Mark the date in your calendar. On September 20, 2025, the Big Butt Hunt returns and it promises to be bigger than ever.
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Join in one of the events below during September, or register your own event!
Join in one of the events below during September, or register your own event!
Join in one of the events below during September, or register your own event!
Join in one of the events below during September, or register your own event!
Join in one of the events below during September, or register your own event!
Join in one of the events below during September, or register your own event!
Join a Big Butt Hunt near you!
Coogee Beach (NSW)
Newcastle Beach (NSW)
Newcastle Beach (NSW)
Saturday 20th September, 9:00am - 11:00am
Meet at the green zone close to the main beach entrance of Coogee Beach.
Hosted by Sea Shepherd Marine Debris Campaign
Newcastle Beach (NSW)
Newcastle Beach (NSW)
Newcastle Beach (NSW)
Saturday 20th September, 8:00am - 11:00am
Near 42 Shortland Esplanade, Newcastle
GPS coordinates: -32.9290665, 151.7875114
Hosted by Sea Shepherd Marine Debris Campaign
Sapphire Coast (NSW)
Newcastle Beach (NSW)
Sapphire Coast (NSW)
Saturday 20th September, 9am - 11am
Short Point Location, Merimbula.
Hosted by Sea Shepherd Marine Debris Campaign
Canada Bay (NSW)
Canada Bay (NSW)
Sapphire Coast (NSW)
Sunday 21st September, 9am - 12pm
Bayview Park, Concord
Hosted by City of Canada Bay
Nightcliff (NT)
Canada Bay (NSW)
Cairns CBD (Qld)
Saturday 20th September, 7:00am - 8:30am
Nightcliff Foreshore
GPS coordinates: -12.3779150, 130.8475093
Hosted by Sea Shepherd Marine Debris Campaign
Cairns CBD (Qld)
Canada Bay (NSW)
Cairns CBD (Qld)
Saturday, 20th September, 9am - 11am.
Meet at the taxi rank on Spence St, outside Cairns Central.
Hosted by No More Butts & Cairns Regional Council.
Sunshine Coast (Qld)
Sunshine Coast (Qld)
Sunshine Coast (Qld)
Saturday, 20th September, 10am - 11am.
Tickle Park, Sunshine Coast
Hosted by No More Butts
Toowoomba City (Qld)
Sunshine Coast (Qld)
Sunshine Coast (Qld)
Saturday, 20th September, 8:30am start.
Meeting Point at Ruthven Street and walk - collect the butts on the way to Sweet Talk Cafe.
Hosted by Sea Shepherd Marine Debris Campaign
Townsville (Qld)
Sunshine Coast (Qld)
Henley Square (SA)
Saturday, 20th September, 8:30am - 10:30am.
Meet at the foyer at the Medilink building, 100 Angus Smith Drive, Douglas.
Hosted by TIDY Townsville.
Henley Square (SA)
Chelsea Yacht Club (Vic)
Henley Square (SA)
Sunday 21st September, 9am - 12pm
Meet the team at the square next to the beach access.
Hosted by Sea Shepherd Marine Debris Campaign
Cornelian Bay (Tas)
Chelsea Yacht Club (Vic)
Chelsea Yacht Club (Vic)
Sunday 21st September, 10am - 12pm
Queens Walk Cornelian Bay, Cornelian Bay Foreshore.
Hosted by Sea Shepherd Marine Debris Campaign
Chelsea Yacht Club (Vic)
Chelsea Yacht Club (Vic)
Chelsea Yacht Club (Vic)
Saturday 20th September, 930am - 1030am
Chelsea Yacht Club
Hosted by Beach Patrol Australia
Elwood Beach (Vic)
Highett Shopping Centre (Vic)
Elwood Beach (Vic)
Saturday 20th September, 9am - 10am
Elwood Pier
Hosted by Beach Patrol Australia
Garden City (Vic)
Highett Shopping Centre (Vic)
Elwood Beach (Vic)
Saturday 20th September, 9:30am - 10:30am
Garden City Shops
Hosted by Beach Patrol Australia
Highett Shopping Centre (Vic)
Highett Shopping Centre (Vic)
Highett Shopping Centre (Vic)
Saturday 20th September, 10am - 11am
505 Highett Road
Hosted by Beach Patrol Australia
Moorpanyal Beach (Vic)
Rosebud / McCrae (Vic)
Highett Shopping Centre (Vic)
Saturday 20th September, 9am - 10am
Moorpanyal Park car park
Hosted by Beach Patrol Australia
Port Melbourne (Vic)
Rosebud / McCrae (Vic)
Rosebud / McCrae (Vic)
Saturday 20th September, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Port Melbourne
Hosted by Sea Shepherd Marine Debris Campaign
Rosebud / McCrae (Vic)
Rosebud / McCrae (Vic)
Rosebud / McCrae (Vic)
Saturday 20th September, 9am - 10am
Chinaman's creek car park
Hosted by Beach Patrol Australia
South Melbourne Beach (Vic)
South Melbourne Beach (Vic)
South Melbourne Beach (Vic)
Saturday 20th September, 9am - 10am
Kerferd Road Pier
Hosted by Beach Patrol Australia
Williamstown Beach (Vic)
South Melbourne Beach (Vic)
South Melbourne Beach (Vic)
Saturday 20th September, 9am - 10am
Williamstown SLSC
Hosted by Beach Patrol Australia
Albany Port (WA)
South Melbourne Beach (Vic)
McLeod's Beach (WA)
Saturday 20th September, 12pm - 2pm
Albany Port, WA
Hosted by Sea Shepherd Marine Debris Campaign
McLeod's Beach (WA)
McLeod's Beach (WA)
McLeod's Beach (WA)
Saturday 20th September, 7:30 am – 11:30 am
McLeod's Beach, McLeod St, Exmouth WA
Hosted by Sea Shepherd Marine Debris Campaign
South Perth (WA)
McLeod's Beach (WA)
South Perth (WA)
Saturday 20th September, 9am - 11am
Wells Park, Kwinana. Meet at the green area, next to the car park.
Hosted by Sea Shepherd Marine Debris Campaign
Trigg Beach (WA)
McLeod's Beach (WA)
South Perth (WA)
Saturday 20th September, 9am - 11am
Next to Surfing WA
Hosted by Sea Shepherd Marine Debris Campaign
Register your own Butt Hunt
Our partners have registered their locations for the 2025 Big Butt Hunt.
But, if you (or your organisation, council, or company still want to register a site, you are welcome to fill in the form.
COMPLETED 2025 EVENTS
Evans Head (NSW) - Hosted by OzFish Unlimited
Date: 6 September 2025
Volunteers: Coming soon
Hours spent: Coming soon
Distance covered: Coming soon
Butts collected: Coming soon
PREVIOUS EVENTS
41 volunteers collect 14,200 butts at Clean Up Australia Day Cairns Community Big Butt Hunt
BUTT HUNT PHOTO GALLERY
We acknowledge that our work takes place on the traditional lands of Indigenous Peoples around the world. We honour them as the original and continuing stewards who have cared for these beautiful lands and waters since time immemorial, and we recognise their profound and enduring connection to culture and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, and to all Indigenous Peoples. As an organisation, we are committed to learning from and supporting Indigenous communities in our work.
