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There are a number of awareness days and weeks that aim to educate the community on reducing their waste and improving the environment. Here are just a few we support each year.
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 by Wednesday 21 February 2023 a $25 voucher to host your own celebratory BBQ, plus any extra equipment, free waste disposal vouchers, garbage truck kerbside collection and guest speaker - share our event flyer(PDF, 207KB)!
Head over to www.cleanup.org.au/create to register your site!
3 - 9 May 2026 | International Compost Awareness Week
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 !
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 will open August (i.e. car boot, 3m x 3m or 3m x 6m marquee, or vehicle with attached awning)