Youth Resources

Videos for Youth

• Here's how plastic bags impact the environment  
• The life of a plastic bottle  
• The lifecycle of a plastic bag  
• A new way to recycle plastic  
• How much plastic is in the ocean?  
• The problem with ocean plastic  

Activities for Youth

• Make a boat out of plastic waste  
• Make a musical instrument out of plastic rubbish  
• Have a plastic free spa day
• Create a mini worm farm
• Create a raft challenge

Clean Up Australia Day! (*new!)
Sunday 5 March 2023

Clean Up Australia Day inspires communities to clean up and conserve our environment. Girl Guides have been part of this initiative to proactively reduce waste in communities since the very first Clean Up event in 1990. Thirty-three years on, Girl Guides are a Clean Up Australia Youth Ally and continue to inspire girls and communities to make a difference through simple actions to conserve our environment.  

This year, Clean Up Australia Day is on Sunday 5 March. As Youth Allies, Girl Guides have a special registration page for Girl Guide groups: visit here .  

Key Information
-- Clean up events can be organised on days that work for Unit planning 
-- Choose a local park, bushland, beach or suitable streets in your community to Clean Up 
-- Register your Clean Up or click Join a Clean Up to see Cleap Ups organised near you that you can join. There may be another Girl Guide Clean Up you can join forces with! --> Join a Clean Up here
-- Registered Clean Ups receive a Clean Up Kit with bags, gloves and information. Register by 17 February (or 2 weeks before your event) to allow time for your kit to arrive 
-- Print a poster for your Girl Guide Hall with your Clean Up details or share details to your District or Region contacts --> Download Resources here
-- Use social media tags - @GirlGuidesAustralia @CleanUpAustralia #StepUpToCleanUp
-- The Clean Up badge for 2023 will be available to purchase through Girl Guide retail outlets from late February --> Buy it here !