Damien Peverill did his bit to help clean up the environment yesterday as he got his hands dirty for Clean up Australia Day.

More than 200 people from SAY GO, the Moonee Ponds Creek Citylink Creek Connections Program, Victoria Police, Moonee Valley City Council, Essendon Football Club, Jesuit Social Services and other Community and Government groups joined Damien in cleaning up the Flemington and Moonee Ponds Creek area, including the removal of weeds, graffiti and litter.

Everyone involved did a fantastic job, helping to clean up 4km of creek from Ormond Road to Macaulay Road, and were later treated to a BBQ featuring a selection of traditional African food.