We all know about Clean-Up Australia Day but have you heard of the new national Clean-Up day for Mackay?

The Mackay Regional Council has just announced it will no longer participate in the annual Clean- Up Australia Day event held in March.  Instead, it will now champion the annual Great Northern Clean-Up Day which is to be held every year in September.

Mackay residents will now be able to help to clean up our region during spring in an effort to be Sun Smart……………and avoid the usual rains autumn brings!

The September Clean-Up Day event brings many additional advantages including escaping the typically extremely hot and exhausting weather, reducing exposure to harmful UV rays and most importantly, it also provides us a chance to clean up waste prior to the wet season.

Mackay Regional Council is hoping by scheduling the Great Northern Clean-Up Day event in September that more members of the community will have the opportunity to volunteer/sign up and take part, including the elderly which are sometimes limited by the hot weather.

It is anticipated that more than 500 volunteers will take part in the first ever Great Northern Clean-Up Day event in Mackay on Sunday 11 September.  It is also hoped that collection of rubbish from the Great Northern Clean-Up Day will eclipse March’s Clean-Up Australia total of 5.4 tonnes!

To make your difference, contact Mackay Regional Council on 1300 MACKAY (622 529) or by registering on the Clean-Up Australia Day website: www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au.