Festive season changes to services

Bin collection

Bins will not be collected on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. All collections will run a day behind schedule for all residents for both weeks. Normal bin collections will resume on Monday 6 January.

For example, if your normal collection day is on a Wednesday, your bin will be collected on Thursday, Thursday bins will be collected on Friday, and Friday bins collected on the Saturday.

Monday and Tuesday collections are not affected.

Customer Service

Our customer service centre in South Morang will be:

  • Closed from 12 noon Tuesday 24 December
  • Christmas Day: Closed
  • Boxing Day: Closed
  • New Year’s Day: Closed

Waste and Recycling facilities

Hanson’s Wollert Landfill (Waste, e-waste and recycling facility)

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: Open 7am – 3pm

New Year’s Day: Closed

Suez (Green waste recycling facility)

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: Closed

New Year’s Day: Closed

Mossrock (Timber waste recycling facility)

Closed: 12 noon 23 December until 7am 30 December

Closed: 4pm 31 December until 7am 2 January 2020

Maternal and Child Health

Maternal and Child Health (MCH) will offer a reduced service for appointments over the Christmas holiday period from 24 December 2019 to 3 January 2020.

If you need to be seen by an MCH Nurse during this period, you may attend the following Drop In Services:

Open Consultation sessions:

  • No sessions Tuesday 24 December – Thursday 26 December
  • Friday 27 December – 9am-12pm at Laurimar MCH centre
  • Monday 30 December – 1.30-4pm Main St MCH Centre
  • Tuesday 31 December – 1.30-4pm Bundoora MCH Centre
  • No sessions on Wednesday 1 December
  • Thursday 2 January – 9.30am-11.30am Mernda South MCH Centre
  • Friday 3 January – 9am-12pm Mernda Village MCH Centre

Breastfeeding support:

  • No sessions Tuesday 24 December – Thursday 26 December
  • Friday 27 December – 2-4pm Mernda South MCH Centre
  • Monday 30 December – 2-4pm Galada MCH Centre
  • Tuesday 31 December – 2-4pm Pacific Epping MCH Centre
  • No session on Wednesday 1 January
  • Thursday 2 January – 2-4pm Mill Park Dve MCH Centre
  • Friday 3 January – 2-4pm Mernda South MCH Centre

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