Litter in our catchment is one of the challenges for our waterways and the species that call them home, especially iconic species like our resident Indo-Pacific Bottlenose dolphins. Many dedicated community groups come together to clean up our waterways and catchment all year round, but especially in March around Clean Up Australia Day.  

Friends of Rivers Peel, Mandurah Environment and Heritage Group and Peel-Harvey Catchment Council are calling on our community to help us clean up the Peel this Month. Now in its fifth year, the annual Clean Up Peel Waterways event has expanded to include parks, reserves and neighbourhoods and has been renamed Clean Up the Peel.

Many dedicated individuals and groups organise clean up events throughout the month of March that anyone can join! To join an existing Clean Up the Peel event this March please see the events section of our website or Facebook page, or visit www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au/join-a-clean-up to find clean up events in your local area.

To see all the open clean up events you can join, download and view the Clean up The Peel flyer here. 

Whether you are a school, community group, family or group of friends you can get a clean-up event together in your local area during the month of March around Clean Up Australia Day. Groups taking part within the Peel-Harvey Catchment will have assistance from PHCC and partners to promote their clean up event through social media. 

If you are organising your own clean up, first register your group for the event via Clean Up Australia Day as soon as possible, who will provide equipment for your clean up and Public Liability insurance for your group. We recommend completing this as soon as possible to make sure your equipment arrives in time for your clean up event and to give you plenty of time to promote your event.