In response to significant damage caused by Tuesday's storm, the City of Greater Geelong is offering free green waste debris disposal to storm affected residents until Thursday 29 February.
A number of areas, particularly Lara, continue to be impacted by an abundance of fallen branches, leaves and other green waste.
To support the debris cleanup efforts, the Drysdale ResourceRecovery Centre is accepting green waste debris limited to trees, branches, and leaves from residents in cars, utes and trailers for free. Trucks will still incur standard disposal fees. Anything other than the green waste described will not be accepted or will incur a fee.
The facility is also accepting storm damaged items for free after the Victorian Government waived the waste levy for disposal following the significant weather event.
Community members must be able to show a Greater Geelong address on their identification to access the free drop-off.
Material placed on nature strips will not be collected by the City and will need to be disposed of via the Drysdale facility or green bins.
Executive Director City Infrastructure James Stirton
Parts of the region, especially Lara, have been hit hard by the significant storm earlier this week.The community has been working hard to clean up from the damage caused by severe wind and rain that battered the township on Tuesday.
To assist residents, the Drysdale Resource Recovery Centre is accepting green waste debris from car, ute and trailer loads for free.
We thank residents for their efforts and support of each other during this challenging time.
Please note that the Geelong Resource Recovery Centre located on Douro Street, North Geelong is currently undertaking renovations and is unable to accept green waste.
