Kayak Clean Up (Boathouse)

Show your love and appreciation for the Birrarung River by participating in a fun river cleanup. You'll be kitted out with the right equipment and go out on the water to experience the river first-hand. You will learn about the beauty and resilience of the river and why plastic pollution threatens her health. Come away with a deeper connection to the river and a desire to help her. No experience is necessary, just a desire to get involved. Children over 8 years of age welcome.

This event is part of the inaugural Birrarung Riverfest, a month-long community celebration of our beautiful and resilient river starting on World Rivers' Day. Together with more than a dozen organisations, the festival provides an opportunity to connect to each other and the river's life force and reimagine the river's future. Engage your 'head, heart and hands' and be inspired to advocate for and care for your Birrarung River and all her critters!

There are 20 events to plan your Birrarung adventure, from art exhibitions, storytelling, river clean-ups, and camping, to cultural walks, platypus monitoring, pollution patrols, and even a book launch. To find out more: https://yarrariver.org.au/rive...

This event and the festival take place on the unceded land and waters of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people of the Kulin Nation. Festival organisers (the Yarra Riverkeeper Association and all partners) pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging and acknowledge their care of Country since time began.

This event is organised and run Up the Creek: https://upthecreekmelbourne.co...