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7-Year-Old Organises 200-Person West End Clean-Up

Generation Kind

Key Facts:

• 110 kids and 90 parents are registered to participate in the TidyTown Clean-Up in West End.

• The initiative was created by seven-year-old Maurice Maas, founder of TidyTown.

• Participants will meet at 10:00 AM at The Academy of Grounding, 349 Montague Road, West End, before cleaning the neighbourhood in teams.

• The event aims to encourage environmental awareness, teamwork and neighbourhood pride among young people.

• Local businesses are supporting the event with food, equipment and raffle prizes for participating kids.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Brisbane, QLD - March 2026

 

Seven-year-old Maurice Maas

 

is bringing around 200 children and parents together for the TidyTown Clean-Up

 presented by Generation Kind on March 22,

 in what is set to become Brisbane’s largest united youth-led cleaning effort.

 

Participants will meet at 10:00 AM at The Academy of Grounding in West End before heading out in teams to clean nearby streets and public spaces. After the clean-up, families will gather at Davies Park for a small community celebration with games, food and raffle prizes donated by local supporters.

All participating children will receive a TidyTown T-shirt, a burrito and drink donated by Guzman y Gomez, and the chance to win one of 100 raffle prizes generously provided by local businesses.

The initiative was inspired by Maurice, who wanted to encourage other children to take pride in their neighbourhood and help care for their community.

“If kids help clean up their neighbourhood, the whole city becomes nicer,” said Maurice.

The event aims to show that young people can play an important role in caring for their neighbourhoods and shaping a Better Brisbane.

The clean-up is part of Generation Kind, a youth initiative encouraging children and young people to lead acts of kindness, environmental responsibility and community action.

The initiative is proudly supported by

Property Inc., Entegy, Aussie, Menard Group, Formula Interiors, Leo Tsimpikas Real Estate, Workplace 365, Drakos Real Estate, Bunnings, Guzman y Gomez, The Academy of Grounding, Story Bridge Adventure Climb, T-Shirt Mill, Tilescope, Sparkletown, Urban Climb, Strike, FunctionWell and Maniax Axe Throwing,

whose contributions help make the event possible for participating families.

About us:

About GenerationKind
GenerationKind is a Brisbane-based initiative that encourages young people to become active contributors to their communities through kindness, environmental awareness and local engagement.

About TidyTown
TidyTown is a GenerationKind initiative founded by seven-year-old Maurice Maas that brings kids and families together for community clean-up events to help keep neighbourhoods clean while building teamwork and local pride.

Contact details:

[email protected]