Nelson City Council

A big community spring clean of Tasman Bay beaches is planned for November and a call is going out to local groups to sign up to take part in it.

 The aim is to get hundreds of people involved in the Big Beach Clean-up on Saturday 20 November, clearing rubbish from a staggering 291km of coast between Marahau and Cable Bay. The coastal clean-up primarily covers public access areas, taking in beaches and also some rocky shoreline such as the Boulder Bank.

Organisers, the Department of Conservation, the Tasman District Council, Nelson City Council and NELMAC Ltd, are asking Nelson city and Tasman Bay community groups and organisations to sign up now to take on a stretch of beach to clean.  Groups can find out more and register on the DOC website www.doc.govt.nz.

Sporting, service and recreation clubs, environmental, social and community groups and workplaces are all being encouraged to take part.

 There are 50 sections of coast to be cleaned, of varying lengths and ranked easy, medium and difficult in terms of the ease of access and the terrain.  Groups can sign up using the website above to clean a section suited to the size of their group and the capability of their members.