During the heavy leaf-fall months - April to July - we collect the bulk of leaves along selected streets in the City of Boroondara. Bulk leaf collections have ended for 2019.
The street sweeping service starts several weeks after the start of the autumn fall so we can collect as many leaves as possible. The date changes each year depending on when different species of tree drops their leaves.
Autumn leaf-fall sweeping dates replace the regular residential street sweeping service days.
IMPORTANT: For your safety, you must keep clear of leaf collection and street sweeping machinery at all times.
How you can help us
- Avoid parking on the street on your sweeping days.
- Rake up leaves that the street sweeper cannot reach under and near parked vehicles.
- Don't rake or blow grass clippings or leaves onto the road after the sweeper has passed by.
- Make sure leaves are free of sticks, branches and rocks as they will damage the machinery.
Note: We don't sweep or collect leaves that are from your garden.
Our trees are beautiful but heavy leaf fall can have quite an impact on our streets.
Step 1: Council contractors blow the leaves off the naturestrips and out of accessible gutters in preparation for collection.
Leaves are now ready for collection by the truck.
Step 2: If there is a high volume of leaves on the street, a leaf loader collects the leaves...
...and loads them into a truck.
This is a street after the leaf loader has collected the bulk of leaves, but we're not finished yet!
Step 3: The remaining accessible leaves are swept up by the street sweeper, leaving the street clear of most leaves...
... until next autumn.
If there are excess leaves on the naturestrip and footpath, you can mulch them using a lawn mower and then compost them. See order a compost bin and sustainability for more information.
Contact us
If you would like to know more about this autumn bulk collection service or have a copy of the schedule for a selected street posted to you, please call 9278 4444.