Wednesday, 4 March 2026


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Clean Up Australia Day


John PESUTTO

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Clean Up Australia Day

 John PESUTTO (Hawthorn) (10:34): On Sunday morning it was Clean Up Australia Day. At Patterson Reserve in Hawthorn I joined the Rotary Club of Glenferrie and students from Xavier College to begin my Clean Up Australia Day activities. I then joined the 1st Glen Eira Scout Group, the John Gardiner Rover Unit and friends groups from the KooyongKoot Alliance led by Benjamin Chesler to clean up along Gardiners Creek. Finally, I worked with the Friends of Back Creek, led by Robert Brearley, in their 26th year, to remove rubbish from this precious local waterway. To each and every volunteer and to Clean Up Australia Day: thank you for strengthening both our community spirit and our environment. We are all better off because of it.