For those who live within designated collection areas, Waste Services can include the following:
- 120L waste (garbage) bin collected weekly
- 240L recycling bin collected fortnightly
- 240L FOGO bin collected fortnightly commencing in April 2026
Click here to view the Waste Collection Calendar for your address.
NOTE: Change of FOGO collection date for Heywood, Condah and Narrawong, collection will start 16 April.
It has been noted that the week 1 calendars delivered, had incorrectly stated Thursday 02 April as a FOGO Collection date for Heywood, Condah and Narrawong.
Unfortunately, this is an error and households in Heywood, Condah and Narrawong will instead have their first FOGO pickup on the next highlighted calendar week being 16 April 2026. Standard waste collection (RED BIN) will remain as per normal.
We apologise for any inconvenience this error has caused.
Designated Waste Collection Areas
Designated Areas
The kerbside collection service is provided to all residents within the designated areas of each town, by a Contractor engaged by Glenelg Shire Council.
- Portland(PDF, 754KB)
- Dutton Way(PDF, 1MB)
- Cape Bridgewater(PDF, 475KB)
- Narrawong(PDF, 696KB)
- Nelson(PDF, 787KB)
- Heywood(PDF, 1MB)
- Dartmoor(PDF, 762KB)
- Casterton(PDF, 1MB)
- Digby(PDF, 616KB)
- Merino(PDF, 640KB)
- Sandford(PDF, 766KB)
Click any link above to view the map of a given designated district area.
Live Outside a Designated Area?
Optional Kerbside Collection
Council is offering a kerbside waste and recyclables collection service to owners of properties that are on or near a number of designated roads through the Shire.
While the service can not extend to every property within the Glenelg Shire, residents are encouraged to utilise the Optional Kerbside Collection Service where possible.
For further information on this service, see the Optional Kerbside Collection Service page.
Private Waste Collection
Residents that do not receive Council's waste collection service may choose to have a collection service provided by a private contractor. Refer to the Telstra Yellow Pages for listings of Waste Collection Contractors.
Optional Rural Kerbside Collection Service
Optional Kerbside Collection Service
Council is offering a kerbside waste and recyclables collection service to owners of properties that are on or near a number of designated roads through the Shire.
While the service can not extend to every property within the Glenelg Shire, residents are encouraged to utilise the Optional Kerbside Collection Service where possible.
For further information on this service, see the Optional Kerbside Collection Service page.
Victorian Government Waste Reform
The Victorian Government is changing the household waste collection process to improve recycling end-products. All Victorian Council's and Alpine Management Boards will move to a four stream collection system over the next several years.
To accommodate this, you will need four recycling bins in the near future:
• Stream 1: Bin for kerbside collection of waste
• Stream 2: Bin for co-mingled recycling
• Stream 3: Bin for FOGO (food organics + garden organics), and
• Stream 4: Bin for Glass You can also drop glass off at certain collection points around the Shire.
Reform Timing
Glass service must begin by 2027, while the FOGO deadline is set for 2030.
Glenelg Shire Implementation
The Victorian Government has mandated the provision of a Food and Garden Organics (FOGO) service by 2030 as part of the transition to a consistent, state-wide waste and recycling system. FOGO is now considered an essential kerbside service.
Council will commence the FOGO kerbside collection service from 1 April 2026 across all compulsory kerbside collection areas.
For more information on these reforms, visit the Victoria household waste website.
Kerbside Waste Collection Fees
Please Note - Kerbside collection will incur fees over and above the standard Council Rates.
The 2025/2026 annual kerbside garbage charges are:
- $302.00 per waste bin, and
- $112.00 per recycle bin
- $84.00 Food Organic & Garden Organic (FOGO) bin and collection (pro rata)
Request a New Bin or Replacement Bin
Fees and Charges
The 2025/2026 supply of replacement bin or a new/additional bin outside of the annual kerbside garbage charges are:
- $81.00 per waste bin, and
- $87.00 per recycle bin
Eligibility