Disposal sites

50 Coalmine Road, Anglesea

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Phone: 5263 2978
Hours: Monday to Sunday 9am to 4pm

All waste disposal sites are closed on Christmas Day, but open on other public holidays that fall during their normal operating hours.

Anglesea Landfill is open to commercial customers for tipping from 9am to 4pm on Monday to Friday (closed Christmas Day). 

The Anglesea transfer station and landfill may unexpectedly close on days with high winds. Call the gatehouse staff before you leave home on 5263 2978 to check the facility is open.

See what's accepted at each site and costs

After hours drop off

Residents can drop off loose recycling or small amounts (1-2 kitchen bin sized bags) of general household waste for free at the after-hours collection when the transfer station is closed. 

Please do not place green waste, furniture, white goods or e-waste at the after-hours collection point.

When the transfer station is open, please use the general public drop-off point inside the gate.

The after-hours collection point is located outside the old entrance which is, 100m west of the new entrance (see where that is on this map)(JPG, 388KB)

Fire Danger Rating Days

On Extreme Fire Danger Rating days:

• Anglesea Landfill open from 5am to 10am.
• Anglesea Transfer Station open from 9am to 10am.

On Catastrophic Fire Danger Rating days, all waste facilities are closed.

Find out how fire danger days affect your kerbside service at General kerbside service FAQs.

370 Erskine Falls Road, Lorne

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Phone: 0400 689 496
Hours: 
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 9am to 12pm
Sunday 2pm to 5pm

All waste disposal sites are closed on Christmas Day but open on other public holidays that fall during their normal operating hours.

See what's accepted at each site and costs

After hours drop off

Residents can drop off loose recycling or small amounts (1-2 kitchen bin sized bags) of general household waste for free at the after-hours collection outside the gate when the transfer station is closed. 

Please do not place green waste, furniture, white goods or e-waste at the after-hours collection point.

When the transfer station is open, please use the general public drop-off point inside the gate.

Fire Danger Rating Days

On both Extreme Fire Danger Rating days and Catastrophic Fire Danger Rating days, this facility will be closed.

Find out how fire danger days affect your kerbside service at General kerbside service FAQs.

55 Cressy Road, Winchelsea

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Phone: 0400 689 496 (Saturday and Sunday) | 0418 352 538 (Tuesday and Thursday)

Hours: 
Tuesday, Thursday 2pm to 4pm
Saturday 1.30pm to 3.30pm
Sunday 9.30am to 12.30pm

All waste disposal sites are closed on Christmas Day but open on other public holidays that fall during their normal operating hours.

See what's accepted at each site and costs

Fire Danger Rating Days

On Extreme Fire Danger Rating days, Winchelsea Transfer Station operations may be impacted. Call Customer Service on 5261 0600 to confirm. On Catastrophic Fire Danger Rating days, all facilities are closed.

Find out how fire danger days affect your kerbside service at General kerbside service FAQs.

Residents can drop off small amounts of household waste and recycling for free at the Torquay waste drop-off at 130 Messmate Road including:

• Recyclables - keep them loose - not in plastic bags.
• Glass bottles and jars - no lids. No plastic bags or packaging.
• Cardboard packaging eg from a fridge, furniture. Maximum amount accepted is equivalent to a station wagon load.
• Food waste (in certified 100% compostable bags only)
• Bagged general waste (1-2 bags)

These items are NOT accepted at the Torquay waste drop-off:

• Green waste
• Furniture
• White goods
• E-waste
• Polystyrene

Operating hours

• 8am – noon on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday (0418 352 538)
• 8am – noon on Public Holidays (except Christmas Day)

The site will be supervised during open hours.

CLOSED: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Christmas Day.

What’s accepted at Torquay waste drop-off?

Householders can drop off SMALL amounts of excess recycling and waste for free, including:

• Batteries – AAA, AA, C, D, button, and 9volt only
• Recyclables - paper, plastic bottles, tin and aluminium cans, plastic containers labelled 1, 2 & 5. Keep them loose – not in bags – or they won’t get recycled.
• Glass bottles and jars – no lids, no plastic bags, no packaging.
• Cardboard packaging eg from a new fridge, furniture etc. Maximum amount accepted is equivalent to a station wagon load.
• Bagged general waste (1-2 kitchen-sized bags only)
• Food waste - in compostable bags only

NO green waste like branches, prunings or lawn clippings.
NO commercial waste; Businesses must take all waste & recycling to Anglesea Transfer Station.

Where can I take everything else?

Residents can drop off some items free of charge at Council’s transfer stations (domestic quantities only).

Get a list of all items accepted and disposal costs

Council’s transfer stations DO NOT accept the following items, but there are FREE drop-off options in our region:

• Paint
  Drop off at Paintback sites in Drysdale
• Household chemicals, poisons
  Drop off at Detox your Home events in the region 

Find out where to recycle other items

Residents can drop off the following items for free at the after-hours collection points in Lorne and Anglesea when the transfer stations are closed:

• recyclables (keep loose - not in plastic bags - or they won't get recycled)
  
• small amounts of general household waste

Please do not place the following items at the after-hours collection points:

• green waste
• furniture
• white goods
• e-waste

When the transfer stations are open, please use the general public drop-off point inside the transfer stations.

When the transfer stations are closed you can drop off at the following after-hours collection points:

• Anglesea
  Outside Anglesea Landfill and Transfer Station at 50 Coalmine Road - old entrance, 100m west of the new entrance (see where that is on this map)(JPG, 388KB)

• Lorne
  Outside the Lorne Transfer Station at 370 Erskine Falls Road.

Anglesea Landfill
50 Coalmine Road, Anglesea

Phone: 5263 2978
Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm (closed Christmas Day)

Open on the following Saturdays only:

• Easter Saturday
• Saturday before or after ANZAC day if the holiday falls on a Friday or Monday
• Melbourne Cup weekend
• Saturdays during summer school holidays (as determined by the Victorian Department of Education www.education.vic.gov.au)

Mulch is currently available from our Anglesea and Winchelsea transfer stations.