Ordinary Meeting
Meeting Date: Tuesday, 04 October, 2016
Location: Council Chambers, City Administrative Building, Bridge Road, Nowra
Attachments (Under Separate Cover)
Index
8. Reports
CL16.17 Investment Report - August 2016
Attachment 1... Monthly Investment Report - August 2016............................. 2
CL16.19.... Review of the Local Government Rating System
Attachment 1... Issues Paper......................................................................... 19
Attachment 2... Council Response to Issues Paper....................................... 97
Attachment 3... Draft Report on Recommendations................................... 107
Attachment 4... Councils Response to the Recommendations................... 267
CL16.30.... Public Engagement - Recycling & Waste Transfer Facilities
Attachment 1... Kioloa Waste Facility........................................................... 279
Attachment 2... Sussex Inlet Waste Facility................................................. 302
Attachment 3... Lake Conjola Waste Transfer Facility................................. 349
Attachment 4... Callala Waste Facility.......................................................... 375
Attachment 5... Berry Waste Transfer......................................................... 426
Attachment 6... Kangaroo Valley Waste Transfer........................................ 475
Attachment 7... Bendalong Waste Transfer................................................. 501
Attachment 8... Service Review Executive Summary................................ 524
CL16.37 Emergency Overflow Storage Facilities - Sewage Pumping Stations - Various Locations - REF
Attachment 1... Review of Environmental Factors (REF) Report............... 542
Attachment 2... REF Annexure 1 - Plans - Sewage Pumping Stations....... 633
Attachment 3... REF Annexure 2 - SLEP Mapping..................................... 663
Attachment 4... REF Annexure 3 - Aboriginal Due Diligence...................... 674
Attachment 5... REF Annexure 4 - Threatened Species Assessment......... 732
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IPART Level 15, 2-24 Rawson Place SYDNEY NSW 2000 |
Council Reference: 8923E (D16/136903)
Your Reference: Rating Review
Attention: IPART
Review of Issues Paper for the Review of Local Government Rating System
List of Issues on which comment is requested.
Taxation Principles
1. Do you agree with our proposed tax principles? If not, why?
Yes Council agrees with the proposed principles of taxation:
· Efficiency – given they are a wealth tax on land or property values
· Equity – given they are based on the property value, therefore increase with greater land value or implied greater wealth.
· Simplicity – they are easily understood, they are difficult to avoid, as property is immovable
· Sustainability, they are enduring and should grow with economic development.
· Competitive neutrality should be maintained as
Councils have the ability to establish rates based on levels of service and
based on similar amounts in like business areas.
They are reasonably stable, visible and accountable.
Assessing the current method for setting rates
2. What valuation method should be used as the basis for determining the ad valorem amounts in council rates? Should councils be given more choice in selecting valuation method, as occurs in other states, or should a valuation method continue to be mandated?
The valuation method currently in use ie unimproved land value (UCV), does not adequately cover undeveloped land and land with multi-story buildings. To cover for these examples and other development / property or rating anomalies the capital improved value (CIV) may be a better basis for rates calculations, and is more readily understood by the public.
The use of CIV adding value to a number of issues is raised throughout this paper.
Important to note that if the same valuation method is not mandated then neighbouring councils may implement very different models for their ratepayers and hence drive behaviours across council borders, causing competitive neutrality issues, along with inequities and inconsistencies, particularly when comparing the basis of rates for different council areas.
The negative in using a CIV is a possible detrimental impact on investment within the Local Government area.
3. Should councils be required to use the Valuer General’s property valuation services, or should they also be able to use a private valuation firm (as occurs in Victoria and Tasmania)?
Most valuations are done by local firms on behalf of the Valuer General, so making a change to who can do these valuations may not make a significant difference to the work being carried out. Given that most of these valuations are now a desk top review, as opposed to field work, a review of the costing structure might also be timely. In conjunction with this more regulation over the increases to valuation might be opportune to keep these within a “rate peg” structure. Any objections to valuations would still need to go through the Valuer General Department.
