Riverfest Birrarung Clean Up

Contribute to the well-being of your Yarra and the Melbourne community.
In Collaboration with Birrarung Cleanup
Up the creek offer 4 community cleanups each year on the Birrarung.  Watch this space for details.

Location :   Boat launch below the Fairfield Amphitheater

Cost:  To cover a light lunch and a cup of tea for everyone after the cleanup.

Duration: 90 min

Prepare:    Dress for the conditions, shoes to get wet, keep cup, good energy and open minds.

On The Day,

We will gather and connect with ourselves, each other and this place.   Paddling lessons for those who want it.   Once floating we will hit the river with tongs and bags to collect rubbish along the Birrarung.

After the paddle we will share a cup of tea and some catering from STREAT, a local social enterprise supporting disadvantaged youth.

All paddling gear and safety provided.

Alternatively  turn up on the day and join in on foot along the banks.

This event is part of the 2024 Birrarung Riverfest. Celebrate our river at one of 30+ events being hosted over three weeks from 1 - 22 September. Whether you enjoy riverside walks, cleanups or paddling adventures, there’s something for everyone at Riverfest.
Riverfest is presented. by the Yarra Riverkeeper Association. Check out the full program at www.riverfest.org.au

The whole of life is coming to terms with yourself and the natural world. Why are you here? How do you fit in? What is it all about?

― David Attenborough

Benefits For clean up Paddlers

Individuals

  • Skill development and teamwork
  • Increased satisfaction
  • Environmental awareness and appreciation
  • Local community involvement

For your local Yarra and local community

  • Helping to protect and care for an invaluable environmental resource that contributes to the health and wellbeing of Melbourne
  • Promote a healthy river corridor for the Melbourne community
  • Help tackle climate change
  • Build healthy, resilient habitats for Victoria’s beloved animals
  • Support the health of more than human worlds

Melbourne based Education Outdoors to support community, organisations and Schools

  • Expeditions
  • Paddling
  • White Water Paddling
  • Cleanps
  • Sailing
  • Leadership

Up the Creek journeys can lead to:

  • Engaging with nature as a collaborator
  • Thriving and finding joy working with forces beyond our direct control
  • Reduced risk in the present - inoculate against risky behaviour in the future
  • Transformed capacity to learn for improved productivity
  • Creating lifelong connections to self, nature and others
  • Overcoming blockages to learning
  • Building authentic self-directed learning

Join us, For River fest and Melbourne design week. come collaborate with nature!
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