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Kerbside collection of flood waste completed but repair work ongoing

Director Infrastructure, Gary Randhawa said “It’s almost two months since the flood event and there has been a huge effort from the community, organised volunteers, service clubs and Council staff to clean up the debris left behind,” said Mr Randhawa.

“There have been many hours of work involved in flood remediation and repair. Many Council owned community facilities and assets that were impacted by the floods. There is still a lot to do in returning our region to what it looked like before.”

“Some facilities such as sports grounds and some parks such as the Off-Leash Dog Park at Princess Park, may be months away from being available. Council is working on alternatives with the sporting clubs impacted to ensure they can continue their planned activities,” he said.

“Assessments of flood impacted assets is ongoing and the total costs are not yet known. What we do know from our inspections is that almost 40 per cent of our roads have been flood damaged, both sealed and unsealed.”

“There are 68 flood damaged Council owned buildings, 11 bridges and major culverts and 23 playgrounds all of which have sustained damage. We ask that the community remain patient as we work through the repair and remediation of these facilities, said Mr Randhawa.

The municipal wide collection of flood-damaged household items from the kerbside has finished. This service, along with the collection of sandbags, is now only available via registration for those who are in identified flood affected areas.

If residents still have flood damaged items to collect they need to book in for a kerbside collection by registering their property.

Council staff will contact you to confirm if your rubbish is eligible for collection. This kerbside collection refers only to household items and not demolition (building) materials which are not eligible under this program. Residents will need to make their own arrangements for this material.

The skip bins are no longer available in Mooroopna or Murchison. Please do not dump rubbish in these locations! Dumping rubbish is illegal and poses a health and safety risk to the community as well as being unsightly.

Residents who still have flood damaged household items and sandbags that need collecting please make contact with Council either on 58329700 or via floodrecovery@shepparton.vic.gov.au