4. What changes (if any) should be made to the Local Government Act to improve the use of base and minimum amounts as part of the overall rating structure?
The use of a base or minimum rate ensures that all rate payers are paying the same amount to cover public good or those which provide collective benefits ie parks, roads etc.
However the maximum of 50% towards base rate could be more flexible in terms of allowing a slightly higher proportion of rates to be collected as a base to cover public goods provided and less reliance on the ad valorem driving incremental income which is based on the wealth of the landowner. Ie if land values go up higher in one area over another there will be a greater shift in rates, with a higher ad valorem.
But overall no significant issues to this remaining as is.
5. What changes could be made to rating categories? Should further rating categories or subcategories be introduced? What benefits would this provide?
There are a couple of issues with rating categories which needs to be addressed:
a. Currently bed and breakfast, serviced apartments and holiday accommodation is rated within either the business or the residential rating category, depending upon whether the definitions can be established. However to have clarity or further definitions around these type properties would benefit when trying to rate these dwellings, therefore a separate category/ies for Bed and Breakfast/Serviced Apartments/Holiday accommodation is recommended, with clarity around the definitions to enable ease of definition and therefore rating. Some of the criteria which could be used in determining these type dwellings would be:
I. The property is advertised for use
II. They have 3 beds or more available for use
III. They are utilised for more than 100 nights per year
IV. They are registered as business with an ABN
V. They can be managed or owned
VI. Links to the ATO data for level of income ie over $20,000 from these type activities.
These properties would be rated within this category in the first instance and then have an option to appeal if they can prove they are residential or business
b. Everything that does not fall into the Residential, Farming or Mining categories falls by default into the Business category, however some things do not fit within this category ie grave sites, jetties, non-descript small parcels of land of low value would be unfairly rated if a base or minimum rate were to be applied. Another category for low value, low usage land would improve equity of these ratings.
c. The Centre of Activity wording for the basis of a rate sub category can also cause issues as some categories would be better placed being based on the type of activity or population as opposed to where they are located, eg industrial properties might be scattered in a number of different locations within the Local Government area as opposed to one location, therefore 2 (or more) sub categories would be required, as opposed to one for the like type businesses.
d. The Rural Residential Rate Sub Category causes a lot of confusion with ratepayers and councils alike particularly with the definition surrounding the restriction on land size and occupation conditions. Either the conditions need to be reviewed and amended or this Sub Category should be removed.
e. There could be some merit to a “vacant land” category also, (only applied if UCV is maintained and Developer Allowances removed) to allow a lower rate to be charged where land is not in use. However, this may increase speculative holding of lands, and may increase incentives to hold lands and by default discourage development.
f. The Mining category should be expanded to allow for types of mines other than that of metalliferous and coal (including sand mining).
g. Separate categories for Crown land/Reserves, Defence, Private Schools / Universities or Government Organisations which may be valued at a subsidised level to other rating categories. Much of this land would need to have new valuations done by the Valuer General, as currently many of these properties are not valued. Rates should be charged at full commercial rates where the State/Federal Government are operating commercial activities eg State Forests.
h. A full review of the criteria defining non rateable properties is required as Section 555 & 556 are outdated and onerous. Ie a building occupied by a teacher or caretaker, land belonging to a school being a government school or a non – government school, land belong to a public benevolent institution or charity particularly given the current concerns with CHP’s having such a large impact on council revenue etc etc
6. Does the current rating system cause any equity and efficiency issues associated with the rating burden across communities?
With the current system and the proposed merger of councils one of the key issues raised has been the level of rates in one LG area to the other merger proposal area. This is obviously driven by the level of service provided in each council, along with differing land values in each Local Government area. However there will be significant issues when trying to bring the two disparate systems together into one rating system.
Given that the Shoalhaven is a major tourist attraction during the summer season, Council spends significant monies during these months to cater for tourists, at the expense of local rate payers. This is not something which can be fixed through the rating system, however Grant funding from State and Federal Government (currently via FAGS) should cater for this cross subsidisation.
