Clean Up Australia Day at Charles and Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve at Highfields 02/03/2014

Eleven members of the local community were up bright and early to participate in Clean Up Australia Day 2014 at the Charles and Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve at Highfields on Sunday 2nd March.

For over three and a half hours the group worked tirelessly picking up rubbish and recyclables along with also removing environmental weeds from the reserve.  Greg Lukes from the Friends of the Escarpment Parks Toowoomba Inc and Trish Gardner well known author of the Toowoomba Plants blog advised volunteers on weed identification and the correct removal and disposal processes required.

The community spirit amongst the volunteers was inspiring and their concern for the environment and for this little section of endangered ecosystem in Highfields was paramount.  Many other residents visited the Clean-up stand at the reserve to express their interest in the fate of the reserve with the planed pathway and to also register their interest in becoming a "Friend of Charles and Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve" which will be a casual volunteers group that will work with Toowoomba Regional Council managing and maintaining the bushland reserve.

Thank you again to everyone who attended this national community event which strives to inspire all Australians to clean up, fix up and conserve the environment.

Some of the volunteers ready to start Clean Up Australia Day bright and early at Charles and Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve 02/03/14  (left to right, Greg, Marg, Gary, Judi, Kirra & Cameron)

Tim & Kathleen with the rubbish they picked up at Clean Up Australia Day at Charles and Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve 02/03/14

Kirra with her full rubbish bag at Clean Up Australia Day at Charles and Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve 02/03/14

Brendon working hard removing a tough environmental weed  "Chinese celtis" while Greg and Trish advise him on how it is done  at Clean Up Australia Day at Charles and Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve 02/03/14  More information on Chinese Celtis Here...

Success!  Brendon & Greg with the stubborn Chinese celtis weed tree removed from the reserve at Clean Up Australia Day 02/03/2014

Trish removed a large amount of rubbish and environmental weeds at Clean Up Australia Day at the Charles and Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve, Highfields 02/03/14

Dorelle with her clean up bag of rubbish collected at Clean Up Australia Day at the Charles and Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve, Highfields 02/03/14

Local clean-up extraordinaries Gary & Marg from PURE (Pick Up Rubbish Everyday) with their interesting findings and clean-up efforts at Clean Up Australia Day at the Charles and Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve, Highfields 02/03/14

Greg with one of many buckets of environmental weeds removed over many hours at Clean Up Australia Day at the Charles and Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve, Highfields 02/03/14

Judi - Clean Up Australia Day Site Supervisor with some of the rubbish and recycling collected during the Clean Up Australia Day Event at the Charles and Motee Rogers Bushland Reserve, Highfields 02/03/14