RETURN (rubbish from the beach) & EARN (shark bucks)

Ever wish you could return more than just bottles for cash? Here is your chance!
In celebration of World Oceans Day and to promote the amazing Sea Shelter and everything that they do, Irukandji Shark and Ray Encounters at Anna Bay, is paying you to clean beaches!!!

This World Oceans Day, to support the amazing Sea Shelter, Irukandji is giving away Shark Bucks which are valid dollar for dollar at Irukandji. What does this mean?... on the 5th of June you can make a difference and be rewarded for it!
A recent study has found Australia is at the top of the list of nations generating single-use waste on a per capita consumption basis, ahead of everybody including the United States, South Korea and Britain. So much of this waste ends up in our waterways and finds itself in the digestive systems of many marine animals.

The effects of this are devastating to wildlife and the entire ecosystem, Sea Shelter and Irukandji do everything they can to support, protect and regenerate ocean habitat and they are huge supporters of WORLD OCEANS DAY’S 2021 30X30 message- Protect 30% of the world by 2030!

ON JUNE 5 ~ WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2021 Irukandji is giving back to those who care about the ocean – Limited spots- register fast to book your spot and join in for fun and rewards on the day.

Spending the Shark Bucks are valid for any activity at Irukandji Shark & Ray Encounters plus a very special grand prize for the participant who collects the most amount of rubbish!

GRAND PRIZE:

For the past 5 years, Sea Shelter has been rescuing sea turtles, sharks and rays who have been found injured or unwell in our local waterways. After spending time under the care of our volunteers at the Sea Shelter hospital some of them regain enough health to be able to be released back into the ocean. Sending a healthy animal back to its home environment is a very special event and we’ve decided to offer this amazing opportunity as a reward to the family who collect the most amount of rubbish on June 5th.

The winner on the day will be a VIP the next time a turtle is ready to go back to the wild they will have the honour of carrying it down to the water and setting it free. They deserve this incredible prize to show just how important removing plastic from our waterways is and how they contributed to the restoration of the health of our oceans and its inhabitants!

HOW TO ENTER:

·       First register your details here: https://sharkandrayencounters.rezdy.com/445317/return-rubbish-from-the-beach-earn-shark-bucks-event-registration

·       Sign the World Ocean Day Petition and share it around! 30x30

·       Pick up your rubbish bags and gloves at Irukandji Shark & Ray Encounters car park at 10.30 am, 2 Jessie Road, Anna Bay on Saturday June 5th 2021.

·       Collect as much rubbish as you can at any local beach

·       Keep count and take photos of yourselves collecting rubbish

·       Bring your rubbish plus photos back to Irukandji

·       RETURN & EARN- Get paid for your rubbish in shark bucks to use anytime within a year!

·       BONUS- Share your photos to tag and support Sea Shelter and all they great work they do

WANT TO DO MORE??

Sign this petition:

WORLD OCEAN DAY 2021: This year World Ocean Day is focusing on a target to get governments worldwide to agree to PROTECT AT LEAST 30% OF THE WORLDS LAND AND OCEAN BY 2030, and preserve intact ecosystems and wilderness at the Convention on Biodiversity COP15 Summit in 2021.

Please sign this petition to show support for the 30x30 initiative https://www.campaignfornature.org/petition

ALSO

World Environment Day on June 5th 2021~ REIMAGINE. RECREATE. RESTORE.
This year, we're starting from the ground up. We can't go back in time to when the world was a greener place, but what we can do is plant trees, clean our oceans and rivers, and make peace with nature that fuels our everyday lives.

Use the hashtag #GenerationRestoration and find more info HERE:  https://www.twinkl.com.au/event/world-environment-day-australia-2021