the combination of jogging and picking up rubbish, helping the environment while keeping yourself active. How good is that?!

Now is up to you! Come and join us in a fun run/walk for 1 hour, where we will help as a community while learning how to be an environmentally responsible runner. 💚🌎

BUT THIS IS NOT JUST ANY PLOGGING RUN!

THIS ONE IS SPECIAL!
Because it’s “Clean Up Australia Day”!

We will be spreading the word about this amazing organisation and their mission in litter prevention and cleanup events.

Not a runner? Don’t panic! We are always happy to “run” a walking group, so come along and let’s go plogging!

Coffee, chats, and treats after we finish our fun run at the MPavilion.

Have any questions about plogging? Want to learn more about recycling? We will have a Q&A to wrap up our session.

What should I bring:

Active clothes according to weather conditions 🧢
Running shoes 👟
Water 🍼
Smiles 😊

We will be providing bags and gloves thanks to Clean Up Australia, but you are more than welcomed to bring your own!
ALL levels of running/walking are welcome :)
Meeting point at MPavilion
If you can't make it, please SHARE :D Let's spread the love for our trails!

the plastic runner

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Feb
2
10:00 am10:00

Yarra River Blitz with the Yarra Riverkeeper Association

Join the Yarra Riverkeeper Association for a clean-up with a difference! We'll provide cleaning gear, a bunch of kayaks and canoes so you can Blitz clean and love your rivers! This is a family-friendly, free event.

Register here: http://bit.ly/YarraBlitz7


Remember Yarra Riverkeeper Association members get first dibs to kayaks and canoes. Support the work they do and become a member today! https://yra.wildapricot.org/

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Spring Clean the City
Sept
21
9:00 am09:00

Spring Clean the City

On Saturday 21st of September, Spring Clean the City will be running their incredible Spring Clean in collaboration with other groups, such as BeachPatrol, Love our Street 3207, and Clean Up Australia, among others! Click on the link and make sure you sign up! There will be kayaks, lots of litter to pick up, and good fun!

It’s time to Spring into action

"Spring Clean the City" is back for a second year - bigger and better than before! Brought to you by anti-litter volunteer networks Beach Patrol, Love Our Street, Clean Up Australia and the Boomerang Alliance. We will be cleaning the Melbourne CBD on #worldcleanupday, on Saturday the 21st of September.

Through hosting Melbourne's biggest street clean event, we'll be highlighting the state's litter problem, which is mostly caused by disposable #singleuseplastic.

Items like cans, bottles, takeaway containers, coffee cups, lids, and straws are ending up in our waterways and beaches where they are doing damage to marine life. What's dropped in the street ends up in the Bay. We want real action on the main litter items! 

This event is not intended to show the city lacks appeal or amenity due to litter. Melbourne City Council shares our concern about litter and waste. Our aim is to demonstrate the impact of litter, and provide compelling evidence for a 10 cents container deposit scheme (cash for containers) and other litter-prevention initiatives.

Bring your friends, family and co-workers! 

EVENT INFO:

  • Arrive at 9 am at meeting point for a 9:30 am clean start. 

  • The clean will go for approximately two hours.

  • You will be given a map with a small section within the CBD to collect litter in.

  • Once you're finished, return your litter to the meeting point on Southbank Promenade. 

  • Please be SunSmart, wear enclosed shoes and have some water in a reusable bottle.

  • If you have your own reusable gloves, bucket/bag and tongs - please bring these along. 

  • This is a free family friendly event, everyone is welcome.

Bottles and cans collected will be counted, presented and photographed to demonstrate the real need for a Container Deposit Scheme in Victoria. Victoria is the only state without a refund scheme on drink containers. We will show how much of the CBD's litter is comprised of drink-related items. Last year it was ONE THIRD of the litter volume collected!

