Love Our Street: Monthly litter pick up events in a postcode near you. 3145, 3146 & 3147. Click on a logo below for further information.
Over 50 people joined the Love Our Street 3145 (Malvern East), 3146 (Glen Iris) & 3147 (Ashburton/Ashwood) groups for Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday 05 March, 2023. Click on a logo below to see the results.
Items retrieved by FoGCV between Burke Road and the TH King Oval on Clean Up Australia Day, 2023:
1 x $10 Australian Banknote (legal tender)
1 x 375ml can Strongbow Apple Cider, 5% alcohol by volume (unopened)
1 x 500ml bottle of Cancer Council SPORT SPF 50+ Sunscreen, EXP 06 24 (80% full)
1 x Giant Builder’s Heavy-Duty Rubbish Bag (empty)
2 x Bicycles retrieved from Gardiners Creek (way beyond repair)
1 x Scooter retrieved from Gardiners Creek (way beyond repair)
1 x Short Stepladder (poor condition)
1 x Insulated Shopping Bag (as new)
1 x Nylon Shopping Bag (needs a wash)
1 x Shopping Trolley
TOO MANY TO COUNT:
An 80 litre recycle bin full of Glass bottles, Washed and flattened PET bottles, Flattened aluminium cans, Steel cans
Paper, Soft plastics, Cigarette Packets, Coffee cups and lids, Straws, Junk food & drink packaging, Take-away food & drink packaging, Polystyrene foam (most of it crumbling upon touch), Balls (tennis & golf), Clothing & footwear, Spray paint cans, Masks, Rubber gloves, Plastic cutlery
Clean recyclables taken away for recycling via Boroondara Residential Kerbside Collection. Rubbish left for pre-booked pick up by City of Stonnington.
STILL TO GO:
Glen Iris Station Precinct
1 x Queen Size Mattress
2 x (more) Bicycles in Gardiners Creek
Soft Plastic in trees above Gardiners Creek
A Container Deposit Scheme for Victoria
Friends of Gardiners Creek Valley 