Central Goldfields Shire offers all residents in the urban areas of Dunolly, Talbot, Carisbrook and Maryborough an optional green waste and household organics collection service.
Residents can dispose of their green waste and organic household waste via a 240 litre bin (green lid) which is collected on the first and third Friday of the month. The collection calendar can be viewed here(PDF, 149KB).
Collected green waste is processed into high-quality bagged compost and when a sufficient amount has been produced, bags be available at the Carisbrook Transfer Station.
How to register for the service if you are a Ratepayer?
If you are a ratepayer located in an urban area, and you wish to request the optional green waste collection service, complete the 2.-Waste-New-Green-Waste-Service-Organics-2026-2027.pdf(PDF, 212KB) and email it to mail@cgoldshire.vic.gov.au
As this service includes a change to the charges on the rates notice, the rate payer signature is required. If you are unable to access the form, please call Council on 03 5461 0610 to request that a form be mailed to you.
If you are a tenant, as rates are charged to the ratepayer, you will need to get the agreement of your landlord to register for the service.
Tenants are required to complete the 2.-Waste-New-Green-Waste-Service-Organics-2026-2027.pdf(PDF, 212KB), have it endorsed by the Property Manager/Landlord and email it to mail@cgoldshire.vic.gov.au
If you are unable to access the form, please call Council on 03 5461 0610 to request that a form be mailed to you.