Beach loving volunteers of all ages gathered at Browns Bay on Saturday 23rd June to help launch Clean Up Week 2018. This Keep New Zealand Beautiful initiative, sponsored by G.J Gardner Homes, began with a beach trawl by locals keen to contribute positively to the environment and publicise Clean Up Week 2018 itself, which will be held in September across New Zealand. Biodegradeable rubbish bags were filled enthusiastically to ensure that in the months leading up to Clean Up Week there already will be less rubbish on this beach.