Mayor’s Message - Friday 20 October 2023

Last week, we asked our community to provide feedback on how we can work to achieve zero recoverable waste going to landfill by 2040.  

The City of Ballarat’s Net Zero Emissions plan, adopted by Council last year, outlines this aspirational community-wide target.

The health of our natural environment is vital in supporting our community’s health and wellbeing.  

This consultation on resource recovery and waste management will inform future strategies which will cover the non-kerbside services, such as hard waste collection, litter and illegal dumping, waste education and will also seek to identify local waste reduction and diversion targets.

Three community workshops were held this week to discuss litter and illegal dumping and how to reduce waste.

I encourage you to get involved in the future of how we reuse, repair and recycle and to also provide effective waste removal solutions.

There is still time to provide your feedback. Please complete a short survey on mysay.ballarat.vic.gov.au to let us know what you think.

Questions you can provide responses to are:  

• How should we remove waste, for example hard waste, like polystyrene and mattresses that don’t go into your bins, from residential dwellings?
• What opportunities are there to change the way we reuse, repair, and recycle? These could include clothing swaps, considered purchasing and repair opportunities.
• What type of waste and resource recovery services do commercial and industrial businesses want from the City of Ballarat?
• How do we effectively manage waste and recycling from our public spaces?  

The consultation will close at 5pm on Friday 10 November.  

We are committed to reducing waste going to landfill and creating a circular economy.

The community’s input is a vital step to mapping our future direction in resource recovery and waste management.

- Mayor Cr Des Hudson