Booked out - Follow your FOGO tour - Bayswater North pick up

Next date: Thursday, 21 May 2026 | 09:15 AM to 12:30 PM

This event is now booked out - To be placed on a waitlist for this event please email waste.education@maroondah.vic.gov.au.

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Join us for a free bus tour to visit the Bio Gro facility in Dandenong South, where Maroondah’s food and garden waste is decontaminated, processed and turned into compost.

A bus will pick up registered participants from the front of Arrabri Community House at 9.15am, and return participants to the same location at approximately 12.30 pm.

What you will experience on the tour:

• A free bus trip with other local residents
• A guided visit to the Bio Gro facility in Dandenong South
• An explanation of how food and garden waste is decontaminated and processed
• A chance to see how contamination affects compost quality.

Tour details

• Date: Thursday 21 May 2026
• Time: 9.15am to 12.30pm
• Bus pick‑up and return: Arrabri Community House, Bayswater North
• Destination: Bio Gro, Dandenong South
• Cost: Free
• Auslan interpreters are available upon request.

Registrations are essential and places are limited.

Booked out.

Access and site conditions

Please note, the tour takes place at a working industrial facility that processes organic materials.

• People with allergies to grasses, plants or other organic materials may wish to consider whether the tour is suitable for them.
• The site can be noisy at times. People with sound sensitivity may wish to bring ear plugs.
• The tour involves stairs, including boarding the bus and a flight of stairs at the facility.

More information about this event

For more information please contact Council's Waste Education Officer on 03 9294 5529 or email waste.education@maroondah.vic.gov.au.

Other Waste and Sustainability events

Council offers a range of free waste education initiatives including waste minimisation and recycling workshops, composting workshops, online webinars, waste and recycling competitions, and educational presentations for schools and community groups.

See all waste events and workshops

When

Location

Arrabri Community House, 42 Allambanan Drive, Bayswater North, 3153, View map