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 cloudy 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.
Removal and replacement of stock fencing across reserves in preparation for the Bushfire Operations Program grazing schedule.
Rabbit fumigation at Mt Pleasant. Please keep dogs on a leash and give contractors a wide berth.
Horticultural maintenance: Manuka shops, Captain Cook oval and Watson laneways.
Infrastructure projects:
Garden City Cycleway: Construction works are ongoing on Cooyong Street, Braddon. Lane closures and permanent lane configuration works have begun. Works are expected to be completed by late 2026.
Glebe Park seating upgrades: Street furniture replacements have begun. Some seating areas will be unavailable during installation. Please keep clear of construction areas during this time.
NBN upgrades: Forrest, Griffith, Narrabundah and Red Hill.
Park maintenance: Lyneham.
Road closures:
Knowles Place in Acton will be closed on Sunday 26 July 2026 from 7 am to 6 pm for resurfacing, weather permitting. West Row southbound will be closed at Alinga Street, and Knowles Place southbound will be closed between London Circuit and Edinburgh Avenue. Access to Odgers Lane will be maintained during these works.
There will be lane closures on Parkes Way westbound over Wendouree Drive lane on Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 July 2026 between 9:30 am and 4 pm.
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: Monaro Highway and Federal Highway
Shared path maintenance: Crack sealing on an approximately 2.7km stretch of shared path that runs parallel to the Majura Parkway on Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 July 2026
Street sweeping: City, Kingston Foreshore and shops in Braddon, Deakin, Dickson, Griffith, Kingston, Manuka and Narrabundah.
Trees:
Pruning and removals: Ainslie, Deakin, Griffith, Red Hill and Yarralumla
Young tree care: Campbell, Forrest, Griffith and Narrabundah.
ACT parks and reserves: Pine Island central toilet block is closed until late July 2026. Visitors can access the southern toilet block during this period.
Cycle path cleaning: Banks, Conder and Gordon.
Horticultural maintenance:
Tuggeranong Town Centre shops
Tharwa Drive
Gordon open spaces
Underpasses in Banks, Conder and Gordon.
Infrastructure projects:
Monaro Highway upgrade: Ongoing pavement construction works continue throughout the work area. Temporary traffic lights are in place northbound at the intersection of Monaro Highway and Lanyon Drive. During off-peak hours on weekdays, both northbound and southbound carriageways on the Monaro Highway may be reduced to one lane.
Fence removal at Bluetts Block to improve safety for wildlife and visitors.
Horticultural maintenance:
Open spaces in Isaacs and Swinger Hill
Shops at Cooleman Court and Lyons.
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 Sunday 30 August 2026, weather permitting.
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.
