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Tree management
Managing our trees is essential for maintaining the health and wellbeing of our community and surrounding environment. Find out about our street tree planting program, how we manage our trees and how to request a new street tree.
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… … Apply for a temporary road closure and traffic management …
When is traffic management needed?
If you are conducting works or events on or near the road, it is important to ensure that:
- other road users can continue to use the road safely
- there is minimal disruptions as far as possible.
If you are planning to conduct works or events that’ll impact traffic on our roads. This includes impacts on pedestrians, cyclists and general traffic, you will need to ensure that:
- you have given appropriate warning to other road users about the works
- you are protecting other road users from potential hazards.
Who needs to apply
You will need our consent if you require traffic control devices such as bollards or signage to manage traffic around your works or event.
Who doesn't need to apply
Works managers working for utility companies and public transport operators are pre-authorised to erect traffic control devices and don’t need our consent under traffic management regulations.
When do you need to apply?
Submit your application at least 10 business days before your planned works. This lets us process your application on time and also allows us to review and amend an application if required.
How much does it cost?
Fees apply for all applications.
- For full road closures, the fee is $130.
- For lane closures and other minor traffic management, the fee is $105.
After receiving your application, we will review your Traffic Management Plan and provide you with an invoice listing your payment options.
How to apply
To apply for consent you'll need:
- A completed application form.
- A suitable traffic management plan prepared by a qualified person or company.
- A copy of your Public Liability Insurance certificate of currency (minimum cover $20 Million).
Depending on your proposed traffic management and the impact on the road network, you may also need other documents, such as a detour plan or aftercare plan.
If your works or event impacts a Department of Transport (DoT) arterial road or requires major traffic control devices we can’t authorise, you’ll also need a Memorandum of Authorisation from DoT. You can find more info on DoT’s website.
We will require confirmation DoT has approved any traffic management on their roads.
After preparing your application, send the completed form with all necessary documents to us via email.
This application is only for consent to erect temporary control devices. Depending on your works, you might need other approvals.
What happens next?
Allow 10 business days for us to review your application and for any amendments that may be necessary. We will contact you if we need further information or amendments to your application.
How to cancel
Contact us to cancel your application.
… Waste less: Effectively managing your waste Waste and recycling Confused about what (and where) you … Stuff; and showcase practical examples of effective waste management in each of these areas. Included in the …
Confused about what (and where) you can recycle your household waste and other items?
This free face-to-face presentation is designed to you explore ways of identifying and managing different waste streams in your household.
Nanna Anna will discuss the typical waste elements in a household including food, water, textile, energy, and Stuff; and showcase practical examples of effective waste management in each of these areas. Included in the presentation is a waste audit checklist you can use at home, and ideas on how to implement different management strategies.
Registration is required and spots are limited.
… Waste Q and A session Environment and sustainability To … come along to our information session about all things waste. Not sure what item goes into each bin? Get confused … you like to know more about what is happening the in the waste industry? Come along to our friendly session so we can …
To celebrate National Recycling Week, come along to our information session about all things waste.
Not sure what item goes into each bin?
Get confused about what can and cannot be recycled?
Would you like to know more about what is happening the in the waste industry?
Come along to our friendly session so we can answer all of your queries and dispel any myths!
… our trees and how to request a new street tree. … Tree management …
Managing our trees is essential for maintaining the health and wellbeing of our community and surrounding environment.
We have over 90,000 street trees in Manningham and countless more throughout our reserves and natural areas. We strive to protect and enhance our tree population to benefit us now and our future generations.
How we manage our trees
Our tree management activities include:
- street tree pruning program
- electric line clearance
- tree planting and maintenance
- tree risk management
- storm response
- tree protection
- urban greening project.
Tree planting program
Each year we plant up to 3000 trees throughout our streets and reserves. Our tree planting program is a critical part of future proofing Manningham against the negative effects of climate change.
Tree planting schedule
Street tree planting is done between May and September each year. Timings may vary to make the most of planting conditions.
