​What better way to kick off 2027 than by enjoying coffee and giving back to our community in Melbourne.

​Join Pledge 1% x The Community Collective for a morning of connection and impact in the beautiful Treasury Gardens.

​We’ll start with coffee and casual chats, then roll up our sleeves to help clean up the gardens in the spirit of Clean Up Australia. It’s the perfect chance to meet like-minded legends, give back to the community and leave with a full heart (and cleaner gardens).

​This gathering is designed for founders, operators and community builders who are looking to connect during a shared activity of giving time to do good for the world and our planet.

​Bring your sunnies, sunscreen, a hat, water bottle and your best banter!  Gloves and bags will be provided by Cleanup Australia.

​Meetup Flow:

• ​🏵 9:00am: Welcome and arrival at Dame Cafe for coffee

• ​🏵 9:10am: Grab a coffee

• ​🏵 9:30am: Walk to Treasury Gardens

• ​🏵 9:40am: Check In and Introductions with Hosts

• ​🏵 10:00am: Clean Up Australia garden clean up begins

• ​🏵 Walking around the gardens to clean up rubbish together

• ​🏵 12:00pm Wrap up and leave with a SMILE

​Meet Your Hosts:

​This gathering is hosted by Paz Pisarski, Alice Young and Gisela Wildie.

​Our Meeting Spot

​We’ll be meeting at Dame cafe first to fuel up.

​Then we'll walk to Treasury Gardens for our Clean Up Australia activity.

​​​About Pledge 1%

​We're SO excited to bring this event to life with our partner Pledge 1%.

​Pledge 1% is a global movement inspiring companies to use their unique assets for good. They provide a simple, flexible framework for setting aside a percentage of staff time, product, profit and/or equity for social impact. Today, more than 20,000 companies across 130+ countries have taken the pledge, including Aussie legends like Canva, Atlassian and Airwallex.

​Whether you’re a solo founder or scaling fast, it’s never too early to build impact into your business. Take the pledge here.

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​​​About Clean Up Australia

​Clean Up Australia began in 1989 with one Aussie legend, Ian Kiernan. While sailing solo around the world, he was shocked by how much rubbish was in our oceans, so he came home and rallied his mates to clean up Sydney Harbour. More than 40,000 people turned up.

​The next year, almost 300,000 volunteers joined the first Clean Up Australia Day. Today, it’s the nation’s largest community-based environmental event, with millions of Aussies rolling up their sleeves to care for their local streets, parks, beaches and waterways. It’s proof that when community comes together, small actions create big impact 🧡

​Learn more about Clean Up Australia.

​About The Community Collective

​The Community Collective is a global community for community builders that started in Australia.

​We started as a 17-person Melbourne meetup that went viral. Since then they’ve grown into a movement of a 21.2k+ audience and 700+ community across 18 countries.

​Having trained companies including Canva, Google, Notion and TEDx, today we serve businesses to master community-led growth through gold standard cohorts and coaching from down under.

​Download our free Community Cohort Program PDF.

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​All those who register agree to uphold our Code of Conduct before, after & during event to ensure a safe and supportive space for all.