Our customer service offices in Stawell and St Arnaud will be closed for the Easter long weekend, starting tomorrow, Friday, April 3. Our offices will reopen on Tuesday, April 7, at 8.30am. In case of emergency, please call (03) 5358 8700.
Find out more about the various activities happening across the shire this Easter including the Powercor Stawell Gift, Great Western Rodeo and Stawell Lions Club Easter Carnival, along with school holiday activities at Stawell and St Arnaud libraries and Stawell Sports and Aquatic Centre.
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Council's annual Animal Registration Notices have been issued to pet owners with fees due by Friday, April 10. If your animal is deceased or its details have changed from those on the registration notice, please call us on (03) 5358 9096 to update your records. If you have a new pet and need to register it with council, please click the link below.
Register your pet with council
Waste and recycling bins should be placed out for collection the night prior to your collection date. Bins should be kept half a metre apart and no further than one metre from the kerbside.
Northern Grampians Shire Council general local laws prescribe:
The recycling collection weeks can be checked on the recycling calendar(PDF, 7MB) or St Arnaud recycling calendar(PDF, 7MB)
Type your address below to check your collection dates. Please be aware that some collections outside of town boundaries may not display, if you type your address and no information is shown please contact us on 03 5358 8700.
There are minimal changes to general rubbish, mixed recycling and FOGO collections over the upcoming Easter period.
There will be no collections on Good Friday, April 3. These collections have instead been moved to Saturday, April 4, 2026. Please ensure you put your bins out the night before as collection times may vary.
There will be no interruptions to collections on Easter Monday, April 6, 2026.
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