Council cleans main roads, residential streets, laneways and footpaths within shopping centres to ensure that Whitehorse’s streets are clean and safe.

Council's autumn street sweeping program runs from April until July. The municipality's 135 streets with heavy leaf falls are swept at least once every fortnight and other streets are swept once every four weeks.  

For the 2012 season, sweeping will occur on the weeks starting 2, 16 and 30 April; 14 and 28 May; 11 and 25 June; and 9 and 23 July.

The sweepers will start in Mont Albert in the city’s north-western corner and progressively move through to the south-eastern section ending in Vermont South. This will incorporate the 135 leafy streets and take about one week to complete. 

Residents are encouraged to park their vehicles on their properties during the heavy leaf sweeping cycle to assist with the cleaning of their streets. 

During the other seasons, all streets are swept once every three weeks. To find out more about the street sweeping program, phone Council on 9262 6200. 

Street signs are inspected and washed regularly by Council staff, and are replaced when they are damaged, faded or missing. Council's City Works Department also maintains street furniture, including public seats and litter bins. To report damage to street signs or street furniture, phone 9262 6333.

 

As part of Council's Township Cleaning Program, a dedicated team is responsible for picking up dumped rubbish and carrying out a regular cleaning program of the municipality's shopping centres and laneways.

 

Council's City Work's Department is responsible for after-hours emergency response to incidents such as flooding during a storm, picking up deceased animals and attending to potholes in roads. To request an emergency response, phone 

9262 6333.