Kiama Council advises that, due to industrial action today, there will be a minor delay in waste collection and some cleaning services across the Municipality.
United Services Union (USU) staff in Council's waste services team made a unilateral decision early this morning to take strike action, as part of the negotiations relating to Council's decision to exit Waste Hire Services.
For the community this means the following tasks will not be undertaken today (Monday 5 April 2025):
- Cleaning of public amenities and Council facilities
- Commercial waste and public place waste collection, and
- Domestic waste collection for waste Zone 1 (Kiama Heights/Gerroa) and waste Zone 2 (Kiama township)
The weighbridge and Community Recycling Centre at the Minnamurra Waste and Recycling Facility, remains open.
All services are expected to resume tomorrow on Tuesday 6 May 2025, with the Domestic Waste collection being a day behind.
All residents are asked to put their bins out as normal, and we will endeavour to service your bins as soon as possible, noting there will be a minor delay.
We thank the community for your patience and understanding and apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Council has been in discussions with the United Service Union and Waste Staff since 7am this morning and an agreed plan forward has been arranged. This industrial action is out of step with the actual workplace / award process, which is still in consultation phase with no decision made. The choice to strike now, before any decision is made is unusual.
