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Club 4x4 K'Gari Clean Up Media Release


29th May 2024
MEDIA RELEASE Club 4X4 Insurance joins K’Gari Clean Up as part of National Volunteer Week


PO BOX 1118 MAROOCHYDORE
QLD, 4558

MEDIA RELEASE
Club 4X4 Insurance joins K’Gari Clean Up as part of National Volunteer Week
23 MAY 2024, MAROOCHYDORE, QLD: Volunteers from Maroochydore-based Club 4X4 Insurance collected 
rubbish and debris from K’gari (formerly Fraser Island) over the weekend as part of National 
Volunteer week and as a sponsor of the annual Four Wheel Drive Queensland (4WD QLD) K’gari Clean Up 
event.
Run by members of the 4WD QLD Association in collaboration with Queensland Department of 
Environment Science (DES), Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services (QPWS) and Butchulla Aboriginal 
Corporation (BAC), volunteers collected more than 6.5T of marine debris over three days.
The debris is weighed and sorted by Tangaroa Blue Foundation and added to their database, the 
largest in the Southern Hemisphere. The information is then used by the Australian Government and 
research agencies to help stop marine waste at its origin and inform environmental policies.
The team from Club 4X4 Insurance, a returning platinum sponsor, collected 45kg of rubbish from the 
Orchid Beach shoreline, including a GPS tracking beacon that Tangaroa Blue will restore and use to 
help track future marine waste.
Club 4X4 Insurance CEO Tony Mitchell said: “The K’gari Clean Up is a fantastic initiative and a 
great immersion experience for our team, highlighting how much the 4X4 community value our pristine 
spaces. As sponsors of 4WD QLD, we’re honoured to work side-by-side with their members restoring 
the world’s largest sand Island.”
The 4WD QLD K’gari Clean Up does not receive government funding and relies solely on sponsors to 
ensure the event continues. More than 800 volunteers from 4WD QLD’s 45 member clubs attend the 
annual event to ensure the UNESCO World Heritage-listed national park remains a ‘paradise’ as the 
Butchulla peoples’ traditional name ‘Kgari’ describes.
About Club 4X4 Insurance
The best bits of Australia can take a bit of getting to. But… If you can cross it... Climb it... 
And explore it in your 4WD, Caravan or Camper Trailer, Club 4X4 Insurance have you covered. We keep 
it simple... You Discover, We Cover.

Our comprehensive insurance goes anywhere in Australia you can legally take a 4WD, plus, we include 
off-road recovery cover standard. Protect your family, and your lifestyle with Club 4X4 Insurance.
Club 4X4 Pty Ltd (Club 4X4), AR 1235616 of Lifestyle Insurance Group Pty Ltd (Lifestyle) AFSL 
246937, distributes insurance as an agent of The Hollard Insurance Company Pty Ltd AFSL 241436 
(Hollard). Any advice provided is general only and does not take into account your individual 
needs. Read the PDS and TMD at Club4x4.com.au. T&Cs, limits, exclusions and excesses apply.


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