CleanUp Australia, International Women’s Day and Seniors Week Community Events in Jervis Bay

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February 28, 2025

It’s CleanUp Australia Day this Sunday 2 March. Don your work gloves and boots for a day that continues to be necessary 35 years after the first coordinated national event. The organisers want this to be the biggest cleanup ever, so if you haven’t registered yet, get online and get involved.

Join a CleanUp Australia crew such as this one at Mollymook Beach Reserve on Sunday 2 March. Image via Shoalhaven Council

We know that for many people in Jervis Bay, every day is a cleanup day as they pick up rubbish when they see it, and local businesses and groups who organise regular community cleanups are greatly appreciated.

Hop onto the Cleanup Australia website and enter your postcode to find the registered events near you – there are cleanups happening at Plantation Point Reserve, Wrights Beach, Hyams Beach, Mollymook Beach, along the Shoalhaven River and many other places that need our TLC.

IWD Morning Tea in Vincentia

Vincentia Matters is hosting a Morning Tea at The Hub – shop 14, Vincentia Village on Burton Street – to commemorate International Women’s Day on Friday 7 March from 10am. Three local women will be speaking, including Dr Pia Winberg of PhycoHealth, Diana Lorentz of the Jervis Bay Maritime Museum, and Samantha Tannous, editor of Jervis Bay Weekend Magazine. Register for this free event by 5 March via email, bookingsVCCH@gmail.com.

IWD Shoalhaven Events Program

For more events to commemorate IWD in 2025, including high tea, art exhibitions and trivia, hosted by IWD Shoalhaven, check out the program online or their Facebook page and book in for a free event or buy a ticket for a small fee and support this local organisation. The art exhibition opening night is Friday 28 February, from 6pm at the Ray Cleary Building, UoW Shoalhaven Campus, George Evans Drive West Nowra.

See works by Shoalhaven women artists commemorating this year's International Womens Day, on display in Nowra. Image via Facebook — See works by Shoalhaven women artists commemorating this year’s International Womens Day, on display in Nowra. Image via Facebook

NSW Seniors Festival

From Tuesday 3 March, it’s the NSW Seniors Festival including events in Jervis Bay and the Shoalhaven. Vincentia Connections is hosting a Community Morning Tea and Talk for Seniors on Thursday 13 March at The Hub – shop 14, Vincentia Village on Burton Street – from 10am. Seniors and community members are welcome into the space to enjoy morning tea and hear a talk on ‘Navigating Life Transitions in Later Life’. Register for this free event, before 6 March, via email to bookingsVCCH@gmail.com.

Organiser and Vincentia Matters member, Jane Daisley-Snow says these gatherings are an important way for communities to conteract loneliness and isolation, especially for elder people.

For more information about Seniors Week events, check out the website, where you can sign up for email updates.

Samantha Tannous

Samantha is a visual artist, and also organises arts, crafts and cultural events, including Arts Muster on the stunning NSW South Coast. Sam has also enjoyed a successful career as a public relations consultant and journalist, content creator and social media communicator.