	{"id":102459,"date":"2025-07-07T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=102459"},"modified":"2025-07-02T17:15:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:15:02","slug":"have-a-say-on-future-of-fogo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/have-a-say-on-future-of-fogo\/","title":{"rendered":"Have a say on future of FOGO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RESIDENTS in Golden Plains Shire are invited to participate in an online survey about the future Food Organics Garden Organics (FOGO) service.<\/p>\n<p>Participants can choose to enter the draw to win one of two Woolworths vouchers.<\/p>\n<p>All local government areas are required to move to a standard four-bin system under Victorian State Government legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Red bins are for general waste, yellow for mixed recycling, purple for glass and green for food and garden waste.<\/p>\n<p>With the Regional Renewable Organics Network (RRON) facility expected to be operational by early 2027, the Shire council is actively working towards introducing a FOGO bin.<\/p>\n<p>Golden Plains Shire mayor Cr Owen Sharkey said residents are invited to complete an online survey to help shape the delivery of the new service.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Council has commenced planning for the introduction of a Food Organics and Garden Organics service, in line with Victorian Government legislation,&#8221; Cr Sharkey said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As part of this process, we are inviting community input through a short survey.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This survey will provide valuable insights into how residents currently manage food and garden waste, what&#8217;s working well, the challenges people face, and how we can best communicate about the upcoming FOGO service.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The online survey is available until 5pm, Wednesday 23 July, and can be completed at goldenplains.vic.gov.au.<\/p>\n<p>Hard copies of the survey are available at council&#8217;s Customer Hubs at 2 Pope Street, Bannockburn and 19 Heales Street, Smythesdale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RESIDENTS in Golden Plains Shire are invited to participate in an online survey about the future Food Organics Garden Organics (FOGO) service. 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