Please note that Council’s phone lines will be temporarily unavailable during a brief planned maintenance outage between 9.30am and 10.30am on Friday 19 June.If you need assistance during this time, please email info@surfcoast.vic.gov.au or connect with us via live chat at surfcoast.vic.gov.au.
Published on 27 January 2026
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If you have evacuated and need a place to seek shelter or refuge, there are emergency relief centres open in Colac and Geelong. If a fire reaches your town and all of your other bushfire plans have failed, there are designated Bushfire Places of Last Resort in various locations within Surf Coast Shire. As the name suggests, these should be treated as a last resort. Please see details below:
Details of all Bushfire Places of Last Resort in Surf Coast Shire
For the safety of the community and employees, some services and facilities may change in high risk times. The following services and facilities will be impacted at this time:
Service Area
Service Delivery
Waste Services
Lorne transfer station closed Wednesday 28 January
The Surf Coast Classic women's and men's cycling races, scheduled to be held in the Surf Coast Shire on Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 January, have been cancelled in the interests of safety.