Entering summer mode: Clean team returns and waste services increase

Published on 05 December 2025

As the weather warms up and locals and visitors head outside to enjoy our beaches, parks and towns, we’re scaling up our most in-demand public amenity services. 

What we’ll do more of during peak season

Our popular clean team is back! They are on the ground seven days per week, from 6am to 8pm, picking up street litter, inspecting and cleaning amenities like park benches, barbeques and bins. If they notice a problem, they’ll report it straight away for quick action.  

Public toilets along the foreshore will be cleaned twice daily.  

Our waste service collection will ramp up – public bins along the foreshores and in town centres will be emptied up to three times daily.  

Household kerbside bin collection will also increase. Recycling bins will be emptied weekly from 22 December and return to fortnightly from 2 February next year. 

Festive season closures and operating hours for Shire facilities

• Shire offices will be closed from 2pm, 24 December and reopen on 2 January. Our after-hours customer service team is ready to assist during the office closure (phone number 1300 850 600). You can find the answer to anything Shire-related on our website! The top topics during summer are: find my bin day and report a problem (for example dumped rubbish or a tree issue).
• Our resource recovery centres (tips) in Mornington, Rye and Tyabb are closed on Christmas Day.  
• Sport and recreation centres are closed Christmas Day and open with reduced hours on the public holidays.  
• Mount Martha Public Golf Course is closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day. 
• The Briars’ visitor centre and Sanctuary are closed Christmas Day, on total fire ban days and days of extreme weather. 
• Our libraries will be closed from midday on Christmas Eve and reopen on 2 January.  
• The library van (Oliv) will be off the road from 19 December and return on 2 February with a fresh new timetable including new locations and an engaging program of events for all ages!  
• Youth hubs in Mornington, Rosebud and Hastings will be closed from 19 December and reopen on 5 January. Our summer holiday program for 10 –17 year olds runs 5-24 January, explore what’s on!
• Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery is closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and 29 December to 1 January.  
• Dromana Visitor Information Centre is open daily excluding Christmas Day over summer.