If you require support or are evacuating from bushfire, relief centres were opened on Friday January 9 at the Kyneton Sports and Aquatic Centre and Bendigo Showgrounds.
Due to Total Fire Ban the Castlemaine and Maldon Transfer Stations will be closed Friday 9 January and Saturday 10 January.
Kerbside bin collections will not take place on Friday 9th January, due to Catastrophic Fire Danger. Friday collections will instead take place on Saturday 10th January.
Council does not provide a home collection service for green waste and for most of the year fees apply for green waste disposal with the exception of the free green waste disposal period.
Council offers a free green waste disposal period once a year at the Castlemaine and Maldon transfer stations. This is to help residents prepare homes and properties for the upcoming fire danger period and normally occurs between October and December. Proof of residence is required. The dates of the free green waste disposal period are dependent on the declaration of the Fire Danger Period.
The dates for free green waste disposal for 2025 were Saturday 15 November to Sunday 30 November.
You can take your garden waste (not food waste) to the Castlemaine and Maldon transfer stations for a fee depending on the weight of the green waste.
Castlemaine Transfer Station Sluicers Road, Castlemaine Phone: 03 5471 1700 Monday to Sunday 8:00 am to 4.00 pm
Maldon Transfer Station Morris Street, Maldon Phone: 03 5471 1700Wednesday and Friday 9.30am to 1.00pm; Saturday and Sunday 9.00am to 1.00pm
We are investigating better ways to collect and process (recycle) food scraps and garden waste. In the meantime we encourage home composting and worm farming.
Greenaway (Bendigo) provide a kerbside collection service for garden waste only. Phone: 1300 033 606