Species of trees planted
Manningham has been divided into 18 precincts. Species have been selected based on urban forest principles, biodiversity values, risk, and landscape amenity. The species palette, a selection of native and exotic trees, will establish the long-term character for a street or main road.
Request a new street tree
You can make a request for an additional tree on your nature strip or to replace a dead or damaged tree.
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How to request a new tree
Requests for new trees can be made via the online form or by calling our Customer Service team on 9840 9333.
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What happens next?
The site will be inspected by our arborist to determine if the location is suitable for planting.
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When will the tree be planted?
If your request is approved, tree planting usually takes place during the following year’s planting season.
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What type of tree will be planted?
The type of tree will be decided by our arborist based on our Street Tree Planting Guide.
… Waste Q and A session - Online Environment and sustainability … we are hosting an online Q and A session about all things waste. Not sure what item goes into each bin? Get confused … you like to know more about what is happening the in the waste industry? Come along to our friendly Q and A session so …
To celebrate National Recycling Week, we are hosting an online Q and A session about all things waste.
Not sure what item goes into each bin?
Get confused about what can and cannot be recycled?
Would you like to know more about what is happening the in the waste industry?
Come along to our friendly Q and A session so we can answer all of your queries and dispel any myths!
… Find out about e-waste and how to safely dispose of your unwanted mobiles, computers and more. … Dispose of electronic waste (e-waste) …
What is electronic waste (e-waste)?
E-waste refers to any item with a plug, battery or cord that is no longer working or wanted such as:
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Large appliances like fridges.
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Small appliances like toasters and blenders.
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IT, telecommunications and TV equipment like computers, printers and cables.
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Lighting equipment like fluorescent lamps.
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Electrical and electronic tools like drills and sewing machines.
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Toys, leisure and sports equipment like hand held video games and battery operated toys.
Not sure if your item is electronic waste?
Check our A-Z Waste and Recycling guide or contact us.
Can you place electronic waste into your bins?
No.
E-waste can contain hazardous materials such as heavy metals like lead, mercury and cadmium. These items also contain valuable materials which can be recycled and reused. Also the Victorian Government banned e-waste going to landfill from 1 July 2019.
How to dispose of electronic waste
Do not put e-waste in your bin, instead:
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Check our How to dispose of your e-waste items
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Find a local mini recycling station to drop off your smaller items
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Book a place at our next Waste Drop Off Day event.
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Find a local transfer station or recycling centre to drop off your items.
… Festive crafts without the waste Waste and recycling Did you know that the average Australian household increases its waste output by around 30 per cent during the festive …
Did you know that the average Australian household increases its waste output by around 30 per cent during the festive season?
So how can you reduce your waste without missing out on the traditions you love, or creating a stack more work for yourself?
Join permaculture and sustainability educator, Anna The Urban Nanna, and learn how to make eco-conscious, sustainable decorations using upcycled and natural materials.
This free hands-on workshop touches on ways to decorate your home during the festive season without adding to the global waste crisis. Some homemade festive snacks will be supplied during the presentation, and you will take home what you make as well as instructions to continue crafting at home.
Registrations is essential and spots are limited.
… Land management grants form Which land management grant are you applying for? Local Environment … are collecting this information for the purposes of land management activities (e.g. incentives, grants, works, …
… Find out more about the Bushland Management Strategy. Tags About Council … Bushland Management Strategy …
Manningham’s bushland is vital to the area’s character, health and identity, and is a haven for numerous native species. It provides a beautiful area for walking and being with nature. However, only a third of Manningham’s bushland remains, with the habitat quality reduced to a thin cover of eucalyptus trees. We are working hard to re-plant grasses and shrubs to improve habitat for the many native wildlife species that live in Manningham, such as koalas, echidnas and wombats.
Focus areas:
- maintain and where possible, restore ecological processes
- manage and minimise threatening processes
- improve habitat
- protect threatened species.
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… Find out more about the Risk Management Strategy. Tags About Council … Risk Management Strategy …
We acknowledge that embedding risk and building a risk culture is a journey. Our Risk Management Strategy provides the framework to handle risks and ensure the sustainability of our operations. Effective implementation of the Strategy will ensure top-down accountability, a risk-aware culture, integration into management processes, adequate resources, regular reporting, and continuous review.
