*postponed from 14th to 28th September due to rāhui in place
Join us, we'll be taking part inthis annual event on Wellington's south coast! Info below:
Kick off at 10:30am on the 28th September. Clean up sites are at 12 locations between Owhiro Bay to Breaker Bay on the Wellington South Coast. All rubbish will be gathered up around 12.15pm and taken to Lyall Bay by the playground to form one huge rubbish mountain that will be collected by the council.
Pitch in for a rubbish pile up at 12:30 at Lyall Bay playground where we will mound up our rubbish and admire our collective efforts!
Then head to Parrotdog for a drink / kai after!
WHERE
The fantastic friendly volunteer groups will be scattered along the coastline between Owhiro Bay and Breaker Bay. You can turn up at any of our volunteer sites:
1 Owhiro Bay
2 Opposite Dive Wellington
3 Island Bay
4 Island Bay Snorkel Trail
5 Houghton Bay
6 Te Raekahau Point
7 Lyall Bay (near boat ramp and Woof Woof Ruff)
8 Lyall Bay (by playground)
9 Lyall Bay (airport end)
10 Moa Point
11 Tarakena Bay
12 Breaker Bay
* Taputeranga Island for kayakers
WHO: This event is run by local volunteers who love our beautiful South Coast. We are keen to keep it free of waste, preserve its natural beauty and help to look after our oceans and the wildlife that lives there. We invite you, members of the public, schools, businesses, whanau, local groups and organisations to join us, along with hundreds of thousands of volunteers at other places around the world, to take part in the Ocean Conservancy 's International Coastal Clean-up week.
WHAT SHOULD YOU BRING: hosts will be equipped with everything you need to safely smash out some litter picking, but please do along your own re-useable gloves and rubbish bag if you have them!
Bring along your family, workmates, flatties or four-legged friends (where allowed)
Any groups 6+ to please get in touch with southcoastcare@gmail.com- they'll let you know where you'll be most help.
BAD WEATHER: Whether it’s sunhat or rain jacket weather, we’ll be out there so make sure to dress for the occasion! However, if there is severe weather scheduled, we will cancel. Keep an eye on our event pages for updates closer to the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/809204874724752?active_tab=about
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR OCEANS
http://www.oceanconservancy.org/
