A group of Caroline Springs residents are taking action to clean up rubbish left around Caroline Springs Lake.
Local Nimita Alphonse, who has lived in the suburb for 15 years, said she became fed up seeing large amounts of litter on her regular walks around the lake.
“It’s been more of an issue in recent times,” Ms Alphonse said.
She decided to call on the community to tackle the issue.
“With the amount of rubbish that’s around I knew I couldn’t do it on my own. So I posted in the [Facebook community group] a while back,” Ms Alphonse said.
She was joined by locals for the first clean-up event in October when they filled about 10 large garbage bags with litter in the first two hours.
“It’s just sad really for people that love taking care of the environment. Having a bunch of rubbish around is really bad. You can’t even see the landscaping properly,” Ms Alphonse said.
“People have started to say Caroline Springs is in decline … It kind of feels like someone comes into your home and chucks rubbish there.”
Now, the group meets monthly to clean up rubbish at the lake.
Residents are currently deciding the January date for the next clean-up.
Ms Alphonse said she hopes more locals join the group.
Locals interested in joining the clean-up group can find more information on the ‘Caroline Springs Community’ group on Facebook, and can reach out to Ms Alphonse directly as well.
