Cleaning across Horsham Rural City Council will be significantly boosted thanks to a State Government program for councils.
Starting from Monday, Council will have additional cleaning and disinfecting regimes to what it is already undertaking, courtesy of the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions.
The one-month program caters for high foot-traffic areas throughout the municipality including shopping strips and parks and open public spaces.
The crew members will provide cleansing services of things like traffic light buttons and poles, signs, street and park benches and handrails on the exterior of public buildings and along paths.
HRCC Chief Executive Officer Sunil Bhalla said residents could expect to see crews out in their high vis vests doing their bit to keep the municipality clean and safe.
"We welcome the announcement by the Victorian Government of a cleaning blitz in Horsham as part of the Working for Victoria initiative," Mr Bhalla said.
"We are ensuring we are doing our best to make sure that public spaces are cleaned each day and this program is a great boost to these efforts.
"It is also providing jobs to many people who need them," he said.
Locally, the cleaning and disinfecting will be delivered by private company Cleanaway. Its workforce will operate during daylight hours, seven days a week.