Focus areas:
- Assurance – Three Lines of Defence
- Risk Policy
- Risk Appetite Statement
- Risk Tolerance
- Risk Register
- Executive Risk Committee
- Audit and Risk Committee.
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… Garden Waste Disposal Days Waste and recycling To help you remove garden waste to prepare for bushfire season , you can drop off … station wagon, ute or a 6‘x4’ level trailer load of garden waste on certain dates throughout the year. Who can use …
To help you remove garden waste to prepare for bushfire season, you can drop off either one car boot, station wagon, ute or a 6‘x4’ level trailer load of garden waste on certain dates throughout the year.
Who can use this service?
You need to live in a Bushfire Prone Area to use this service. We will ask you to show proof of residency (either a driver's licence or rates notice) at the check-in point on the day. If someone else drops off the garden waste for you, make sure you provide them with your proof.
Not sure if you live in a Bushfire Prone Area?
View our Bushfire Prone Area map to check or contact us.
If you are not eligible for this service or have excess garden waste to dispose, you can:
- order an additional garden waste bin for spring
- book a bundled branches collection
- take it to a local transfer station.
Need help? Contact us
What items can and cannot be dropped off?
Yes, we accept:
✔ Branches
✔ Tree prunings
✔ Logs (maximum 250mm diameter)
✔ Large garden cuttings
No, we don't accept:
✖ Soil
✖ Grass clippings
✖ Building material, bricks, steel or concrete
✖ Plastic bags
✖ Ivy, rose bushes or thorny material
✖ Bamboo leaves and stems
✖ Palm trees or branches
✖ Fence palings
How much can you drop off?
You can drop off either one car boot, station wagon, ute or a 6’x4’ level trailer load of garden waste for free. There is a charge for any extra garden waste – see costs below.
| Garden waste load type | Example | Cost |
| Car boot | 
| FREE |
| Station wagon or ute | 
| FREE |
| Single trailer level – 6’x4’ | 
| FREE |
| Single trailer heaped – 6’x4’ (up to 1.1m3) | 
| + $30 |
| Single trailer high sides – 6’x4’ (up to 2m3) | 
| + $50 |
| Tandem trailer level (up to 1.25m3) | 
| + $30 |
| Tandem trailer heaped (up to 2m3) |
| + $50 |
| Tandem trailer high sides (up to 3.65m3) | 
| + $90 |
How to pay
You can only pay by EFT on the day.
How to book
Due to high demand of this service, you can only book one timeslot per household each month. Bookings are essential.
Choose a date from the list below, select your preferred 30 minute timeslot and click ‘Register’ to finalise your booking. Each household is eligible to attend one time slot each month.
Disposal days will not proceed on a Total Fire Ban day or a day of Extreme or above Fire Danger Rating.
… Waste Drop Off Day Waste and recycling We will be hosting a free ‘Waste Drop Off Day’ where residents can responsibly dispose … you book, select the time slot you wish to drop off your waste and we’ll take care of the rest. Only the following …
We will be hosting a free ‘Waste Drop Off Day’ where residents can responsibly dispose of a range of materials that cannot be placed into household bins. All items collected on the day will be recycled.
Bookings will be available through Eventbrite from Friday 1 August.
What you need to do
Return to this webpage from Friday 1 August to book your drop off. When you book, select the time slot you wish to drop off your waste and we’ll take care of the rest.
Only the following items will be accepted:
- Small household electrical items (like toasters, hairdryers and tools)
- IT and TV equipment (like TV sets, computers, printers and cables)
- Computer accessories (like keyboards, mice and storage devices)
- Game consoles and electronic toys (remove batteries)
- VCR, DVD and CD players
- Microwaves
- DVD and CDs (no VHS tapes)
- X-rays
- Clean polystyrene - blocks only (no pellets or balls)
- Smoke alarms
- Fluorescent tubes and CFL globes
- Paint tins and spray cans (10 litres max)
- Gas bottles
- Household and car batteries
- Cardboard (must be flattened - limited to one car boot load per person)
We do not accept:
- vacuum cleaners
- electric blankets
We reserve the right to reject any unsuitable items.
