We'll close Blackwood Library but will continue to provide services at Mitcham Memorial Library.

We'll close our Immunisation clinic at the Blackwood Church of Christ.

We won't collect domestic waste bin (blue lid), green organics bin (green lid) and recycling bin (yellow lid) on catastrophic fire risk days in the high fire risk area. You should leave your bins out until we reschedule our services. If there are several catastrophic fire danger rating days forecasted, or running one after the other, we'll collect your bins at the lowest risk times.

Suburbs in the high fire risk area include:

• Monday: Urrbrae and Springfield (see the waste collection map below)
• Tuesday: Torrens Park and Lynton (see the waste collection map below)
• Wednesday: Belair, Brownhill Creek, Crafers West, Glenalta, Hawthorndene, Mitcham and Upper Sturt (see the waste collection map below)
• Thursday: Clapham, Panorama, Pasadena, St Marys and Eden Hills (see the waste collection map below)
• Friday: Bedford Park, Bellevue Heights, Blackwood, Coromandel Valley, Craigburn Farm and Leawood Gardens (see the waste collection map below)

When will my waste be collected?

After a catastrophic fire danger day, bin collection services might be affected as we work towards restoring our bin collection schedule. Leave your bins out until we collect them. We’ll run our waste and recycling trucks on weekends until we collect the bins in all areas.

Waste Collection for Monday: Urrbrae and Springfield
Waste Collection for Tuesday: Torrens Park and Lynton
Waste Collection for Wednesday: Belair, Brownhill Creek, Crafers West, Glenalta, Hawthorndene, Mitcham and Upper Sturt
Waste Collection for Thursday: Clapham, Panorama, Pasadena, St Marys and Eden Hills
Waste Collection for Friday: Bedford Park, Bellevue Heights, Blackwood, Coromandel Valley, Craigburn Farm and Leawood Gardens

We'll cancel our events.

We'll close the Lynton Green Organics drop-off facility.

If it's about a routine matter, we won't attend, but please continue to report issues.

We won't attend inspections and meetings.

We’ll suspend maintenance, grass cutting, watering and pruning, bushfire reduction works, brush cutting and woody weed control in the high fire risk area until the next appropriate day.

We’ll suspend street sweeping and postpone until the next appropriate day.

We won’t operate the community bus, home library and personal transport services. We’ll resume these services when the fire danger rating is downgraded.

We won’t operate home maintenance and social programs, but will resume them when the fire danger rating is downgraded.

We’ll reschedule routine maintenance services for our facilities.

We’ll assess each emergency situation that needs our help.

We’ll reschedule all appointments with our officers.

Anything else that requires our attendance will be attended to once the fire danger rating has been downgraded. You can deal with your matter at the Civic Centre, on the phone or online.

We'll keep the Blackwood Library open unless it is unsafe to do so.

We'll close our immunisation clinic at the Blackwood Church of Christ.

If it’s safe for our drivers and community, we’ll collect your rubbish bin, green organics bin and recycling bin on extreme fire risk days. Your usual waste collection time may change, but it’s important to put your bins out by 6am and leave your bins out until we collect them.

Suburbs in the high fire risk area include:

• Monday: Urrbrae and Springfield (see the waste collection map below)
• Tuesday: Torrens Park and Lynton (see the waste collection map below)
• Wednesday: Belair, Brownhill Creek, Crafers West, Glenalta, Hawthorndene, Mitcham and Upper Sturt (see the waste collection map below)
• Thursday: Clapham, Panorama, Pasadena, St Marys and Eden Hills (see the waste collection map below)
• Friday: Bedford Park, Bellevue Heights, Blackwood, Coromandel Valley, Craigburn Farm and Leawood Gardens (see the waste collection map below)

When will my waste be collected?

After an extreme fire danger day, bin collection services might be affected as we work towards restoring our bin collection schedule. Leave your bins out until we collect them. We’ll run our waste and recycling trucks on weekends until we collect the bins in all areas.

