Council's waste crews are working at a limited capacity due to industrial action this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Council respects the right of employees to take protected industrial action and remains committed to constructive negotiations. Council is working to minimise disruption to services.
To make sure residents' bins are collected as soon as possible, Council is asking for residents who usually have their bins collected on a Friday to leave their bins on their kerb until Tuesday. Bins will be collected between Friday and Tuesday in all suburbs affected. Any residents whose bins are not collected by Wednesday should call Council on 13 48 10.
All other bin collections will run as normal – this only affects residents whose bins are normally collected on Friday.
Stuart Waste Facility and the Hervey Range Resource Recovery Centre will be closed on Friday and reopen to all customers on Saturday for normal operating hours. There may be disruptions to operating hours during the weekend if further industrial action is taken.
Toomulla Transfer Station and Bluewater Transfer Station will be closed this Saturday but will reopen for normal operating hours on Saturday 2 August 2025.
Magnetic Island Transfer Station will remain open for normal operating hours.
