Green-thumbed members of the Baitul Masroor Mosque are set to beautify the region, taking part in the 2017 Clean Up Australia Day.
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Representatives of the local Ahmadiyya community, based at Stockleigh, will be few of thousands of Ahmadi Muslims removing litter from across 26 registered sites in Australia.
In 2015, more than 130 people picked up rubbish on the Mount Lindesay Highway – near Stockleigh Road and along part of Stockleigh and Neville Roads.
A majority of items collected included plastic bottles, cans, cigarette butts, wrappers and glass bottles.
National president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Australia Imam Kauser said it was vital for Muslim’s to keep their surroundings neat and clean.
“Islam teaches us to be mindful of cleanliness on individual and on societal levels,” he said.
“The Holy Prophet Muhammad – peace be upon him – said that cleanliness is part of faith.
“This is why it is every Muslim’s responsibility to keep their surroundings neat and clean.”
Members of the Baitul Masroor Mosque have encouraged residents to do their bit too, lending a hand to beautify the region on Clean Up Australia Day.
Two nearby sites will be available to attend on Sunday, March 5.
Members and guests are invited to meet at the corner of the Mount Lindesay Highway and Stockleigh Road or at Middle Road Park on Middle Road, Boronia Heights.
The Clean Up Australia Day events will run from 9am until 11.30am.
A complementary barbecue will then follow at the Baitul Masroor Mosque from 12pm.
For more information on the times and locations of other Clean Up Australia Day events in the southeast, visit www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au.
