Maroubra Surfers Church and St John's, Maroubra were part of a group of four churches who worked with the local council to run the suburb's first Clean Up Australia Day festival on March 1. They offered free surfing lessons, bands, a barbeque, kids games and a forum on environmental issues. "It gives us increased integrity in the wider community, because we're actually doing something that is not really seen as churchy," says Surfers Church minister, the Rev Steve Bligh.