Dumped rubbish and litter

Report illegal littering and dumping. It costs rate-payers roughly $80,000 to clean up illegally dumped litter every year.

Report littering and dumped rubbish

We will investigate and collect litter or dumped rubbish from council land including parks and reserves, nature strips and along council managed roads.

Littering and rubbish dumping can range in scale from a single bag of household rubbish to large household items such as TVs, appliances and electronic waste, furniture, or mattresses. It can also include items outside the home like industrial waste, construction materials, garden waste, tyres, old cars and soil. 

If you do see someone dumping rubbish, you should never put yourself in danger, do not approach the person.

You should also not touch the litter as tampering with the litter can disturb the investigation process.

Information that can assist us includes:

  • The offender’s vehicle registration number (if known)
  • A photograph, if safe to do so
  • A description of what was dumped
  • A description of the person seen dumping the rubbish (if known)
  • The location - exact as possible noting closest intersection, identifying object or landmark
  • The date and time

Please let us know if you see someone dumping rubbish or spot dumped rubbish on council land.

If the dumped rubbish is causing a hazard or is dangerous, such as over a road, please call us on 5366 7100 instead so we can attend as soon as possible.

Online

The easiest way to report is by using our online form

Report illegal dumping

Email

You can email a report of dumped rubbish to us at info@moorabool.vic.gov.au

Please include as much information in your email as possible including:

  • The offender’s vehicle registration number (if known)
  • A photograph, if safe to do so
  • A description of what was dumped
  • A description of the person seen dumping the rubbish (if known)
  • The location - exact as possible noting closest intersection, identifying object or landmark
  • The date and time

Phone

You can make a report of dumped rubbish by calling us on 5366 7100

Post

You can write to us at PO box 18, Ballan, 3342

Please include as much information in your letter as possible including:

  • The offender’s vehicle registration number (if known)
  • A photograph, if safe to do so
  • A description of what was dumped
  • A description of the person seen dumping the rubbish (if known)
  • The location - exact as possible noting closest intersection, identifying object or landmark
  • The date and time

In person

You can attend one of our offices to make a report:

Ballan Office 
15 Stead Street, Ballan
Open: Mon - Fri: 8.30am - 5pm

Darley Civic and Community Hub
182 Halletts Way, Darley
Open: Mon - Fri: 8.30am - 5pm

Lerderderg Library 
215 Main Street, Bacchus Marsh
Open: Mon - Fri 8.30am - 5pm
           Sat 9am - 2pm

What happens next?

Dumping litter and rubbish is an offence under the Environment Protection Act 2017. Council’s Community Safety Officers investigate all reports received.

Councils Community Safety officers will attend the dumped rubbish site and investigate if any identifying objects can be found. If no identifying objects can be found, the Community Safety team will organise the dumped rubbish to be removed.

If identifying objects are found, further investigations will take place. If this is the case the dumped rubbish may remain at the site until all investigations are completed.

Under the Environment Protection Act 2017 there are penalties for littering. The penalty given depends on the size and type of the dumped litter.