Autumn Leaf Collection

More than half of Ballarat's street trees (over 16,000) are deciduous which means that the collection of autumn leaves becomes a significant task over the late Autumn and Winter months. Council staff collect leaf litter on a street by street basis as well as responding to individual enquires. However, there are a number of 'dos and don'ts' that residents should adhere to when disposing of their leaves as follows:

Do:

• sweep leaves from gutters and footpaths into small piles and place them on the nature strip or kerbside. Contact Customer Service by phone 03 5320 5500 or email ballcity@ballarat.vic.gov.au who will arrange for a crew to collect the leaves
• compost and mulch the leaves from your property - if you don't have composting facilities, store leaves in large plastic bags with handfuls of blood and bone meal, and dampen with water for future use
• if you have a lot of Plane Tree leaves, go over them with a mower with a catcher attached to create some mulch as these leaves do not compost well
• leaves can be taken to Council's Gillies Street Transfer Station.

Don't:

• please don't put leaves in the garbage bin
• please don't burn leaves, you could risk a fine of up to $500.00.