Clean up the yard and take advantage of Council's final free green waste disposal of the year from this weekend.
Residents are being encouraged to get ready for the upcoming wet season by clearing out their backyards and stocking up on free sandbags.
The annual pre-wet season free green waste drop-off starts Saturday(19 November), with residents able to drop their domestic green waste at any of Councils waste transfer stations at no cost until Sunday 27 November.
Residents taking advantage of this month's free green waste disposal period are encouraged to make a voluntary gold coin donation at waste transfer stations, which will support the FNQ Youth Assistance Fund.
Established in 1972, the fund assists disadvantaged Far North Queensland children and youth in their education, sporting and cultural activities.
Over the past 50 years, the fund provided $4.4 million to assist thousands of local youth in achieving higher education, representing their region and state in sport, and advancing their cultural ambitions, where their financial situation would not have allowed them to do so.
Residential green waste can be dropped off free of charge from 19 to 27 November at the Portsmith, Smithfield, Gordonvale, and Babinda Transfer Stations, seven days a week, from 8.30am to 5.15pm.
Note: this offer is for domestic cars, utilities and/or trailers and light trucks (vehicle weight to GVM 4 tonnes). Normal rates apply for disposal of any other waste during this period, including green waste from garden maintenance contractors on behalf of residents.
