St Kilda Beach - New Year's Morning

The Rubbish Collectors assembling for a major clean up.

Who cleans up after you at home?
At St Kilda Beach some one else does it for you.

The mess left on St Kilda Beach after the hot New Year’s Eve was unbelievable. I’ve seen mess on the beach before but nothing like this.

Scavengers were there, too. Could there be a full can of beer missed in the dark or a packet of cigarettes not finished? I saw people with plastic bags walking away with their finds. There was a pink blanket that will serve someone well later in the year and a chance to rescue an esky that had been forgotten. People were still asleep on the grass surrounded by their rubbish.

The rubbish was everywhere. However it was quite clear that Port Phillip City Council did not supply enough rubbish containers. The ones that were there were over flowing and rubbish was piled beside them. So many people did try to do the right thing but hundreds of others walked leaving someone else to clean up their mess.

The council was on the job and teams were assembling to get the place right for us to enjoy the beach again and leave more of our rubbish for the next day's clean up.

New Year's Morning was hot and sparking but it was NOT a good day for an early morning walk at St Kilda Beach.