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Clean Up on a SUP

October 4 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

FREE

Clean Up on a SUP, with River Guardians and SUP Tonic Australia

The Swan river is a precious place, sustaining a huge diversity of wildlife. Sadly, many of our iconic species such as waterbirds and dolphins are regularly entangled in rubbish and fishing line that is left behind. Once an animal is entangled, it can be very difficult to rescue them, so we are hosting a clean-up event to help remove rubbish from the river, and prevent it entering in the first place. River Guardians are teaming up with SUP Tonic Australia to clean up the Swan River and Sandy Beach Reserve, Bassendean on Friday 4th October, from 9am-11am. Please join us too, everyone is welcome! Bring the kids, grandkids and even your dogs (on a leash of course!). You can hire a stand up paddleboard, or bring your own to help us clean up the fishing line stuck along the river’s edge, or stay on land to clean up the foreshore reserve. This is a FREE event, but board hire is $20 per board. If you would like to hire a board, please click here

We will meet at Sandy Beach Reserve (end of West Road, Bassendean) opposite the playground. Please Look for the River Guardians and SUP Tonic flags. We will begin the safety briefing and clean up at 9.10am but please join us at any time between 9-11am. Light refreshments will be provided at 11.am.

What to wear/bring:
We will supply sunscreen, insect repellant, hand sanitiser, gloves, rubbish pickers and bags. Please feel free to bring your own gloves and sunscreen. Please dress according to the weather conditions. For the land-based clean up, closed in shoes and long pants are recommended. If on a SUP, please bring a towel and wear clothes that you don’t mind getting wet as well as reef shoes (optional).

Details

Date:
October 4
Time:
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Cost:
FREE
Website:
https://parksandwildlife.rezdy.com/664470/clean-up-on-a-sup-board-hire

Organiser

River Guardians
Email
community@dbca.wa.gov.au

Venue

Sandy Beach Reserve
Sandy Beach Reserve
Bassendean, WA 6054 Australia