Aaron Violi (Casey, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Last Sunday was Clean Up Australia Day and it was wonderful to join the Montrose scouts to clean up the Montrose township. Thanks to the Montrose Environmental Group and the Montrose Township Group for bringing this event together. Together, we removed over 500 kilograms of rubbish, including car tyres, old road signs, doors, boxes and fake grass. These events are a fantastic way to show younger generations the importance of protecting our environment and keeping our community safe and clean. It was wonderful to see so many young people there from the Montrose scouts.

I want to also commend the Millgrove Residents Action Group, Seville Community House and the Friends of the Creek and Mt Toolebewong & District Landcare Group for organising Clean Up Australia Day events, as well as those who helped to clean up Melba Park in Lilydale, Brushy Creek Trail in Mooroolbark, Manchester Primary School in Mooroolbark, Brushy Creek in Chirnside Park, Elizabeth Bridge Reserve and Japara Neighbourhood House in Kilsyth, and many others I'm sure I missed. I'd also like to give a shout-out to Daniel and Jeremy from the Victoria Road Primary School. I visited the school last Friday and they were cleaning up on Friday at the school. The real message of Clean Up Australia Day isn't what we do on 1 March; it's what we do the remaining 364 days of the year. I encourage all locals to do their part and continue to look after our beautiful environment in Casey.

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