A Special Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday 13 May to consider placing on public exhibition the draft Council Plan, Budget, Asset Management Plan, Revenue and Rating Plan, and 10-Year Financial Plan. This meeting will be held in the Council Chamber, 24 Vincent Street Daylesford, and the public are able to attend in person or virtually via the livestream on Council’s YouTube channel.
The Victorian Government banned single-use plastics from sale and supply from 1 February 2023. This includes drinking straws, cutlery and plates, drink stirrers and sticks, cotton bud sticks and expanded polystyrene food and drink containers.
Items made from conventional, degradable and compostable plastics, including bioplastic and oxo-degradable materials are also included in the ban. The ban applies to retail and hospitality businesses, suppliers and other businesses, organisations and not-for-profits such as hospitals, sports clubs and schools.
There are many great reusable options and alternative single use items to be considered. Get ideas from Sustainability Victoria.
Other options are:
Here are some useful resources:
Victorian Government
Accepting reusables and reusable solution
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