Annual Kalgoorlie-Boulder Clean-Up Day 2024
Held on Sunday, April 28th, the Clean-Up Kalgoorlie-Boulder Day 2024 was postponed from its regular March date due to a very welcome reason – plentiful rain. The location for the Clean Up event was the ‘old Kalgoorlie Golf Course’, an area of bushland behind Pringle Village. KBULG was blessed with an approximate 65 volunteers who filled a large skip bin with a staggering 900 kg of rubbish. The City of Kalgoorlie removed another 13 tonnes of rubbish from the site on the following day, including tyres, mattresses and other large items.
KBULG would like to thank the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s green team for their unreserved support on the day and leading up to the event, and Cleanaway for skip bin provision. We would also like to thank our core sponsors: The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Northern Star Resources and Lynas Rare Earths.
Annual Kalgoorlie-Boulder Clean-Up Day 2023
The 2023 Clean Up Kalgoorlie-Boulder Day was held at Mt Charlotte Reservoir. One of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s most prominent landmarks and associated with great historical significance, Mt Charlotte’s bushland is unfortunately subjected to an ongoing influx of litter that blows onto the site from the Goldfields Highway. The morning was a great success with nearly 40 volunteers joining the clean-up effort, before being rewarded with a free sausage sizzle and various raffle prizes. It was great to see so many families participate with their young children already well aware of the importance of picking up rubbish rather than walking past it.
The event was supported by the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s green team with support on the day and during the lead-up to the event, while Cleanaway provided free skip bins and Bunnings Warehouse sponsored the prize raffle.
Annual Kalgoorlie-Boulder Clean-Up Day 2022
The 2022 Kalgoorlie-Boulder Clean Up Day saw over 70 volunteers clean up 11 tonnes of waste in just 2 hours. The event organised by KBULG and supported by our major sponsors (CKB, Northern Star, Evolution Mining, Water Corp, Kalgoorlie Miner, Rotary Club of Boulder, Rotary Club of Kalgoorlie) and our special sponsors (Coles & Cleanaway) was a huge success despite the muddy and muggy conditions. The event kicked off at 9am and concluded at 11am with a sausage sizzle to feed the hungry volunteers. Congratulations to our raffle winners Jade, Claire and Madeline.
We would like to say a huge thank you to our event volunteers Kristy and her team from the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder for all their help on the day.
Annual Kalgoorlie-Boulder Clean-Up Day 2021
One of KBULG’s key objectives is to convey the message ’Avoid, Reduce, Re-use, Recycle’ to the wider community, a sustainability message which is becoming increasingly important in todays society. KBULG organises events like the Clean Up Day event to empower the community to adequately assess the environmental impacts of waste and educate the community about methods of waste prevention and waste recovery. The annual Clean Up Australia Day – a nationwide initiative promoted through state-specific Keep Australia Beautiful Councils, is KBULG’s most prominent clean-up day, and attracts significant community interest as a result of the nationwide promotion. Every year the event is held at a different location, selected based on litter quantity and visual amenity priority.
The 2021 Clean Up Day was attended by approximately 100 volunteers who shifted and amazing 12 tonnes of waste and 200 orange general waste bags from an area of bushland located on the North East side of Waverley street in Boulder. The event was attended by the team from the Keep Australia Beautiful WA Council who brought with them a bundle of fun activities and a helping hand.
As always a huge thank you to all our sponsors who make it possible to run these events and for helping us reward our hardworking volunteers with a sausage sizzle and raffle prizes. Big thanks to the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder for helping us with the event, the location and with the collection of the rubbish from the days activities. Thank you Coles who provided a prize for our Raffle and Bunnings Kalgoorlie who kindly donated gloves for our littlest cleaners and grab sticks to save our backs.
We look forward to seeing everyone at our next Clean-Up day 2022.
Annual Kalgoorlie-Boulder Clean-up Day 2020
Over 120 people attended the 2020 Clean Up Kalgoorlie-Boulder Day to work together to clean up one of the original regeneration zones established by KBULG’s predecessor the Goldfields Dust Abatement Committee, which is an area that is frequently targeted by illegal dumpers and litterers. This year’s Clean Up Australia Day event was again immensely successful at fostering community spirit and increasing civic pride within Kalgoorlie-Boulder. Each year we seem to see the event grow as more and more of the community turn out to help us clean up local areas of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
KBULG was also honoured by the attendance of Michael Aspinall and the Tidy Towns and Keep Australia Beautiful WA team who opened up the 2020 Tidy Towns Awards at the event.
As always a huge thank you to all our sponsors who make it possible to run these events and for helping us reward our hardworking volunteers with a sausage sizzle and raffle prizes. Big thanks to the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder for helping us with the event, the location and with the collection of the rubbish from the days activities. The total amount of rubbish yet to be confirmed but it is believed to be over 2 tonnes of litter and dumped items.
We look forward to seeing everyone at our next Clean-Up day 2021.
Annual Kalgoorlie-Boulder Clean-up Day 2019
2019’s Clean-Up Kalgoorlie Boulder Day was once again a great success, with 122 people coming together to clean up the area of bushland between Gatacre Drive and Atbara Street, an area of cultural significance to one of our Local Indigenous Elders.
