Remember to dispose your waste correctly these holidays

Published on 15 December 2025

Residents and visitors to the Gannawarra are encouraged to dispose of their waste correctly during the Christmas and New Year period.

Alternative arrangements will be in place for kerbside waste and recycling collection services scheduled for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, whilst skip bins will be placed at various locations to cater for campsite waste during the busy holiday period.

“The Gannawarra is renowned for the influx of visitors to the area during the Christmas-New Year period, but it is important that we work together to dispose of waste correctly,” Council Chief Executive Officer, Geoff Rollinson said.

“Disposing of household and other waste correctly not only ensures the safe removal of items, it also reduces the presence of materials that can impact our health, pollute our environment and threaten wildlife.

“If illegally dumped rubbish contains toxic materials, such as chemicals, asbestos and fuel, these can seep into the ground causing contamination. Likewise, illegally placed combustible materials such as furniture and green waste can become a fire risk.”

Residents and visitors can play their role in disposing waste correctly in the following ways:

Residents can use their kerbside waste and recycling collection service to dispose of items. Please note that services scheduled for Thursday, 25 December will occur on Saturday, 27 December, and services scheduled for Thursday, 1 January will occur on Saturday, 3 January.
Waste and recycling items can be taken to any of Council’s transfer stations, located at Cohuna, Kerang, Lalbert and Quambatook, for disposal. Locations and operating hours can be found by clicking on the Transfer Stations heading at www.gsc.vic.gov.au/waste, with both sites to be closed on Friday, 26 December.

Visitors camping at any of the Gannawarra’s popular camping locations can dispose of their waste at any of Council’s transfer stations or at the following locations from Tuesday, 23 December to Tuesday, 6 January:

Entrance to Cohuna Recreation Reserve second oval, next to the RV dump point.
Atkinson Park, Kerang.
The northern end of Kangaroo Lake.
Gorton Point, Kangaroo Lake
Kerang-Koondrook Road entrance to Koondrook.
Lake Charm Hall.
Near the public toilets at the Murrabit Country Market site.
Near the Spences Bridge entrance to Gunbower National Park.

“If we all do our bit, the Gannawarra will continue to be a great place to live and visit,” Mr Rollinson said.

Anyone who sees what they suspect is illegal dumping can report it to Environment Protection Authority Victoria online at www.epa.vic.gov.au/report-pollution/reporting-pollution or by phoning 1300 372 842.