Connecting land and community through responsible action, empowerment & education. See the 'About' section for our current activities.
PULSE UP, waste down! Runners and walkers, come meet cool proactive people and join our fun weekly 30-minute cleanups to keep our beaches and waterways clean, build stronger communities, and raise awareness about the health and environmental risks of single-use waste, particularly plastic. Data collected on all hauls for the Australian Marine Debris Initiative. Come be a part of this fast-growing movement to take back our marine environment and communities.
Currently running in:
NEW SOUTH WALES
SYDNEY
*Bondi - Sundays, 6PM @ central beach steps
*Manly - Sundays 6PM @ Manly Surf Life Saving Club <
*Bronte - Sundays, 6PM @ in front of SLSC ramp <
*Coogee - Sundays, 5:30PM @ sand in front of central beach steps <
*Balmoral - Sundays, 6PM @ rotunda <
*Rose Bay - Sunday, 6PM @ where Caledonia St hits the sand (launching 24 Nov) <
*Cronulla - Sundays, 6PM @ N Cronulla lifeguard station <
*Maroubra - Sundays, 6:30PM @ roundabout on North end
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*Royal National Park - Sundays, 5PM (varies) <
CENTRAL COAST
*Tuggerah - Every morning, roughly 8:30AM @ end Tuggerah Beach path - Magenta Shores <
SOUTH COAST
*Jervis Bay (Culburra Beach) - Sundays, 4PM @ Ocean St carpark; others on request - 1st Saturday of month, 4PM <
*Wollongong - 1 Sunday/month, 6:45PM @ eastern edge of WIN Entertainment Centre, Marine Drive Wollongong <
VICTORIA
*St Kilda - Saturdays, 9AM @ St Kilda Sea Baths carpark
TASMANIA
*Launceston - Sundays, 4PM @ Tailrace Park <
QUEENSLAND
*Gold Coast (The Spit) - Wednesdays, 5:30PM @ the seawall (launching 4 Dec) <
As featured in the Sydney Morning Herald, Daily Telegraph, ABC News 24, Gardening Australia, Men's Fitness, Planet Ark, Eastside Radio, the Wentworth Courier, Bondi View, B&T, Manly Daily, Southern Courier, and Reportage Online, we integrate running/walking with weekly cleanups to reduce marine debris, build stronger communities, and raise awareness about raise awareness about the health and environmental dangers of single-use disposable waste, particularly plastic, to effect positive behavioural change. We submit data an all hauls to Tangaroa Blue's Australian Marine Debris Initiative.
The Australian coastal region is world-class, serving host to millions upon millions of residents and visitors throughout the year, especially during the summer, who unfortunately leave a tremendous amount of rubbish behind. In our first year we picked up over 160,000 pieces of litter weighing over 4.5 tonnes, including over 70,000 cigarette butts and tens of thousands of recyclable beverage containers and single-use straws, bottle caps, cutlery, and much more.
For enquiries, please contact info@responsiblerunners.org.
Responsible Runners is part of Transition Sydney and a member of the Boomerang Alliance.
- Category:
- Non-profit organization