Australia Day Opening Hours 2026

Monday 26 January

There will be no changes to kerbside collections, bins will be collected as usual.

Council civic centres and offices:

Civic centres and offices will be closed.

Melton Recycling Facility ("The MRF"):

Melton Recycling Facility will be open, hours will be: 8am - 4.30pm
Location: 33 Ferris Road, Melton South. 

For further information visit: Melton Recycling Facility (MRF) webpage. 

Melton and Caroline Springs libraries:

The Libraries will be closed.

Animal Management:

The animal pound will be closed.  

A ranger will be on call and can be contacted 9747 7200.

24 hour phone service (03) 9747 7200:

Residents can call Council’s 24 hour phone service on 9747 7200. For non urgent matters outside of business hours residents can leave a message for a Council officer to contact you during business hours. If the matter is urgent, the operator will connect you to Council’s emergency after-hours paging service.

Normal hours resume Tuesday 27 January