Adopt a spot to keep Exmouth clean

01 March 2023

Following suggestions from a Community Briefing Session for the Total Solar Eclipse Council urges Exmouth locals to ‘Adopt a Spot’ and do their bit to keep the town clean.

As part of the Shire of Exmouth’s ‘Keep Exmouth Clean’ campaign – the Keep Australia Beautiful initiative to ‘Adopt a Spot’ ties in perfectly with Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday, 5 March.

Local businesses, sporting groups, families and households are being asked to adopt a spot in the community to tidy up. It could be outside their business, near their home or anywhere they frequent.

The Shire of Exmouth approved an amnesty for the waste site for residents to dispose of goods collected during the clean-up. The amnesty will exclude commercial and hazardous waste and run over two Saturdays and Mondays to ensure all residents have the opportunity to participate and can support the initiative.

Date	Opening Hours Qualing Scarp Landfill
March 4, 2023 (Saturday)	8 AM – 4 PM
March 6, 2023 (Monday)	8 AM – 1 PM
March 11, 2023 (Saturday)	8 AM – 4 PM
March 13, 2023 (Monday)	8 AM – 4 PM

Those who adopt a spot and do their bit to keep Exmouth clean will also go into the draw to win a Golden Ticket to access the official viewing site on April 20. The ticket will be valued at $450 and include General Admission with a return Coach Transfer from Exmouth for two adults and three children and winners will be announced the week before the event.

We are urging our local community to join us in ‘Adopting a Spot’ to help keep Exmouth clean. While it may not seem like much, if everyone adopts their own spot and picks up litter, it has a huge impact on keeping our community clean. The Shire takes a lot of pride in keeping our town looking beautiful and making it a great place to live, as well as an amazing destination for travellers from all over the world.

Shire President Darlene Allston

The Shire has been dedicated to the Keep Exmouth Clean campaign for many years, hosting clean-up days and encouraging visitors and locals to do the right thing when it comes to litter and disposing of rubbish.

Keep Australia Beautiful Council (KABC) and the Shire of Exmouth facilitated an educational clean-up session at the Exmouth District High School. Image: Bluemedia Exmouth

In just over eight weeks, thousands of people are set to descend on Exmouth for the once-in-a-lifetime Ningaloo Eclipse event to experience a Total Solar Eclipse.

The Shire is hoping the community will embrace Clean Up Australia Day by adopting a spot and helping to ensure visitors’ first impression of Exmouth is a positive one.

Keeping our town clean helps the Shire exponentially in the lead-up to the Ningaloo Eclipse and in welcoming the thousands of visitors we are about to receive. We hope the community will join us for this great initiative to keep Exmouth being a destination of choice, not just now – but into the future as well

Shire President Darlene Allston

To make a difference and register your site for clean-up, head to the Keep Australia Beautiful website at www.kabc.wa.gov.au/get-involved/adoptaspot

If you’d like to know more about future Keep Exmouth Clean initiatives, register your interest by filling out an online form here.