St Mary’s Primary School students have come together to participate in Clean up Australia Day. All students joined together to clean up the school environment and areas outside to mark the day and contribute to making a positive impact on the environment.
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This is an initiative of the St Mary’s Year 6 Environmental Parliamentary Group.
Clean Up Australia Day for school takes place each year prior the National Clean Up Australia Day community campaign which in 2019 occurred on Sunday, March 3.
"It is important that students gain a sense of respect for the environment and commit to responsible actions to care for the environment so it doesn't deteriorate," St Mary’s Principal, Andrew Casey said.
"Students at St Mary’s learn about caring for the environment in a number of learning areas within the classroom and it is great to see them taking action."
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Clean Up Australia Day started as Clean Up Sydney Harbour Day in 1989 and received an enormous public response with more than 40,000 Sydneysiders donating their time and energy to clean up the harbour.
Now, more six million Australians volunteer their time.
Since 1990, volunteers on Clean Up Australia Day have collected over 210,000 tonnes of rubbish - that's five million household wheelie bins.
