Keep Australia Beautiful (KAB) Week is held in August and is a time to raise awareness about the simple things we can all do in our daily lives to reduce our impact on the environment and encourage action to reduce litter.
Keep Australia Beautiful Week 2024 5 - 11 August
This KAB Week, let's take action together! Every small effort counts towards a cleaner, healthier Western Australia.
Let's come together to DO THE RIGHT THING and Keep Australia Beautiful! Litter is more than just an eyesore—it harms wildlife, pollutes our environment, and poses health risks.
See what we got up to in 2024
https://youtu.be/g1vuZ6X3-RI
What's happening this year?
28 July - Clean Up Wells Park (City of Kwinana)
28 July - National Tree Planting Day and Clean Up event (Kalgoorlie)
6 August - Keep Kununurra Clean
9 August - Keeping it Beautiful in Halls Creek
What we did in 2023
We encouraged all Western Australians to register a clean up event via our Adopt-a-Spot program.
You can read about the fantastic events held across our state on our Facebook page or watch our video below.
Why Keep Australia Beautiful Week is important
Easy ways to participate
Do
- Organise a clean-up in your neighbourhood or quick tidy up in your street. Register your clean up and we will provide resources such as bags, tongs and gloves.
- Reduce your impact in KAB Week and look for ways to rethink your purchases and refuse single-use items that can become litter.
- Register as a Litter Reporter and report littering when you see it. Litterers can receive a $200 fine.
- Get involved in a KABC program such as Adopt-a-Spot or become a Litter Reporter.
Learn
- Ready. Set. Clean up! Teach your school or family group about litter before your clean up. Download the presentation.
Share
- Follow us and share our daily Facebook and Instagram posts with your networks.
- Put links to our information on how to get involved in your newsletter or email communications.
History of Keep Australia Beautiful Week
In 1972, Keep Australia Beautiful Week was born. To celebrate the occasion, the then Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam, released a historical video 'Live Without Litter. His words resonate with us all still today.