7. What changes could be made to current rate pegging arrangements to improve the rating system, and, in particular, to better streamline the special variation process?
In terms of the rate peg the IPART calculations for the Local Government Cost Index do not take into consideration key variations to costs within specific Councils, see examples below for Shoalhaven City Council:
a. The award increase for wages will be 2.8% for 2016/17. The LGCI used 2.4%
b. Step changes for employees were not considered which are 2.5% for approx. 50% of the employee base ie an additional 1.25% increase in wages
c. Contracted electricity increases at a maximum of 27% over the next three years. The LGCI used a reduction of 6.6%
d. The requirements to maintain expenditure on roads and infrastructure at 3% incrementally year on year, as well as try to increase the overall maintenance carried out across Council. The LGCI used 1.3% for Road, footpath, kerbing, bridge and drain building materials
e. Increases in depreciation due to revaluation of assets, which can add millions to Council’s cost structure, thereby affecting the operating result before capital grants, which is one of the key measures for Fit for the Future.
f. Emergency Services Levy at 1.5%, whereas the increase for Shoalhaven for Emergency services was $811k, an increase of 79% on the out year budget.
It would be more beneficial to allow Councils to make the calculation as to what the rate peg should be, taking into account Council specific costs and then putting a proposal to IPART to approve the recommended adjustment to rates.
Perhaps a template to capture this data would be appropriate for comparative purposes with other Councils. The requirement to submit this document might only apply if the increase to be requested is over a certain threshold ie > 2% of average household income.
With regard to Special Rate Variations, there are a number of factors to consider – there is considerable effort involved in applying for a special rate variation from both a Council and an IPART perspective, a simpler approach is required.
If a Council has included the Special Rate into their IP&R documentation, held community consultation and the increase is within the 2% of average household income then there should be no need for further approval, as covered above.
If the increase is above this amount the process could be streamlined to the following:
a. Confirmation the proposed rate increase is included in IP&R documentation
b. Confirmation that community consultation has been carried out
c. Completion of the Local Government Cost Index (LGCI)
d. Acceptance of proposal by IPART
8. What changes could be made to the rating system to better encourage urban renewal?
By utilising Capital – Improved Value, it may assist mums and dads and Developers until developments are up and running or homes completed, as they would be rated on land value which will be lower than the improved value. Administering this process could be difficult although some suggestions are:- at practical completion of the project or occupancy certificate (interim or final) stage for a residential dwelling or when bins are being ordered for a property a CIV is requested from the VG or Council apply a higher ad valorem rate to vacant land (no base rate) or two valuations are granted for vacant land with the second valuation being a proposed valuation for a developed site based on surrounding CIV which the property owner could have the option of objecting to based on VG criteria for objections.
Incentives might be better placed in the contributions plan for Developers.
9. What changes could be made to the rating system to improve council’s management of overdue rates?
Agree the current process of accumulating interest at 8.5% does deter somewhat from speeding up collections. It also is a constant issue with rate payers the high level of interest charged. The rate is so far out of alignment to current interest rates also, given that returns from banks on large investments are in the high 3’s.
The recent increases in legal costs to take overdue rates through court are as a deterrent for Councils.
Any pensioner deferral policies in place also make it difficult to manage debts.
One area for improvement would be coordinating with Centrelink to take rates payments out of all pensions before payment to the individual. This would speed up collection processes, spread payments out for pensioners and reduce outstanding. If this were to happen, a review of the current cost per transaction would need to be carried out, given that the current charge is .90 cents per transaction per month.
Another ongoing issue for Council is electronic serving of rates notices, this needs to be addressed in any changes to the rating system, such that the guidelines are very clear. This should by default speed up delivery and payment of rates if using electronic means and be more cost effective based on the increasing cost of postal services.
