BeachPatrol Activities
Cleanest, Safest Beaches Possible
The BeachPatrol vision is to have strong communities living in a healthy environment with no plastic pollution.
05 Jul
2026
2026
3185 Balaclava- Ripponlea 3183/5 Balaclava Station and surrounds, JGS🐧 05 Jul 2026
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Brrrr! Great way to warm up on a wintry morning. Seventeen enviro-champions really made a huge difference in Balaclava, removing 49 kg of litter from the lanes, footpaths and carparks. Much of this co...
07 Jun
2026
2026
3185 Balaclava- Ripponlea 3183/5 Balaclava Station and surrounds, JGS🐧 07 Jun 2026
Yeay! The sunshine was very welcome as fourteen volunteers took action to clean up litter from Balaclava. It was a pleasure to welcome three new volunteers.
Altogether, we collected 41 kg of rubbish,...
10 May
2026
2026
3185 Balaclava- Ripponlea 3183/5 Balaclava Station and surrounds, JGS🐧 10 May 2026
We were grateful yesterday's drizzle didn't re-appear. Eleven terrific volunteers cleared 28 kg from the streets and carparks near Balaclava Station.
Single-use plastic items form a large part of ev...
05 Apr
2026
2026
3185 Balaclava- Ripponlea 3183/5 Balaclava Station and surrounds, JGS🐧 05 Apr 2026
Thanks to nine keen volunteers, we collected 12 kg of litter from our neighbourhood. It was great to welcome a new volunteer.
Key items included: 37 drink bottles and cans, 51 coffee
cups and lids,...
01 Mar
2026
2026
3185 Balaclava- Ripponlea 3183/5 Balaclava Station and surrounds, JGS🐧 01 Mar 2026
Twelve trusty volunteers did a great job removing rubbish from Balaclava streets today. Even with some regulars away, we collected 20 kg.
Key items: 76 drink bottles and cans, separately 76 plastic b...
08 Feb
2026
2026
3185 Balaclava- Ripponlea 3183/5 Ripponlea Village and surrounds, JGS🐧 08 Feb 2026
We clean up in Ripponlea once every 6 months. In an hour, ten dedicated volunteers collected 19 kg of rubbish.
Key items: 19 drink bottles and cans, 32 plastic bottle tops (17 collected near the CDS...
04 Jan
2026
2026
3185 Balaclava- Ripponlea 3183/5 Balaclava Station and surrounds, JGS🐧 04 Jan 2026
Although still holiday season, fifteen volunteers turned out to remove litter from Balaclava streets, lanes and around carparks. It was a pleasure to welcome a new volunteer and to have J join us once...
