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If you’re interested in reducing rubbish entering our stormwater network and oceans why not come and do some drain stencilling with the Cafnec Marine Team? To find out more and register click here

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artist Imogen from Art of ION  to draw a beautiful chalk and stencil artwork on one of the drain inlets, which we were all very proud of.  At the event there were also an array of different information stalls, and free food was provided to quench everyone’s fierce appetites after a day out stencilling. The day was a great success and was enjoyed by the community, the council and the CAFNEC Marine Response Team. We were even able to show our success with an article in the Cairns Post.

The launch was exciting and a great success. From the launch date until the end of 2015 six stencil sessions were held in other suburbs around Cairns, managing to stencil over 40 drains. The project was able to continue in to 2016, where a suburb-intensive program was initiated, allowing us to focus on one suburb at a time. More stencilling sessions were held, and with the help of schools and communities we were able to stencil over 100 drains.

The Drain Stencil Project from the day of the launch has continued to grow and continues to have avid participants but it would be great to have more of your help, interest and involvement! If you have a drain in your local area that you think would be great for stencilling, and you want to do something positive for your community and the environment registe here and find out some more about how you can become involved.

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Get outdoors, get creative, meet people and do your bit to protect our local marine environment!

Join us on World Environment Day, FridayJune 5th, to help launch the Cairns Drain Stencil Project.

Stenciling in action – Machans Beach Pilot

Our community volunteer group – the CAFNEC Marine Response Team – are excited to be coordinating this project with the support of the Cairns Regional Council and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.

Our goal is to get the Cairns community working together to protect our waterways, ocean and reef by stenciling messages on drains to raise awareness of urban stormwater pollution and its impact on our local marine environment.

Click to find out more about the project.

Example of stenciled drain – Machans Beach Pilot

Event Details

Date: Friday 5th June 2015

Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 mid

Activities:

• Come along and meet the team
• Register yourself, your family or your community group to stencil drains in your local area
• Join other volunteers for a sausage sizzle and chat
• If you have extra time stick around and get hands on – help us stencil drains in Yorkeys Knob

Can’t make it to the launch? Register online to get involved!

Location: Yorkeys Knob (northern car park on Sims Esplanade)

Machans Beach Pilot

Acknowledgements:

The Cairns Drain Stencil Project has been made possible with the cooperation and support of the Cairns Regional Council and funding from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s Local Marine Advisory Committee. The Cairns Drain Stencil Project Team wishes to thank those council officers who have made this possible.

Can’t make it to the launch? Register online to get involved!

Contact us for more information.

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