Ms JODIE HARRISON (Charlestown)—Every year on Clean Up Australia Day, tens of thousands of ordinary Australians from all over the country roll up their sleeves and get to work restoring and protecting our beautiful and unique natural environment. Between our extraordinary beaches, the shores of Lake Macquarie and large areas of local woodland, the Charlestown Electorate is an especially beautiful part of this beautiful country, and I would like to thank the many volunteers who attended Clean Up Australia events around the Electorate on Sunday 7 March. I spent some time with the volunteers at Lance York Oval in Garden Suburb. There was a big turnout, and I would like to thank organiser Gavin Ord for putting the event together. It was good to see a reduction in the amount of recyclables for collection, but there was still quite a lot of plastics and general waste - including a mag wheel and an old 600ml milk bottle! To those who weren't able to help out on the day, I urge you to still do your bit—keeping Australia clean is a job we can all do, all year 'round.

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