Free kerbside collection in flood affected areas
A kerbside collection of flood debris and flood-damaged items will be undertaken in high-priority flood-affected residential areas of Maryborough to assist resident to make their homes safe, habitable, and accessible.
The collection will be limited to inundated residential properties within highly impacted areas affected by the flood that are included on this map www.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/downloads/file/3789/predicted10-5mfloodmaryborough (properties within the 10.5m flood range).
Properties at Glenwood and Gundiah have also been assessed as highly impacted, and collection services for these communities will be co-ordinated as well.
Residents from within these areas do not need to contact Council to arrange a collection.
Requests for collections from other effected areas should be directed to Council’s Waste Services Team on 1300 79 49 29.
Waste placed on footpaths in areas that were NOT subject to flood inundation will not be collected and should be disposed of at one of Council’s Waste Facilities.
Residents in the high-priority flood-affected residential areas will have from Friday, January 14 to Friday, January 28 to place the material on the footpath.
Material left on footpaths in the flood affected areas after January 28 will not be collected.
Council has engaged contractors to collect the material on a rolling basis from Friday 14, January starting in Gundiah.
To assist in the removal process waste should be placed neatly and separated rather than lumped in a pile of mixed items.
Waste should be separated into the following categories:
- Garden organics
- Scrap Metal and white goods
- Mattresses
- Furniture and general household items
- Electronic waste
- Concrete, bricks and masonry
- General demolition waste
- No asbestos Containing materials should be placed on the footpath for collection.
Spoiled or spoilable food waste should be placed in the general waste wheelie bin (red lid) and placed to the kerbside for normal collection days.
In the meantime, flood-affected residents can also dispose of disaster waste for free at the following waste facilities during the recovery process:
- Tinana Waste Facility
- Aramara Waste Facility
- Yengarie Waste Facility
- Bauple Waste Facility
- Granville Waste Facility
- Maryborough Landfill Facility
Standard fees and charges apply at Council’s other waste facilities.
For waste facility locations and operating hours, visit https://www.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/waste-facilities