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Clean Up Australia inspires and empowers communities to clean up, fix up and conserve our environment. What was started thirty years ago, by an "average Australian bloke" who had a simple idea to make a difference in his own backyard has now become the nation's largest community-based environmental event. Rockhampton Regional Council supports this event by offering the first 20 community groups who register a clean-up site with a $25 voucher to host your own celebratory BBQ, plus any extra equipment, free waste disposal vouchers, garbage truck kerbside collection and guest speaker.

Head over to www.cleanup.org.au/create to register your site!

International Compost Awareness Week Australia (ICAW), is a week of activities, events and publicity to improve awareness of the importance of  compost, a valuable organic resource and to promote compost use, knowledge and products. We can compost to help scrap carbon pollution by avoiding landfilling organic materials and helping to build healthier soils.

ICAW Australia is an initiative of the Centre for Organic Research & Education (CORE), a not-for-profit organisation conducting year round organic research, education and awareness activities.

Rockhampton Regional Council in collaboration with Resource Recovery Australia is offering FREE public workshops in the Upcycle Village at Lakes Creek Road Waste Management Facility - join us!

When: Friday 10 April 2026

Wicking Bed Workshop - 1 hour - bookings open soon
Worm Tower Workshop - 8am to 12pm - no booking needed, just drop-in!

Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single-use plastics?

Planet Ark's National Recycling Week provides an important opportunity for councils, workplaces, schools and individuals to improve their recycling knowledge, build better recycling habits and build trust in recycling.

This established and highly regarded annual campaign continues to educate and stimulate behaviour change, by:

• Promoting kerbside, industrial and community recycling initiatives
• Giving people the tools to minimise waste and manage material resources responsibly at home, work and school.

All over the Central Queensland region, residents can participate in various Garage Sale Trail events - join the trail!

7 - 8 November 2026

First weekend of garage sales

14 - 15 November 2026

Second weekend of garage sales

Upcycle Village Fair
Where: Lakes Creek Road Waste Management Facility
152 lakes Creek Road, North Rockhampton, Q4701
When: Saturday 14 November 2026, 8am - 12pm
Registrations for a stall site are now OPEN (i.e. car boot, 3m x 3m or 3m x 6m marquee, or vehicle with attached awning)

The much-loved Upcycle Village Fair is back and this year it's bigger than ever, becoming part of Australia's largest second-hand treasure hunt, the Garage Sale Trail.

Join us on Saturday, 14th November from 8am to 12pm for a FREE fantastic family-friendly event that you won't want to miss!

There will be plenty to see and do, with free activities and entertainment:

• Food and drinks
• Upcycling demonstrations
• A one‑of‑a‑kind item auction
• Market stalls
• Guided bus tour of the waste facility
• Face painting
• Garbage truck display
• Shop at the Reviva Ibis Reuse Shop
• Shop at the Tinkerage, with plenty of repurposed items for sale
• Free workshops and demonstrations including Christmas baubles, fairy gardens and pallet Christmas trees