Planning to fill as many bags as possible with litter thoughtlessly dumped in parks, streets and suburbs, AAHYA president Sayeed Karimi says they are expecting a good turnout at their cleanup event in Regents Park.
“It is an important activity because we need to keep the beautiful environment here clean,” he said.
“We also need to teach the next generations, particularly kids from migrant backgrounds and who are newly arrived here, about this important Australian community event.
“Many newly arrived migrants come from war-torn countries where keeping the environment clean is not a priority with unreliable waste collection services and most rubbish just thrown carelessly onto the street.”
He says AAHYA encourages newly arrived refugees to volunteer and take part on the day so they can start making a valuable contribution to their communities by helping keep their new surroundings clean and tidy.
“We will meet near the Regents Park community centre on the corner of Bellona Avenue and Mary Street at 3pm,” he said.
For further info, call Sayeed on 0421 567 397.