Registrations are only open to Manningham residents and are essential to avoid lengthy delays.
… Revegetation for biodiversity restoration and property management Environment and sustainability A one-day practical … patterns, choosing plants, maintenance, and long-term management of natural vegetation. Visit sites where our … … Revegetation for biodiversity restoration and property management …
A one-day practical seminar visiting sites around Warrandyte that have had their local native vegetation restored using a range of techniques.
Join your land restoration guides, Alan Noy and Glenn Jameson on the land and for a short summary session in the study room.
They will take you on a local journey observing and discussing practical aspects of revegetation design, local vegetation patterns, choosing plants, maintenance, and long-term management of natural vegetation.
Visit sites where our community is attempting to reconcile the loss of biodiversity and learn how we can be part of that reconciliation process through the revegetation of the land.
… Low Waste Comfort Food Environment and sustainability Join Scott … to be hot favourite, comfort dishes. With a focus on low waste cooking, Scott will teach participants the techniques … never shut me up.” Environment and Sustainability … Low Waste Comfort Food …
Join Scott Hitchins as he returns to the Strathdon kitchen to create some of our, soon to be hot favourite, comfort dishes.
With a focus on low waste cooking, Scott will teach participants the techniques to create delicious winter warmers using every bit of what you grow or buy.
The focus in this session will be on using vegetables from the garden and an overview for slow style cooking that you can try at home.
You will be provided with a sample of what is cooked on the day and digital notes to try some of Scott’s recipes at home.
What to wear: Suitable clothing for getting your hands dirty in the kitchen and closed toe shoes.
What to bring: an apron (optional)
Who: Adults or teens
About Scott
Scott Hitchins has been working with sustainable, food-producing gardens for most of his life.
He has qualifications in biological science, permaculture design, education, and is a founding member of Werribee Park Heritage Orchard.
Scott has been providing popular workshops and garden-design advice to local councils, schools, and other community groups for many years.
He presents useful facts and skills in a fun and engaging manner. To quote Scott in a recent interview “Get me talking about sustainable gardening and you’ll never shut me up.”
… out how you can order new bins and how much it costs. Tags Waste Management Waste and Recycling … Start a new waste service or add an …
Who can start a new waste service or add additional bins?
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you are the owner, landlord or property manager
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you are renting
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you run a commercial business
Yes, as long as you're the landlord or property manager of the commercial property. View commercial garbage bin costs
How much does it cost?
To start a new waste service, you'll need to choose from one of the six options below.
Option 1: $322.00 per year (standard waste service)
- 80 litre garbage bin (red lid)
- 240 litre recycle bin (yellow lid)
- 240 litre FOGO bin (green lid)
Option 2: $420.50 per year
- 120 litre garbage bin (red lid)
- 240 litre recycle bin (yellow lid)
- 240 litre FOGO bin (green lid)
Option 3: $369.00 per year
- 80 litre garbage bin (red lid)
- 360 litre recycle bin (yellow lid)
- 240 litre FOGO bin (green lid)
Option 4: $467.50 per year
- 120 litre garbage bin (red lid)
- 360 litre recycle bin (yellow lid)
- 240 litre FOGO bin (green lid)
Option 5: $671.50 per year
- 240 litre garbage bin (red lid)
- 240 litre recycle bin (yellow lid)
- 240 litre FOGO bin (green lid)
Option 6: $718.50 per year
- 240 litre garbage bin (red lid)
- 360 litre recycle bin (yellow lid)
- 240 litre FOGO bin (green lid)
Additional bins
If you already have a waste service with us, you can order additional bins. You may also swap the sizes of your bins.
| Bin type | Cost |
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80 litre garbage bin (red lid) |
$213.50 per year |
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120 litre garbage bin (red lid) - only available if you already have a 120 litre garbage bin |
$250.50 per year |
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240 litre recycle bin (yellow lid) |
$91.50 per year |
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360 litre recycle bin (yellow lid) |
$139.00 per year |
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240 litre FOGO bin (green lid) - the minimum period for an additional FOGO bin is six months. You'll only be charged for the time you have the bin. For example: if you have the bin for six months it will cost $75.75. |
$151.50 per year |
How to pay
All costs are added to your rates.
