General News
19 September, 2025
Time to clean up the region
COMMUNITY members are invited to roll up their sleeves and take part in a series of Clean Up Cairns events, held over the next two weekends from 20 to 28 September.
Local schools, community groups, businesses and families will come together to clean up creeks, parks, and beaches preventing litter from reaching the Great Barrier Reef.
With the wet season approaching, Cairns Regional Council Mayor Amy Eden said the clean ups played an important role in protecting both the community and the environment.
“The obvious benefit of the clean ups is that we remove a large volume of litter from our region that might otherwise be washed out to the Reef with the wet season rains,” she said.
“Protecting our environment is something we can all take pride in.”
The events are from 9am-11.30am:
Saturday 20 September, Cairns City – No More Butts Big Butt Hunt, McLeod St taxi rank
Cairns City esplanade mangroves, Fun Ship Playground
Sunday 21 September Manoora Moody Creek–Manoora Community Garden
Saturday 27 September, Manoora Jensen Street Park – OzFish Unlimited
Machans Beach Redden Island – Conservation Park, second entryway, Cinderella St
Sunday 28 September, Cairns North Lily Creek, corner Charles and Cairns streets.
