We are delighted to report that our "Pembersihan Sungai Klang" day or "Cleaner Marina Day" was a huge success. According to the Rotary Club registrars, about 1200 volunteers turned up and many of them went out on one of nearly 100 local fishing boats. They collected tons of rubbish and debris making this an historic event as it was the first of its kind ever staged in Malaysia according to Dato' Dr. Teh Kim Poo, the Chairman of the Port Klang Authority.

We especially would like to thank the Rotary Club of Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Majlis Perbandaran Klang (MPK, the Port Klang Council) and Lembaga Perlabuhan Klang (LPK, Port Klang Port Authority) for working with us and in a tremendous team effort made this clean up campaign a hugely successful event. And of course a big thank you goes to the four fishing associations, our partners and sponsors and last but not least to all the volunteers who came along to help clean-up the Port Klang river on Saturday morning, October 15 2011. Without you it could not have happened. Thank you everybody and keep checking this website for upcoming events.

David and Gudrun.

Due to a wonderful response from volunteers and with the full support of the Majlis Perbandaran Klang and the Lembaga Perlabuhan Klang, in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Bandar Bukit Tinggi, we have decided to move the venue for our 'RSYC Cleaner Marina Day' to the new 'Harbour City Port Klang' just a few hundred meters down the road from the Royal Selangor Yacht Club and opposite the Port Klang Railway Station. This place has more space, more car parks and easier access for the fishing boats.

The exact address is:
Harbour City Port Klang (next to the Pula Ketam Jetty), Lot 484 Jalan Foreshore, 42000 Port Klang

We look forward to seeing all of the volunteers on Saturday October 15 at 0730 at the new venue for an exciting and fun-filled day that will make a real difference to the state of our beloved waterways.

“Edu-Cat-Malaysia” is an organisation created by David Bradley and his wife Gudrun Nienaber to spearhead initiatives, activities and ongoing education campaigns to help prevent further environmental degradation. The first of these activities, the ‘RSYC Cleaner Marina Day’ is rapidly gaining momentum.

“Edu-Cat-Malaysia is a member of “Clean Up the World”, an organization supported by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). “Clean Up the World” is a global environmental initiative that attracts an estimated 35 million participants from 130 countries each year taking responsibility for the future of our earth by participating in different projects around the globe. The local activities of “Edu-Cat-Malaysia’ will gain global exposure as part of the global “Clean Up the World” program. To learn more about “Clean Up the World” visit www.cleanuptheworld.org . To learn about the activities of Members visit http://activities.cleanuptheworld.org.

Through the membership of “Edu-Cat-Malaysia” in “Clean Up The World” we will bring together various Government and quasi government organizations, businesses, community groups and individuals to conduct a range of activities and programs that positively improve local environments. Our love for the sea and sailing and many years of participation in “Clean Up Australia” campaigns in Sydney Australia, has led us to focus on leading an initiative in Malaysia to clean up the marinas and local waterways where we spend so much of our time.

Right now we are in the process of organizing our first major initiative which is the “RSYC Cleaner Marina Day”. This will be a fun-filled day with a huge message that we all must take responsibility for Our Place….and……Our Planet. We are actively and successfully recruiting sponsors and after only a few days already have formed a partnership for the “RSYC Cleaner Marina” project with The Royal Selangor Yacht Club and the Rotary Club of Bandar Bukit Tinggi, and we have the full support of M.P.Klang, the local council who will be providing substantial logistical support in the pick-up, sorting and recycling of the enormous amount of flotsam and jetsam we will collect from the Klang River on our special “RSYC Cleaner Marina Day” scheduled for October 15 2011.

We plan to actively involve the professional fishing community of Port Klang to take volunteers into their boats to pick up the rubbish floating along the river.

Together with our partners, the Royal Selangor Yacht Club (RSYC) and the Rotary Club of Bandar Bukit Tinggi, our Media partner The Expat Group (TEG), our confirmed sponsors Mercedes-Benz-Malaysia, Neways Worldwide and Simpson Marine and other private and business sponsors, we plan to:

• Clean up the waterways around the RSYC with participating volunteers
• Create strong awareness of the need to prevent the pollution and degradation of our waterways by initiating education campaigns promoting responsibility for caring for the environment at all levels of the community, focusing on water resources in particular.


Itinerary for the "RSYC Cleaner Marina Day', Saturday 15 October 2011 :

7.30 am     -  Registration of participants
8.30 am     -  Welcome and instruction
9.00 am     -  Boarding the boats and start of the clean up campaign
12.00 pm   - Clean up campaign finishes
12.30 pm   - Celebration, hand out certificates and goody bags
1.00 pm     -  Mingle with food and drinks
3.00 pm     -  Finish

Interested in participating or making a donation ? Sign-up here .