Click here for map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Queensbridge+Square/@-37.8212476,144.9616632,126m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x6ad66819fc78668f:0x41ed0915e6bc6492!2sQueens+Rd,+Melbourne+VIC!3b1!8m2!3d-37.8464665!4d144.9768768!3m4!1s0x6ad642b2a530d98d:0xdb938a83c15ecf10!8m2!3d-37.8209936!4d144.9619824

Tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/spring-clean-the-city-2019-tickets-60503976021

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Cosplay Clean Up Issue 2: Frankston by Cosplay Clean Up, Sea Shepherd Australia and Dive2U
Sept
14
11:00 am11:00

Cosplay Clean Up Issue 2: Frankston by Cosplay Clean Up, Sea Shepherd Australia and Dive2U

Did someone say divers?!

In collaboration with Sea Shepherd, we proudly present our second event in Frankston, Melbourne! This time we are also partnering up with Dive2U for divers to clean up submerged trash while we clean up along the coast (see bottom of event for in-water specific details)!

This is not your usual beach clean up event. This world needs more everyday superheroes to rise to the call to save this planet and our oceans, and its time to deliver! Come join us in your incredible cosplay, superhero themed outfits, or even turn up as an odd vigilante or two.

You can also come wearing a comic book themed t-shirt! Together we can raise awareness about the crisis our oceans face from waste and plastic pollution, whilst walking the talk and showing the power we have as individuals to make a bigger difference.

Event Coordinators: Lauren Sandeman and Sharan Velauthan

Meeting point: At the Sea Shepherd Marquee at Frankston Pier

Start Time and group photo: 10.40am
(Dive/Snorkel briefing 10:30am sharp)
Clean-Up: 11:00am to 12:45pm
Sorting and Counting: 12pm – 2pm
Wrap Up: 2:30pm

Whilst suiting up is a large part of this event – please be smart. It is the middle of winter in Melbourne so please bring appropriate clothing to stay warm, enclosed shoes and water in reusable containers (no single use plastic please). If you have reusable gloves and tongs, please bring them along – we will have some available but they will be in limited supply.

We would like to acknowledge the Boonwrrung people as the Traditional Owners of the land and water we will be meeting on, and pay respect to their Elders past, present and emerging. We cannot hope to have environmental justice without appropriate rights and recognition of First Nations People.

DIVERS / SNORKELLERS


REGISTRATION: SCUBA DIVERS BRING YOUR CERT CARD!!!! Registrations will open 60mins prior to event start. Sign in will occur on the day along with sighting of certification cards for scuba divers (snorkelers not required to show any qualifications). Please click 'Going' to the event so we can account for numbers leading up to the day and so you stay up to date with event announcements.

MIN REQUIREMENTS: Divers must be Open Water certified and above and have dived locally in the last 12 months.
Snorkelers need to have good swimming skills and be confident swimming around the jetty.

ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST bring and wear gloves and a knife/scissors (line cutters available for purchase on the day). Collection bags will be provided on the day to share amongst buddy pairs.

EQUIPMENT RENTALS: Are available on the day at additional costs. Bookings are essential so get your reservations in well before the event day. TO BOOK EQUIPMENT: please send Dive2U a PM through messenger or an email to dive@dive2u.com with what you need and your sizes and we'll confirm pricing (FYI - full scuba gear rental is $80 - Full Snorkel Gear rental is $50). Any questions please call or message Dive2U on 0409411299.

Stay tuned for updates.
For the Oceans!

Event organised by:

Cosplay Clean Up

Sea Shepherd Australia

Dive2U

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Waterway Clean Up: Perth by Kathmandu and Tangaroa Blue
Sept
8
10:00 am10:00

Waterway Clean Up: Perth by Kathmandu and Tangaroa Blue

Help keep plastic and debris out of our oceans and waterways. Sign up to a conservation event in Perth:
https://www.kathmandu.com.au/make-a-difference

After the clean-up, the team will categorise all rubbish collected and load the data into the Australian Marine Debris Initiative database. The Tangaroa Blue Foundation uses the data gathered to help communities create ‘source reduction plans’. This means that we can try to address the cause of marine debris at the source and try to limit the amount of rubbish created in the first place.


Don't forget to register! In order to properly prepare for the Waterway Clean Up events, we request that all attendees please register on the form here: https://kathmandu.typeform.com/to/wzyTfh

Thanks for taking part and helping Kathmandu and Tangaroa Blue tackle waterway waste!