Assessing exemptions, concessions and rebates
10. Are the land uses currently exempt from paying council rates appropriate? If a current exemption should be changed, how should it be changed? For example, should it be removed or more narrowly defined, should the level of government responsible for providing the exemption be changed, or should councils be given discretion over the level of exemption?
All properties categorised as residential or business and occupied should be rateable regardless of ownership as ALL such properties utilise Council services, and in some cases provide a greater drain on Council resources than rateable properties. See below examples of issues with the current arrangement which need to be addressed to relieve the burden on local ratepayers within the LG area.
a. Defence land being non rateable where there is significant impact on local infrastructure, eg the Beecroft Weapons Range in Currarong, NSW (Land holding of $2.8m). Defence are carrying out works within the range which results in substantial road activity by large truck and trailer combinations. This causes the condition of the road to deteriorate, requiring Council to allocate funds for its repair. Defence should work with Councils in areas of substantial activity to devise a long term plan to upgrade roads and maintain them accordingly. To upgrade roads to cater for increased activity would possibly be funded by Grant funding, however from an ongoing perspective Defence should be accountable for paying rates to maintain the road quality. This area is also a tourist site and attracts large numbers of tourists to the area who utilise (but do not pay for) Council resources.
b. Burrill Lake Tourist Park is owned by Royal Australian Navy Central Canteen Board. They have been receiving non rateable status from at least 2002. The current land value on the property is $1,500,000. Although the park gives priority to Defence Force personal the park is very popular with the general public and is regularly booked to capacity generating presumably very high returns . The returns from this investment are taken out of the community and result in increased rates for local residents. Any Commercial enterprises, regardless of owner should be rateable.
c. Department of Housing currently does not gain exemptions from rating, however when they vest these properties to Community Housing Organisations, these organisations are requesting non-rateability, although the houses are being used for the same or similar purpose. This issues revolve around the definition of benevolent associations, but from a Council perspective to change these properties from rateable to non-rateable would impact significantly on Councils rating income. Regardless of ownership these properties should continue to be rateable.
d. From a Department of Housing perspective also they only pay rates when the property in question in occupied. They are very quick to let us know when a property has no tenants but not so quick informing Council when a new tenant has been placed in the property. This results in less revenue for Council. There is no incentive to turn these properties over quickly, so the rateable/non rateable status should not exist.
e. For private schools to be non-rateable they must not be operating commercial activities, where they do have commercial operations than they should be rated accordingly.
f. Land uses for religious or charitable purposes, if there is a portion of their operations which are profit generating then they should pay rates for this portion.
g. Oyster farmers have the ability to earn income from commercial operations so should not be exempt from paying rates. The value of their properties need to be included in the Capital Value and rates charged accordingly.
h. Private hospitals and Universities both are commercial operations, so should not be exempt from paying rates, but perhaps are charged under another category at a lower rate.
i. National Parks and Crown hold vast areas of land in the Shoalhaven area and need to be rated even if at a reduced rate.
11. To what extent should the exemptions from certain state taxes (such as payroll tax) that councils receive be considered in a review of the exemptions for certain categories of ratepayers?
No comment
12. What should the objectives of the pensioner concession scheme be? How could the current pensioner concession scheme be improved?
The financial contribution from Councils to support this scheme increases as the population of the Local Government area ages. The effect on this is further burden on less tax payers, so is neither sustainable nor equitable.
In addition to these limitations, the Council Rebate for water and sewer is a fixed concession for eligible pensioners jointly funded by the NSW State Government and Local Councils. The rebate a pensioner in an area not serviced by Sydney Water or Hunter Water is based on the following as contained within the Local Government Act:
• 50% of a water charge up to a maximum $87.50 concession
• 50% of a sewerage charge up to a maximum $87.50 concession
So an eligible pensioner in these areas can receive a maximum of $175 off their total water and sewer charges.
These maximum available concessions have been in place for many years, without any adjustments. Therefore, as water and sewerage bills have increased in real terms over time, pensioner rebates decline in value relative to the total water and sewerage bills.
