Central Coast Council is calling on local residents to roll up their sleeves and help protect our natural environment by getting involved in Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday 4 March.

Across the Coast 125 sites have been registered (60 community sites, 17 youth sites and 44 schools) and all need volunteers to help with the clean-up.

Council’s Director, Connected Communities, Julie Vaughan, said Clean Up Australia Day is the perfect way for the community to come together and help clean up the Coast.

“It’s great to see so many people taking pride in their local community and working together to clean up and protect our natural environment,” Ms Vaughan said.

Volunteers are needed to assist with sites all across the Coast from public bushland and parks to foreshore and coastal areas.

Council’s Mayor, Jane Smith, who will be volunteering on the day, said this weekend is a great chance to get involved and support your local community.

“Clean Up Australia Day started as a simple idea and has now become an annual reminder to think about how we can all work together to reduce litter and to look at how our daily actions can impact on the environment,” Mayor Jane Smith said.

“Last year more than nine tonnes was collected on the Central Coast alone, showing there is a real need for this national day of action.

“We are lucky to live in such a beautiful and diverse area, from beaches to waterways, and bushland to national parks.

Our native plants and animals deserve a clean and rubbish free environment in which to flourish, just like we do and I encourage everyone who can to get involved.”

In 2017 an estimated 566,000 volunteers removed 14,139 tonnes of rubbish at over 6,200 sites across the country.

For more information or to find a site or register as a volunteer go to cleanupaustraliaday.org.auor contact Council on 4350 5555/4325 8222.