The Waste and Environment Services Team is responsible for the maintenance and improvement of Buloke Shire’s landfills and transfer stations as well as providing residential kerbside garbage and recycling services in all townships within Buloke Shire.
Five Weekends For Fire Season
This year, Council is starting a new initiative to assist residents with preparation for the fast-approaching fire season.Just as with Council's long-running Free Green Waste in October, residents will still get a period of free green waste at Landfills and Transfer Stations, but we're making an improvement.
The FREE Green waste period starts Saturday 4 October 2025 and will finish on Sunday 2 November 2025.
What services are available?
Buloke Shire Council's Waste Services include:
Strategies for waste management in Buloke are not developed in isolation. Buloke is a member of the Loddon Mallee Waste and Resource Recovery Group (LMWRRG), together with the municipalities of City of Greater Bendigo, Gannawarra and Loddon and Macedon Ranges Shire Councils, Mildura Rural City Council, Mount Alexander Shire Council, Swan Hill Rural City Councils and Wakool Shire Council (Associate) (NSW). The Loddon Mallee Waste and Resource Recovery Group (LMWRRG) is a statutory body with responsibilities for regional waste management planning and coordination. Planning for waste management in Buloke needs to consider the regional context, as well as Victorian and Commonwealth Government policies and regulations. To find out more, visit the LMWRG website and Kerbside Pride.
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