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Yarra Blitz with the Yarra Riverkeeper Association
Aug
25
10:00 am10:00

Yarra Blitz with the Yarra Riverkeeper Association

Join the Yarra Riverkeeper Association and Cleanwater Group for our 5th Yarra River Blitz proudly supported by Melbourne Water and the Victorian Government. They’ll provide some boats, bags, gloves, and safety gear so you can BLITZ-CLEAN and LOVE YOUR RIVER and PARKLANDS!

Event details

Where: Richmond Rowing Club, 1 Boathouse Drive, Melbourne
When: Sunday 25 August 2019
Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Schedule of events:
10:15 -10:30 Introduction & Safety Briefing
10:45 -12:30 Yarra River Clean-up
12:30 – 1:00 BBQ & Prizes

Getting to Richmond Rowing Club:
Bike: Main Yarra Trail
Car: Enter via Boathouse Drive, free all day parking available along Boathouse Drive
Public Transport: Flinders Street Station 5 min walk away
Bring: Layers for varying temps and the splash of your paddle, gloves, water bottle, hat, sunscreen
Provided: Some boats*, bags, safety gear, sausage sizzle @ gold coin donation

* Yarra Riverkeeper Association members get first dibs to canoes and kayaks. Join here: http://yarrariver.org.au. Keep in mind, if you don’t secure a boat, local parklands and riverbanks have troves of trash to collect!
No need to print your tickets

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BEACH CLEAN UP DAY by Eco Green Spirit
Aug
17
10:00 am10:00

BEACH CLEAN UP DAY by Eco Green Spirit

Eco Green Spirit is hosting its first Beach Clean Up Event!

Follow the link to subscribe and share the love for our oceans!

Here are the event details:

Come and Join Our Eco Green Spirit Warriors Beach Clean ups once a month! We are making this a monthly event starting at different Beaches. If you subscribe at the 1st event you will receive a FREE T-shirt at the 2nd clean up! Please Bring a bucket along so we can all make a difference to help reduce plastic pollution from our coast line.

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Rubbish Run/Walk #15 by Footscray Rubbish Runners
Aug
10
10:00 am10:00

Rubbish Run/Walk #15 by Footscray Rubbish Runners

Our friends from Footscray Rubbish Runners are hosting their 15th Rubbish Run this 10th of August!

Make sure you drop by and say hi! Every month, this Footscray local heroes catch up over coffee to help keeping their streets clean and tidy!

Here is the info for their event:

Hello all - we're back to our usual start/end location of Rudimentary Cafe in August for Rubbish Run/Walk #15!

Gloves, bags and safety vests will be supplied as per usual - with Louise leading the walking group and Derek taking the runners.

The monthly "Glove of Glory" will be up for grabs also!

We'll run/walk for an hour and then meet back at Rudimentary Cafe for coffee and good times.

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Yarra River Blitz - Yarra Riverkeeper
May
26
10:00 am10:00

Yarra River Blitz - Yarra Riverkeeper

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This Sunday 26th, the plastic runner will be joining the amazing organisation Yarra Riverkeeper in their Yarra River Blitz!

What’s involved during this event?

Join the Yarra Riverkeeper Association and Cleanwater Group for their next Yarra River Blitz. They'll provide some boats (BYO if you can), bags, gloves, and safety gear so you can blitz-clean and love your rivers and parklands. Proudly supported by Melbourne Water.

WHEN? 

Sunday 26 of May 2019 from 10am to 1pm

WHERE? 

Melbourne University Boat Club, Melbourne, VIC

HOW TO GET THERE?

Bike - Main Yarra Trail.
Car - Enter via Boathouse Drive, limited parking available on site

Tram - Fed Square, <500 m from site

Train - Flinders Street Station, <500 m from site

REGISTRATION

http://bit.ly/YarraBlitz4

WHAT TO BRING?

Layers for varying temps and the splash of your paddle, gloves, water bottle, hat and sunscreen.

More details at - yarrariver.org.au/ Eventbrite: Yarra River Blitz

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