Keeping towns tidy

Everyone can contribute to maintaining the beauty and cleanliness of the Macedon Ranges. Your community or sporting group, business or school can join in the effort to ensure our streets, parks and nature strips are safe and tidy, and looking good too.

Street and park bins

We provide street bin services to the main streets, parks and reserves to assist in the prevention of littering in our streets and parks.

Excalibur Services is contracted by Council to empty and clean street and park litter bins.

The service schedule varies for different locations based on the amount of litter generated. Street bins on main streets in larger townships are emptied daily. We can increase the frequency should there be a demonstrated need or a planned event. Street bins are cleaned and disinfected regularly throughout the year.

If a street or park litter bin is full, smelly or dirty we can arrange for the bin to be cleaned and emptied.

To report an issue with a bin, call customer service on (03) 5422 0333 and provide the following information:

  • exact location of bin
  • nearest cross street
  • section of park 

Garden beds

During the year, Council’s Parks and Gardens team build and recreate garden beds within the shire to add to the beauty of our region, such as:

  • Roundabouts
  • Median strips
  • Annual beds
  • Feature plantings

Please contact us if you see something that needs tidying up.

Streets and roadsides

We have a programmed maintenance schedule for the sweeping of streets within the townships.

On occasion rubbish and other items are dumped by litterers on roadsides, roads and within Council reserves. The dumping of rubbish is an offence. If you see something, report it

Waterways

Many of the waterways within the shire are maintained by water authorities. To work out which authority your area comes under, see: Water in your region

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