Wyndham Vale recently became the latest suburb to receive a clean-up blitz from council workers.
Focussing on Wollhara Rise, council staff addressed issues relating to litter, dumped rubbish, fire prevention and local laws.
There were over 100 cases discovered during the October 4 blitz, including 34 dumped hard waste and littering sites, 30 unsightly properties, 22 abandoned shopping trolleys, 18 bin management issues and 17 obstructions on council land.
Issues on vacant land, building sites, abandoned vehicles and illegal parking were also discovered, with many being addressed on the day.
Wyndham mayor Susan McIntyre said the blitz was much needed.
“There is no need to dump in our City when hard and green waste collections are available
to our residents and tip vouchers are also available,” she said.
“We understand that new residents may not always be aware of what is expected to keep
their properties tidy and within compliance of our updated local law.
These blitzes offer the opportunity for us to door knock and explain issues relating to bin
contamination and bin presentation when residents are home and to follow up later on – we
were also able to speak to building site supervisors to raise issues of concern such as fallen
down fencing and unsightly properties.”
Clean up blitzes have been held in Point Cook, Tarneit West, Hoppers Crossing and
Wyndham Vale in 2023.
For more info on hard rubbish collections, visit:
www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/search?query=hard+waste
