Keen volunteers from the community have been invited to come along to an upcoming ‘Cleaning up the Cardrona’ event on Thursday (June 20).

The clean-up has been organised by WAI Wānaka, in partnership with Love Wānaka and Wastebusters.

Volunteers will collect, sort, and record the rubbish collected, which will be entered into the national ‘Litter Intelligence’ database. 

“The Cardrona River flows directly into the Mata-au/Clutha River, our clean-up is in an area that is often overlooked and could use some love,” event organiser Heather from WAI Wānaka said.

“Our volunteer clean-up will take place below the Cardrona River bridge, off Ballantyne Rd,” she said.

The event will run from 10am to 12pm - all are welcome to join, and hot tea and snacks will be provided. 

“We ask volunteers to please bring gloves, warm clothes, sturdy footwear and a water bottle, as well as friends and whānau if they’re interested.” 

The event is supported by local businesses Wānaka Civil and Interlink Ltd, who are providing their trailers to help collect larger items. Proceeds from Mitre 10 MEGA Wānaka’s sausage and burger sizzle (on the same day) will also be donated to support future clean-ups.

Find more information here.

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