2026 Big Butt Hunt- Coogee Beach

The Big Butt Hunt Returns – World Cleanup Day, September 19th 2026

The Big Butt Hunt is back for its fifth year! No More Butts is partnering with Sea Shepherd to encourage communities nationwide to tackle Australia’s most littered item, cigarette butts.

Join the Marine Debris Sydney Crew for a community clean-up at Coogee Beach!
Help to clean up local habitats and protect the ocean from the silent killer – plastic pollution!

Event Details:
* Date: Saturday 19th September 2026
* Location: 175-249R Arden St, Coogee Beach Rainbow Walkway

9:00 am Event commences with a safety briefing.
1:00 pm Event concludes.** Look for the Sea Shepherd Marquee

All our events are inclusive and family-friendly!

What to bring:
BYO gloves
Wear closed-in shoes
Be SunSmart
Reusable water bottle (no single-use plastic, please)

Sea Shepherd Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians upon whose ancestral lands we live and work. We pay respect to their Elders, past, present, and emerging, and acknowledge the continuing connection that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have to the land, sea, sky, and waterways. Sovereignty has never been ceded.