Councils contribute 45% of these concession costs, through lost income to the water and sewer funds.
The pensioner rebates for eligible Sydney Water customers are calculated in a different way, and are far greater. Those rebates are 100% of the water access charge and 83% of the sewer access charge. These rebates are funded from the state government as CSOs. It is noted that in the 2008 IPART pricing determination for Sydney Water, the following was stated by IPART:
“IPART considers that customer-impact mitigation is primarily the responsibility of the Government as part of its broader social policy. IPART recommends that the Government evaluates the current suite of social programs, along with the enhancements proposed by Sydney Water in its initial submission, to ensure that appropriate measures are in place to assist financially disadvantaged customers………………………
The Pension Rebate should be increased with CPI or in line with the Rate Peg and should only apply to aged pensioners or those on disability pensions, therefore not include unemployed or sole parents unless asset tested.
Freezing existing rate paths for newly merged councils
13. We have interpreted the rate path freeze policy to mean that in the four years after a merger, the rating path in each pre-merger council’s area will follow the same trajectory as if the merger had not occurred. Do you agree with this interpretation?
Yes we agree with that interpretation. The issue is where one interprets the starting point of the trajectory from. The current information stated publically indicates the starting point is if an IPART SRV has already been approved. This is not the starting point of the trajectory for the rating path. If a Council has undertaken the necessary planning, has consulted with the community, included the proposed rate increases in their DPOP and their Fit for the Future applications then these rate increases are clearly on the Council’s rating path and should be permitted in the merged Council. These strategies included a Special rate over 2 years to achieve the desired outcomes. These had been communicated to the community as part of the Delivery Program from 2015/16. However, these plans seem to have been totally ignored from an OLG/IPART perspective and in their place the OLG/IPART have reverted to plans from 2014/15. If Council is to merge or not then the trajectory from 2015/16 plans should allowed to be followed.
Below is a diagrammatic of the process followed and the point at which the process has been aborted.
14. Within the rate path freeze period, should merged council’s be permitted to apply for new special variations:
· For Crown Land added to the rating base?
· To recover amounts that are “above the cap” on development contributions set under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979?
· To fund new infrastructure projects by levying a special rate?
Yes, no further comment.
15. Are there any other situations where merged councils should be able to apply for new special variations within the rate path freeze period?
Merged Councils should also be able to apply for a new special variation under the additional scenarios below:
a. If it was in their Long Term Financial Plans and community consultation had been previously carried out
b. If it is for new infrastructure projects where a special rate is required to be levied ie paper subdivisions
c. If an extraordinary situation arises that requires Council to take immediate action to increase the rating base ie a natural disaster or community or global crisis, where funds need to be raised to rebuild infrastructure.
d. In circumstances where a local community wants an additional service and is prepared to pay an additional special rate – i.e. Sussex Canal development area to pay a special rate to replace Jetty fees.
16. During the rate path freeze period, should merged councils only be able to increase base amounts and minimum amounts each year by the rate peg (adjusted for any permitted special variations)?
No, pre-merged Councils should still have the ability to make changes within each individual councils rating structure to account for reallocation of service costs, or more equitable distributions of the rating burden within each of the individual councils. These type changes are made on an annual basis within an individual council and this process should not be stymied.
If a revaluation occurs during the “freeze” period, which for Shoalhaven Council it will then dependent upon how the land values are affected, the current rating structure may need to be reallocated to maintain a fairer rating system.
17. During the rate path freeze period, should merged councils be able to allocate changes to the rating burden across rating categories by either:
a. Relative changes in the total land value of a rating category against other categories within the pre-merger council area, or
b. The rate peg (adjusted for any permitted special variants)?
See response to question 16. above.
18. Do you agree that the rate path freeze policy should act as a ‘ceiling’, so councils have the discretion to set their rates below this ceiling for any rating category?
