CALENDAR 2026
The City of Greater Geelong is proudly on Wadawurrung Country
The Pier, Barwon Heads
Photographer: Fabian Reinelt
ANUARY
ORTHODOX CHRISTMAS
Eastern Beach, Geelong Photographer: Dean Miller
RAMADAN STARTS (until 19 March)
Veins of the Barwon River Photographer: Kim Talento
Head of the Schoolgirls’ Regatta (until 15 March) NATIONAL CLOSE
IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong Pro Series
Cunningham Pier, Geelong Photographer: Paul Visscher
Boat Harbour, Clifton Springs Photographer: Duc Bui Viet
MOTHER’S
IDAHOBIT
Cunningham Pier, Geelong Photographer: Karen Wekwerth
Queens Park Bridge, Newtown
Photographer: Chris Huby
School term 3 starts (Victoria)
Buckley Falls, Highton
Photographer: Amanda Linton
You Yangs, Little River Photographer: Chris Vine
The Carousel, Geelong Photographer: Jon Bagge
School term 4 starts (Victoria)
Wangim Walk, Geelong Photographer: Jo Readings
MELBOURNE
DIWALI City of Greater Geelong Run4Geelong
DECEMBER
Cunningham Pier, Geelong Photographer: Amrinder Singh
2026 WASTE COLLECTION CALENDAR
Place your bins out the night before your collection day . JANUARY
TWO
* Bins due for collection on 1-2 January 2026 will be collected one day later on the Friday or Saturday. Bins due for collection on 25 December 2026 and 1 January 2027 will be collected one day later on the Saturday.
Scan the QR code or visit geelong.link/BinCollection to check your collection day.
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0458 769 380
Leopold Ward 0434 307 050
Ward 0475 987 029
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MELISSA CADWELL
The City of Greater Geelong acknowledges the Wadawurrung People as the Traditional Owners of the Land, Waterways and Skies. We pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging. We acknowledge all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are part of our Greater Geelong community today.
CONTACT US
STREET ADDRESS
Wurriki Nyal
Wadawurrung Country
137-149 Mercer Street
Geelong
PHONE 03 5272 5272
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Photographer: Danny Goonan