Council services on Catastrophic and Extreme fire danger days
On days rated by the Country Fire Authority (CFA) as having ‘Extreme’ or ‘Catastrophic’ fire danger, our priority is to protect the safety of employees and the community.
Council employees and contractors will not work or travel in fire risk zones at the highest risk times.
Services and facilities in high bushfire risk areas (such as Lorne, Aireys Inlet, Anglesea and parts of Jan Juc) and high grassfire risk areas (such as the outer areas of Winchelsea and surrounds), will be impacted on Extreme fire risk days.
Changes can include:
- delayed waste and kerbside bin collections
- closure of kindergartens and rescheduling of Child and Family Health home visits
- closure of community spaces and visitor information centres
- rescheduling ranger services, building and planning compliance visits and road and infrastructure inspections
More information
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Visit the CFA Website for more information on fire danger ratings and total fire ban days.