Line up to clean up

CASEY residents are encouraged to get out and about and help clean up their local environment.
The three-day cleaning frenzy begins tomorrow (Friday) with the Schools Clean Up Day, Business Clean Up Day on Saturday and the main Clean Up Australia Day event on Sunday.
Over the past 15 years, volunteers on Clean Up Australia Day have collected more than 200,000 tonnes of rubbish – that’s 4.7 million household wheelie bins.
A number of sites have been listed around Casey to get the rubbish out of our local streets, parks and waterways.
Sites listed for clean ups on Sunday include:
•High Street, Cranbourne, from 10am-1pm.
A general clean up to improve the appearance of the main stretch of High Street, including but not limited to the shopping strips, train station, and the park near KFC.
Meeting at Greg Clydesdale Square on High Street, located outside the shopping centre.
Site coordinator: Jessica Hagen, radiocaseyjess@hotmail.com
•Eumemmerring Creek, Doveton, from 9.30am-11.30am.
Friends of Eumemmerring Creek have been cleaning up this site for the last eight years and have made a significant improvement to the area.
Meeting on the corner of Power Road and Princes Highway, opposite Prince Mark Hotel.
Site coordinator: Jennie Chisholm, jenniec@nex.net.au
•Dandenong Police Paddocks Reserve, Endeavour Hills, from 10am-12.30pm.
The Dandenong Police Paddocks is an area rich in cultural, historic and environmental significance.
The reserve covers an area of 499 hectares and contains significant indigenous vegetation, several regionally significant animal species and is one of the most notable Aboriginal cultural sites in Melbourne.
Meeting at Nerre Nerre Warren Picnic Area at the end of Brady Road.
Site coordinator: Greg Bain – 9739 8575
•Frog Hollow Reserve, Endeavour Hills from 10am-1pm.
Wetlands with a lot of birds and beautiful native trees.
Meeting at David Collins Drive, Melway Ref 91 H7.
Site coordinator: Hector de Santos – 0438 706 209
•River Gum Creek Reserve, Hampton Park, from 10am-noon.
Water course for filtration by Parks Victoria.
Meeting at the notice board on Corac Drive opposite Edys Run, Hampton Park.
Site coordinator: Warren Calder – 9799 1917
•River Gum Creek Reserve, Narre Warren South, from 11am-1.30pm.
Pond areas, creek, large open reserve with areas of plantings of native trees and shrubs.
Meeting at Seebeck Drive.
Site coordinator: Phil Hughes – 9704 7704
•Berwick Springs Lake and Wetlands, Narre Warren South, from 10am-1pm.
Man-made lake and wetlands area in suburban estates of Berwick Springs and Beaumont Waters, with water birds, frogs, lake and wetlands.
Meeting at the corner of Greaves Road and Moondarra Drive, Melway Ref 130 K3.
Site coordinator: Sandra Roach, sandraroach@optusnet.com.au
For more information on where to help out visit www.cleanup.com.au.