A WALK around the city this week will reveal that our parks and walkways are looking just that little cleaner and more loved.
The reason is we have recently had an army of locals out with garbage bags collecting litter and debris.
It was Clean Up Australia Day and locals rolled up their sleeves at 50 different sites collecting tonnes of rubbish.
Amongst the rubbish patrol groups was a big team at Redbank Plains organised by Pye Augustine which assembled at Fernbrooke Ridge Sports Oval.
“It was great to see the local community of Redbank Plains turn up to clean up their neighbourhood,” Pye said.
“Over 25 volunteers scoured the area around the local sporting fields and surrounding streets for any rubbish that needed to be cleared away.
“There was the usual rubbish of paper, cups and cigarette butts, but the most unusual haul were two whipper snipper motors dumped in bushland.”
Mayor Teresa Harding and Bundamba State MP, Lance McCallum, both joined the clean-up team.
‘Without volunteers, no event of this magnitude could occur. All volunteers should be congratulated on the effort put in, especially on a Sunday morning,” Pye said
The Springfield Scouts Group did their part cleaning up two parklands around the YMCA Springfield Lakes Community Centre.
Springfield Cub Scout Leader Thomas Hewitt said they were excited to take part and help out the city.
“Scouts is based on being outdoors and being community orientated, so Clean Up Australia Day fitted the Scouts ethos perfectly,” Mr Hewitt said.
“We cleaned two parks that we use quite often, so it was great for us to be able to give back to the community and the environment.”
Clean Up Australia chair Pip Kiernan said Clean Up Australia Day was a great opportunity to work together and take practical action.
“Australians tell us every day that they are concerned about the world we live in, but often feel frustrated and unsure how to make a positive impact,” she said.
“We seek the support of all Australians.
“Together we can all make a real difference.”
