Contiki’s Sydney-based staff are getting their hands dirty on the company’s first beach cleanup tour of Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
Kicking off the initiative at Manly Beach earlier this week, the beach cleanup tour is part of a new partnership between Contiki and the Surfrider Foundation Australia to raise awareness of the dangers of single use plastics on marine environments.
The tour will take the Contiki team to ten beaches including Palm Beach, Long Reef and Dee Why. There’ll also be a final ‘clean up tour party’ to celebrate the group’s hard work.
Katrina Barry, The company’s managing director, said the team are pleased to be able to contribute to the beach cleanup and raise awareness for the issue.
“Surfrider is an incredible organization that has been protecting Australia’s coastlines for over 23 years. Ocean conservation is core to Contiki’s sustainability program, Contiki Cares, making this partnership the perfect fit.”
Katrina Barry, Contiki managing director
The tour continues into the coming year at the following locations:
· Sunday 18 January 2015 10am: Palm Beach
· Sunday 1 February 2015 10am: Avalon
· Sunday 8 February 2015 10am: Mona Vale
· Sunday 15 February 2015 10am: North Narrabeen
· Sunday 22 February 2015 10am : Long Reef
· Sunday 1 March 2015 10am : Dee Why
· Sunday 8 March 2015 10am: Curl Curl
· Sunday 15 March 2015 10am: Freshwater
· Sunday 22 March 2015 10am: Manly
· Clean up Tour Party! and results presentation – Sunday 22 March 2015 5pm: Manly
