For after hours urgent public health matters including environmental health, radiation safety, food poisoning and communicable disease management phone:
The weather forecast this week is mostly sunny with some rain. Our planned works are outlined below. They are subject to weather and any required operational changes.
ACT reserves: Fifteen reserves across the ACT are closed during kangaroo management operations until Friday 31 July 2026. These reserves are closed from 6 pm to 6 am, Monday to Thursday. Find out more at the Kangaroo Management Program Data webpage.
Road closures: Macfarlane Burnet Avenue, at the intersection of Parkwood Road and Southern Cross Drive, will be closed from Saturday 11 July to Monday 20 July 2026.
Roads and paths:
Litter collection: Drake Brockman Drive and Southern Cross Drive.
Street sweeping: Belconnen Bus Interchange, Belconnen Town Centre, Emu Bank and Hawker shops.
Trees:
Storm clean up continues across the region
Pruning and removals: Cook and Macquarie
Young tree care: Belconnen, Evatt, Florey, Giralang and Kaleen.
ACT parks and reserves: Stock fencing removal and replacement across reserves in preparation for the Bushfire Operations Program grazing schedule.
Infrastructure projects:
Canberra Avenue pedestrian crossing: Changed traffic conditions, including temporary counterflow traffic arrangements, will be in place from the week beginning Monday 13 July 2026 for asphalt works.
Kingston Foreshore, Manuka shops and Lyneham playgrounds
Dickson and Hackett laneways.
NBN upgrades: Forrest, Griffith, Narrabundah and Red Hill.
Road closures: Sections of Capital Circle and State Circle will be closed nightly between 8 pm and 7 am until August 2026 for road maintenance. Please allow for extra travel time and follow detour signage in the area. For more information, visit the National Capital Authority website.
Roads and paths:
Litter collection: Gungahlin Drive and Majura Parkway.
ACT parks and reserves: Pine Island central toilet block is closed until July 2026. Visitors can access the southern toilet block during this period.
Horticultural maintenance:
Shops in Kambah and Tuggeranong Town Centre
Open spaces in Gordon and along Tharwa Drive.
Infrastructure projects:
Monaro Highway upgrade: Lanyon Drive will be closed between the northbound and southbound carriageways of Monaro Highway from 7 pm Friday 10 July to 5 am Monday 13 July 2026. This closure will allow for stormwater culverts to be installed on Lanyon Drive. The culverts are concrete structures that channel water underneath the road from one side of Lanyon Drive to the other.
Fence removal at Bluetts Block to improve safety for wildlife and visitors.
Horticultural maintenance:
Open spaces in Phillip
Shops at Cooleman Court, Garran, Lyons and Woden.
Infrastructure projects:
William Hovell Drive duplication: Concrete barriers are in place along the 4.5 km work area. Reduced speed limits and traffic management measures are in place. There is no pedestrian access at the current roundabout on William Hovell Drive, Drake-Brockman Drive and Kingsford Smith Drive. Pedestrian detours are in place to Belconnen Way, Kingsford Smith Drive, Murranji Street and Florina Place. There is no parking and no access to Kama and The Pinnacle nature reserves from William Hovell Drive. The Bicentennial National Trail underpass is closed.
Ponds maintenance: Silt and debris removal at the Wyndham Avenue retention ponds in Denman Prospect continues until Tuesday 30 August 2026, weather permitting.
Line markings: The dividing lines will be refreshed on Liardet Street at Cooleman Court, adjacent to Aldi, on Wednesday 15 July 2026, between 10 am and 2 pm.
Booroomba Rocks Road: Closed until further notice due to adverse weather conditions. For more information, contact the Namadgi Visitor Centre on 02 6237 5307 or email namadginationalpark@act.gov.au.
Gibraltar Falls: Viewing platform and walking track closed while safety upgrades are completed.
Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve: Minor works are underway at Sheedys picnic area, including the construction of a shelter over the barbecues. Please follow signage. There are barbecues available nearby and at Webbs picnic area.
Arterial roads are litter picked approximately every 4 weeks. Main roads are also regularly inspected within this period to identify and program the removal of larger litter items.
Barbecues are cleaned twice a week between September and April and once a week for the rest of the year.
Graffiti is removed within 15 business days of being reported and within one business day if offensive. To report graffiti please go to Fix My Street.
Lakes and waterways adjacent to town and district parks are checked for litter each week. Urban lakes and ponds are litter picked a minimum of 5-6 times a year. Reports of excess litter or illegal dumping are prioritised for removal as soon as possible.
Playgrounds are routinely inspected and maintained as follows:
district playgrounds (e.g. Lake Ginninderra) which are inspected twice per week
central community playgrounds (e.g. Crace) which are inspected every week
local neighbourhood playgrounds (e.g. Duffy) which are inspected every fortnight.
Public land around shopping centres is routinely cleaned as follows:
town centres (e.g. Woden) and group centres (e.g. Dickson) are cleaned daily
local shops (e.g. Fisher) vary in cleaning from daily to 3 times a week.
Public toilets are cleaned at least once daily. Additionally, reactive cleaning and maintenance is undertaken as required.
Trees under 3 years of age in non‑irrigated areas are generally watered monthly from November to April.