Waste Collection for Monday: Urrbrae and Springfield
Waste Collection for Tuesday: Torrens Park and Lynton
Waste Collection for Wednesday: Belair, Brownhill Creek, Crafers West, Glenalta, Hawthorndene, Mitcham and Upper Sturt
Waste Collection for Thursday: Clapham, Panorama, Pasadena, St Marys and Eden Hills
Waste Collection for Friday: Bedford Park, Bellevue Heights, Blackwood, Coromandel Valley, Craigburn Farm and Leawood Gardens

We'll continue to host events unless it is unsafe to do so. Once the fire behaviour index rating is declared 75 or over then we may cancel events.

We'll keep the Lynton Green Organics drop-off facility open unless it is unsafe to do so. Once the fire behaviour index rating is declared 75 or over then we'll close the Lynton Green Organics drop-off facility.

We’ll attend for routine matters unless it is unsafe to do so. Once the fire behaviour index rating is declared 75 or over then we won't attend, but please continue to report issues.

We’ll continue inspections and meeting unless it is unsafe to do so. Once the fire behaviour index rating is declared 75 or over then we won't attend.

We'll suspend bushfire reduction works, brush cutting, woody weed control and grass cutting and postpone until the next appropriate day.

All maintenance, watering and pruning will continue unless it is unsafe to do so.  Once the fire behaviour index rating is declared 75 or over then these works will be postponed until the next appropriate day.

We'll continue to sweep the streets unless it is unsafe to do so. Once the fire behaviour index rating is declared 75 or over the service will be suspended. These services will resume when the fire danger rating is downgraded.

The community bus and personal transport will continue unless it is unsafe to do so. Once the fire behaviour index rating is declared 75 or over the service will be suspended.

We'll continue to offer home maintenance and social programs unless it is unsafe to do so. Once the fire behaviour index rating is declared 75 or over the service will be suspended. These services will resume when the fire danger rating is downgraded.

We'll continue routine maintenance services for Council facilities unless it is unsafe to do so.  Once the fire behaviour index rating is declared 75 or over all maintenance services will be rescheduled.

We’ll assess each emergency situation that needs our help.

Our officers we'll continue to attend appointments unless it is unsafe to do so. Once the fire behaviour index rating is declared 75 or over we'll reschedule all appointments.

Anything else that requires our attendance, once the fire behaviour index rating is declared 75 or over, will be attended to once the fire danger rating has been downgraded. You can deal with your matter at the Civic Centre, on the phone or online.

Please note the operational services will operate on both sides of the road along the boundary line between the "Safer Work Area" and "High Fire Risk Area"

West:  University Drive, corner of Sturt Road and Shepherds Hill Road.

North/West: Shepherds Hill Road, Ayliffes Road, Fiveash Drive, Barcroft Street, Quinton Avenue, Tumby Boulevard, Kimba Grove, The Piazza, Quinton Avenue, Toohey Crescent, Kalka Crescent, Grandview Crescent, Hare Crescent, Moasca Avenue, Grandview Crescent, Warren Crescent, Bata Crescent, Alpha Crescent, Stone Street, Panorama Drive, Hogarth Road, Sleepshill Drive, Hillview Avenue, Alpha Crescent, Doris Street, O'Neil Street, Strathcona Avenue, Barretts Road, Belair Road, Alton Avenue, Parkers Road, Braemar Road, Eli Street, Ford Avenue, Glenburnie Avenue, Anderson Avenue, Old Belair Road, Blythewood Road, Lisburnie Avenue, Chelmsford Avenue, Northbrook Avenue, Old Belair Road, High Street, Brownhill Creek Road, Carrick Hill Drive to top of Carrick Hill Drive car park and down to Rectory Walk, Woodland Road, Meadowvale Road, Glenwood Road, Hillside Road, Newenham Road, Delamere Avenue, Waite Road, Glenwood Grove, Pitcairn Avenue, Barr-Smith Drive, Oakdene Close, to the end of Birksgate Drive, back down to Coppins Road, through to Cross Road, to South Eastern Freeway to Mt Barker Road.

East: South Eastern Freeway (Council's eastern boundary).

South: Sturt River.