Council’s Homecycle program gives residents a chance to give their smaller unwanted household items a second chance at life. An easy way to reduce landfill and recycle your items, Homecycle collects your goods right from your kerbside.
Simply place items in your yellow lid recycling bin after your normal collection has taken place. Leave your bin on the nature strip where it will be emptied. Good quality items will be donated to charity, while all other items will be recycled. You can donate clothing, linen, sports equipment, toys, puzzles, cookware and small electrical items including mobile phones and chargers. This month Homecycle will run from Tuesday 12 March to Saturday 23 March.
This month we celebrate Cultural Diversity Week (18-24 March). As the most culturally diverse community in Australia, Greater Dandenong is home to people from more than 150 different countries. Our libraries in Springvale and Dandenong offer material in many different languages and are constantly growing their diverse collection to ensure we reach out to all our residents. To learn more about our community languages resources, visit the libraries website.
Every April we celebrate the natural beauty of our city at the Discover Dandenong Creek Festival. Dandenong Creek is an important waterway that starts in the Dandenong Ranges and flows into the Patterson River and onto Port Phillip Bay. The creek and its surrounds offer a key habitat for many animals and plants.
The free family festival includes wildlife demonstrations, craft and science activities, fishing and the opportunity to learn from organisations working to protect the Dandenong Creek. It will be held at Tirhatuan Park, Kriegel Way, Dandenong North, on Thursday 11 April, from 11am-2pm. Learn more about the Discover Dandenong Creek Festival event.
In the meantime, you can contact me on email at bob.milkovic@cgd.vic.gov.au or phone 0435 237 051.
