Clean Up Australia Day
Mr TAYLOR (Bayswater) (10:03): It was fantastic that over the weekend I hosted my first Clean Up Australia Day event in the suburb of Heathmont. I hosted it with the First Friends of Dandenong Creek, a fantastic local environmental group that has done some great work over the course of their journey. We had over 60 people turn up to the event. It was a cracking event with people from across the community, including Labor Party members. We also had the 3rd Heathmont Scouts—thank you to Fidel Smolenaers, Ruben Smolenaers, Bailey Johnston, Scarlett Howden, Talisin Howden and Marten Pearce—and from the 1st Bayswater Scouts we had Lily G H, Ryan McCurtin, Jack Hodkinson, Kerrie Hodkinson, Kirra Carrol, James Cardine, Mateo, James Kennedy, Sean Kennedy, Beth Schaap and Jordan Kidson.
Over 20 years the First Friends of Dandenong Creek have set a record of 45 bags collected. It is a great reminder that we all have a role to play in the local environment.