How to order a new bin
You can order online using the 'Order now' button for any of the following:
- you're moving into a new house and need bins (fees apply)
- you would like an additional bin (fees apply)
- you would like to swap bin sizes (fees apply)
- the bin is missing
- the bin is broken
Otherwise you can contact us or email waste@manningham.vic.gov.au.
Interpreter service
Communicate with us through the Interpreter service if you do not speak or understand English.
… Horse property land management - evening workshops Environment and sustainability … covered: Horse health, behaviour and welfare Grazing management for pasture and soil health Managing equine obesity and laminitis Manure and parasite management Property designs for healthy horses and healthy …
Stuart Myers of Equiculture is delivering this two-part evening workshop on keeping horses and land healthy and happy.
The Equiculture program is loved by horse owners throughout Australia (and beyond!) as an evidence-based approach to keeping horses and land healthy.
Topics covered:
- Horse health, behaviour and welfare
- Grazing management for pasture and soil health
- Managing equine obesity and laminitis
- Manure and parasite management
- Property designs for healthy horses and healthy land
- Reducing farm labour to increase quality time with your horses
Please note: this is a consecutive two-part program, not the same program on both days. Participants must attend both evening sessions.
There is also a full-day workshop in Hurstbridge if you are unable to attend the two-part evening workshop.
… Find out more about the Donvale Reserve Management Plan. Tags About Council … Donvale Reserve Management Plan …
One of our significant areas of open space is Donvale Reserve. It's a sporting hub for the local community and home to six sporting clubs and a preschool. This Reserve supports the active participation of more than 800 club members and 100 volunteers throughout the year. Many local residents access the Reserve regularly to walk, play and exercise with family and friends.
Focus areas:
- improve the broad range of formal recreational services and programs based at the Reserve, including building and facility upgrades
- improve pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular access to and within the Reserve to encourage greater use and increase safety
- maintain and enhance opportunities for informal recreation
- protect the existing environment and encourage improved environmental practices for future use, development and management of the Reserve.
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… Find out more about the Domestic Wastewater Management Plan. Tags About Council … Domestic Wastewater Management Plan …
The purpose of the Domestic Wastewater Management Plan is to manage domestic wastewater systems. It integrates with the Stormwater Management Plan and the Manningham Planning Scheme, and is an essential strategic planning tool to address existing and future wastewater issues within Manningham.
Focus areas:
- Improve and protect public health
- Promote the principles of environmental sustainability by reducing the impacts of domestic wastewater on local creeks, streams and remote receiving environments
- Continue to engage with property owners regarding septic tank management and ongoing maintenance responsibilities
- Identify properties that would benefit from an alternative sewerage solution and refer these to Yarra Valley Water (YVW) for inclusion in their Community Sewerage Program
- Advocate on behalf of the community to ensure the same access to sewerage infrastructure (reticulated or onsite solutions) as the rest of the Melbourne population
- Support YVW in applying their powers of enforcement for properties that continue to discharge to stormwater.
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… Find out more about the Rieschiecks Reserve Management Plan. Tags About Council … Rieschiecks Reserve Management Plan …
Rieschiecks Reserve provides areas of open space, a sporting oval, pavilion, recreation centre, Schramms Cottage museum, cricket and football facilities, scout hall, playground, public toilets and carparks. It is located across Victoria Street from Ruffey Lake Park. The Reserve exists within one of the most populated residential communities within Manningham including four primary schools and two secondary colleges in a one kilometre vicinity.
Focus areas:
- Improve physical access including pedestrian, cycling and vehicular access and flow to and through the site.
- Assess and improve the infrastructure for formal sport, recreation and community facilities within Rieschiecks Reserve.
- Improve opportunities whilst retaining existing character for informal and passive recreation values at Rieschiecks Reserve.
- Protect and conserve the heritage values of the Reserve for current and future generations
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