Melton hard waste rules that come before cleaners
Tenants send proof
Book a hard waste collection as a tenant and the City of Melton wants a current utility bill or lease agreement by email within 24 hours. Without it, the booking is cancelled.
Before you leave, not after
When you're moving out, the council says the collection must take place before you vacate. It also says wait times may be longer than usual, so don't leave the booking to your last week.
What a household gets
Each year, a household with a council kerbside bin service gets two collections of up to 3 cubic metres, two drop-offs of up to 1 cubic metre at the Melton Recycling Facility, or one of each. Items go within 5 metres of your boundary the night before.
More renters in town
In the 2021 Census, 32% of occupied homes across the Melton, Melton South and Melton West census areas were rented, against 23% for the whole City of Melton. Melton South was highest at 38%.
Brick houses, mostly
The state picked Melton to take Melbourne's growth in the late 1960s, and it became a satellite city in 1974. New brick housing dominates, and 90% of homes in those three areas were separate houses.
Getting here
Melton station is actually in Melton South, on the Ballarat V/Line service, and the Western Highway is the main road in. It's a car town, so tell the business where to park.
End of lease cleaning in Melton comes after the hard waste
Leaving a rental? Book the end of lease clean for after the hard waste has gone, because the place has to be empty. You're asked to leave it reasonably clean, and you can do that yourself. When a professional clean can be required is set out in Victoria's bond rules.
Living here? A regular clean every week or fortnight keeps a family house ticking over. Melton has a strong urban heat island effect, so for a summer clean keep the power on and the air conditioning working.
Our advice: work back from your last day with Melton cleaners
Book the hard waste first and email your proof as soon as you get the booking. Then book the clean for after the collection, while the power and water are still connected. That order saves a second trip to an empty house.
