Clean Up Australia Day

The church got out and involved in Clean Up Australia day on Sunday, and I was struck with just what a positive thing it is to be out there and doing this stuff. Seems to me that it’s times like those when you’re out getting involved in “doin’ the stuff”, that this whole community thing just falls into line. And it’s got to be a good thing to be out there and making a difference to the environment. Especially if it’s not just a jump-on-the-bandwagon thing.

Anyway – we got some good results :P

Before

Before Clean Up Australia Day

After

After Clean Up Australia Day

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6 Comments

  1. Tim Ogilvy
    Posted 6 March, 2007 5:38 pm at 5:38 pm | Permalink

    Hey Geoff!!

    I’m not one to boast or anything buuuuuut…. (I’m going to anyway)

    I pulled another two trollies out of the creek and filled them both with rubbish, after everyone else had gone home!

    There… now I’m not storing up treasures in heaven, I’m just being a glib exhibitionist on earth. I’m proud of my trollies!

    MMmmm Trollies.

    Tim

  2. Rodney Olsen
    Posted 6 March, 2007 10:32 pm at 10:32 pm | Permalink

    Brilliant. What a wonderful way to show your commitment to the community. I salute you. :)

  3. Matt
    Posted 7 March, 2007 9:35 am at 9:35 am | Permalink

    Snow in the Yarra Valley!!! Awesome, looks like I’m taking Friday off for some skiiiiiiiiing. Oh, and some nice pine trees to crunch into as well. Aceness.

  4. Tim Ogilvy
    Posted 7 March, 2007 2:26 pm at 2:26 pm | Permalink

    but… seriously can I question something…

    ” And it’s got to be a good thing to be out there and making a difference to the environment. Especially if it’s not just a jump-on-the-bandwagon thing.”

    How effective do you think we really were?

    What were our aims, and how well did we fulfill them?

  5. scott
    Posted 11 March, 2007 12:20 pm at 12:20 pm | Permalink

    For us at Ranges getting out with the environmental stuff has a two fold purpose.
    Firstly, If it is God’s creation, and ‘it’s good’, there is a strong case that we should be looking after it. There is a strong theological argument to care for the environment.
    Secondly, getting out with people other than Christians is a good form of Evangelism. Being able to connect with people and agree that we care for the environment is a great place to connect.

  6. Tim Groves
    Posted 24 January, 2008 11:16 pm at 11:16 pm | Permalink

    I was looking for pictures of rubbish and found your before and after shots. We go to a church in Sydney and we had the same thought. Had a top morning, met heaps of people who would never have met otherwise, did a bit of good. Nothing wrong with that I say. Hope we can both get an even bigger group of pew warmers out there next year.