Strike action by ASU affecting bin collections and services on Thursday 30 July

29 Jul 2026

Industrial action may affect bin collections on Thursday 30 July as the Australian Services Union holds a 4-hour strike between 10am and 2pm. A small number of other Council services may also be affected.

It's regrettable that the Australian Services Union's industrial action has affected our communities and customers, and we apologise for any disruption.

We will continue to negotiate in good faith with all unions representing our staff.

Please read on for details of which services will be affected on Thursday 30 July. These services will return to normal from Friday 31 July.

Bin collections (kerbside and public litter)

Some kerbside bins to the north of Bell Street will not be emptied on Thursday. If your bins were not collected on Thursday, please leave them out and we will collect them as soon as we can.

Kerbside bins to the south of Bell Street will not be affected.

Some public litter bins may also not be emptied. We apologise for this inconvenience, please don't overfill bins, instead take your litter home with you and the bins will be emptied on Friday.

Libraries

At this stage all of our libraries will be closed from 10am until 2pm. Any library programs scheduled on Thursday before 2pm will not run.

If there are any changes to this on the day, we will update our website.

Returns chutes will remain open at all libraries, and online library services will be available as usual.

Glenroy Community Hub

The Glenroy library and Council Customer Service Desk at the Glenroy Hub will be closed from 10am to 2pm Thursday.

All other services in this building will operate as usual, including the maternal and child health service, the Glenroy Hub Children's Centre, Glenroy Memorial Kindergarten, Glenroy Neighbourhood House. Booked functions continue as normal.

Customer Service Centres

The Coburg and Brunswick customer service centres will be open.

The customer service desk at the Glenroy Community Hub will be closed.

You can also use our eServices website for a range of transactions, including pet registrations, fines, bookings, requests and enquiries and more.

Home support

Essential services will be operating as normal, with some services such as cleaning rescheduled. All clients have been directly notified of any changes affecting them.