Redden Island (Machans Beach) - Cleanup Australia Day

It's Cleanup Australia Day! Join us for a morning cleanup on Redden Island!

Rally the troops for Cleanup Australia Day!

Parley Australia has joined forces with Cairns Airport to protect our oceans. And to do that, we are cleaning up the mouth of the Barron river to stop waste from entering our oceans and intercept washed-up debris from getting swept out to sea again.

Dungarra, also known as the Redden Island Environmental Reserve, is managed by Cairns Airport and of high environmental and cultural significance. This place is home to echidnas, wallabies, bandicoots, possums, fairy wrens, owls and of course the numerous marine animals breading and living in and around the river mouth.

To protect this site from hazardous marine debris and microplastics, we are calling upon young and old, individuals and groups to get together as a community and make this morning a meaningful moment of light activity and education.

Meet our team at 8.00am for a safety brief and registration. We will then collect rubbish from the river banks and vegetation surrounding the car park until we gather for light refreshments and an educational talk. The event will be finished at app. 11 am.

Please bring closed shoes, a reusable water bottle, weather protective clothing and your Parley t-shirt if you have one.

See you on the beach,

your Parley Australia Crew