Held this year on Sunday the 10th of March, the community broke out the bags, gloves and a whole lot of elbow grease to fill two skip bins ,supplied by Clean-Away, with litter that was not only affecting the visual aesthetics of the beautiful natural bushland but also posed a risk to natural flora and fauna.
The hard-working volunteers were treated to a BBQ after the clean-up and a raffle with prizes donated by both KBULG and our Sponsors. Clean-up day is both a fun day out and a great way for people to get involved in their community.
We at KBULG thank all our sponsors and the people of Kalgoorlie-Boulder for all of their support and hard work. We look forward to seeing everyone at our next Clean-up day.
Annual Kalgoorlie-Boulder Clean Up Day 2018
The 2018 Kalgoorlie-Boulder Clean Up Day was held on Sunday, 11 March, and focused on cleaning up the area around the Communication Tower on the top of Graeme St. The participants filled up a skip bin, supplied by Cleanaway, with litter items of varied shapes and sizes affecting the bushland and native animals at the site.
The many hard-working volunteers were rewarded with a BBQ and various raffle prizes, making this event again a fun day out achieving a great outcome for both visual amenity and conservation. Thank you to all our sponsors and the people of Kalgoorlie-Boulder for all your hard work and a morning full of smiles!
This year KBULG also organised a second Clean-Up Day, focusing on removing rubbish items dumped along the highway, in collaboration with Main Roads WA and the Keep Australia Beautiful Council. On Sunday, 10 June 2018, volunteers cleaned up a stretch of the Goldfields Highway extending to the Communications Tower. It was great to see so many dedicated individuals from the community also participating in our second major clean-up event of the year.
Annual Kalgoorlie-Boulder Clean Up Day 2017
In 2017 the Clean Up Australia Day was organised on Sunday, 12 March 2017. one week after the nation-wide Clean Up Australia Day which coincided with a long weekend. The site of this year’s Clean Up event was Rotary Peace Park – locally also known as Twin Dams. KBULG was excited with the great turn out of the event at the children – friendly location, and was especially pleased to welcome many families who volunteered to collect a large variety of rubbish items. The participants filled up a skip bin, supplied by Cleanaway, with rubbish items collected from within the park and surrounding areas.
The commendable conservation efforts of the many volunteers were rewarded with a BBQ and various raffle prizes. This year’s Clean Up Australia Day event was again immensely successful at fostering community spirit and increasing civic pride within Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
Annual Kalgoorlie-Boulder Clean Up Day 2016
Since its initial establishment as the Goldfields Dust Abatement Committee, one of KBULG’s key objectives has been to convey the message ’Reduce, Re-use, Recycle’ to the wider community, leading to an increased awareness of the waste cycle, and empowering the community to adequately assess the environmental impacts of waste. In addition to ongoing community education projects to educate the community about methods of waste prevention and waste recovery, KBULG hosts an annual Kalgoorlie-Boulder Clean Up Australia Day – a nationwide initiative promoted through state-specific Keep Australia Beautiful Councils. Every year the event is held at a different location, selected based on litter quantity and visual amenity priority.
This year the Clean Up Australia Day was organised on Sunday, 12 June 2016. Despite an early morning event start and it being a very cold winter morning, numerous dedicated community members from diverse age groups joined forces and assisted with cleaning up the litter items of varied shapes and sizes affecting the bushland and native animals around the Communication Tower on the top of Graeme St. KBULG was pleased to hand out additional rubbish bags to community members who expressed their interest of collecting rubbish items at other locations within the city and surroundings.
Coles and Woolworths donated gift vouchers that were handed out as raffle prizes. These kind donations encouraged and supported the admirable conservation efforts of the many engaged volunteers. Cleanaway again generously supplied a large skip bin, providing invaluable logistical support to the event. The Clean Up Australia Day events are a great way to foster community spirit and increase civic pride.
Annual Kalgoorlie-Boulder Clean Up Day 2015
One of KBULG’s key objectives is to convey the message ’Reduce, Re-use, Recycle’ to the wider community, leading to an increased awareness of the waste cycle, and empowering the community to adequately assess the environmental impacts of waste. In addition to using every opportunity to educate the community about methods of waste prevention and waste recovery, KBULG hosts clean-up days throughout the year. The annual Clean Up Australia Day – a nationwide initiative promoted through state-specific Keep Australia Beautiful Councils, is KBULG’s most prominent clean-up day, and attracts significant community interest as a result of the nationwide promotion. Every year the event is held at a different location, selected based on litter quantity and visual amenity priority.
This year the Clean Up Australia Day was organised on Sunday, June 14th. Despite light rain coinciding with the early morning event start, almost 70 members of the community from diverse age groups joined forces and assisted with cleaning up the litter items of varied shapes and sizes affecting the bushland and native animals in Hannans North behind Hannans Boulevard. KBULG was pleased to hand out additional rubbish bags to community members who expressed their interest of collecting rubbish items at other locations within the city and surroundings.
The Salvation Army funded and organised a free BBQ brunch for the community volunteers on the day and Coles donated gift vouchers that were handed out as raffle prizes. These kind donations encouraged and supported the admirable conservation efforts of the many engaged volunteers. The Clean Up Australia Day events are a great way to foster community spirit and increase civic pride.
