From The Mayor...

I recently joined Ms Pip Kiernan, Chairman of Clean Up Australia, Federal Member for Macquarie Susan Templeman MP, Deputy Mayor Councillor Mary Lyons-Buckett, Councillor Danielle Wheeler, community members and Council staff to help restore our local parks and natural environment by removing flood debris from the major flood in March.

As part of the special Flood Recovery Clean Up Day, we gathered across four locations: Argyle Bailey Memorial Park, Ebenezer; Cattai Creek, Glenorie; Colbee Park, McGraths Hill; and Deerubbin Park, Cornwallis – the latter being the one I attended with Ms Kiernan.

To get it done, Hawkesbury City Council partnered with Clean Up Australia and in Cattai, OzFish partnered with Council and Clean Up Australia to coordinate the Cattai Creek Clean Up. A number of volunteer groups also came on board for the Cattai Creek Clean Up including Galston-Glenorie Fishing Club, Hawkesbury-Nepean Landcare, Glenorie Progress Association and the Cattai Hills Environment Network.

Together we collected several tonnes of waste, including recyclables, along with large items such as polystyrene foam boxes, mesh, hoses, pallets, containers, doors and tyres. A hazardous chemical in a large sealed drum on the riverbank was also identified at one park and reported to the Environment Protection Authority for safe removal.

Thank you to everyone who came along and helped clean up at this Flood Recovery event and our appreciation also goes to Clean Up Australia and OzFish for their active support and involvement. It was another great opportunity to get together for a good cause.

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• Environmental Issues