Agree but don’t see this as a practical option for our Council, given the deficits we will be running if a special rate is not permitted. The current rating path trajectory includes a SRV rate increases of at least 7.5%
19. What other discretions should merged councils be given in setting rates during the rate freeze period?
If Councils advance in their merger proposal and start to bring the disparate rating systems onto one system, then Councils should be able to start aligning rates for the two councils into the one structure earlier than the expiration of the “freeze” period.
Council should also be permitted to include any catch-up from previous rating years into their rating base.
20. We considered several options for implementing the rate path freeze policy. Our preferred option is providing the Minister for Local Government with a new instrument-making power. What are your views on this option and any other options to implement the rate path freeze policy?
Preferred option would be the one:
a. With the least administration requirement
b. Which can happen in the shortest timeframe
c. One which can be reverted back easily if/when required.
Establishing new, equitable rates after the 4-year freeze
21. Should changes be made to the LG Act to better enable a merged council to establish a new equitable system of rating and transition to it in a fair and timely manner? If so, should the requirement to set the same residential rate within a centre of population be changed or removed?
Being able to levy rates within a centre of population will allow Councils to levy rates on two or more distinct pre-merged council areas, so this requirement should be acceptable although not mandatory as it may be more practical to base the rates on like type activities or use which would be more flexible and reduce the need for multiple categories.
22. Should approved special variations for pre-merger councils be included in the revenue base of the merged council following the 4-year rate path freeze?
Yes any special variations approved either prior to the merger or after the merger should be included in the revenue base for the merged council. These increases should only apply to the Council which had them in their plans.
23. What other rating issues might arise for merged councils after the 4-year rate path freeze period expires?
Aligning rates from the two disparate councils will require significant consultation and if a decision is made to align the rates into one residential rate as opposed to two rates for the separate centres of population, then one rate goes up and the other down and if this is the case then a full review of service levels would also be required in both LG areas.
If two different residential rates prevail then the argument will always be there with regard to the different levels of service provided.
Any review of the services provided by either council with a view to include, eliminate or modify services will be a costly and time consuming exercise, given that a lot of community consultation will have to be undertaken. A poor decision by council will have a very negative effect on the ratepayers which will reflect badly on the new council.
If you need further information about this matter, please contact Pamela Gokgur, Corporate & Community Services Group on (02) 4429 3322. Please quote Council’s reference 8923E (D16/136903).
Yours faithfully
Pamela Gokgur
Chief Financial Officer
12/05/2016
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ATTACHMENT D – COUNCILS RESPONSE TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS
The Review of the Local Government Rating System
Feedback in terms of the 34 draft recommendations which have come out of the Draft report on the Local Government Rating System, are below. Where Council is in agreement with the recommendation – minimal comment is made. Where Council thinks there are other issues to consider, comments have been made to state Councils position.
Recommendations
1. Councils would be able to choose either the Capital Improved Value, based on its market value (ie land value plus capital improvements) or Unimproved Value method to set a property’s rates. A council’s maximum general income should not change as a result of the valuation method they choose.
a. This recommendation is in line with Councils Submission to the review and is a much more equitable approach
b. It caters for undeveloped land, strata property and multi-story building issues
c. However may impact on investment within the Local Government area, as rates increase when capital constructions are carried out.
d. AGREE
2. Minimums amounts should be removed from the rate structure, as councils would have the option to use CIV there would be no need to retain this fixed rate component in the system. Section 497 of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) should be amended to remove minimum amounts from the structure of a rate, and Section 548 of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) should be removed.
a. Council does not currently utilise Minimum rates and therefore is not impacted by this recommendation
b. Given the changes to the Valuation method and also the inclusion of new categories for land, this inferior method of recovering fixed costs would no longer be required.
c. It will simplify the rating structure
d. AGREE
3. Councils’ general income would increase (outside the rate peg) in line with the growth in CIV which arises from new development in their area. The growth in rates revenue outside the rate peg should be calculated by multiplying a council’s general income by the proportional increase in Capital Improved Value from supplementary valuations.
a. This would allow rates to increase to match costs of new development
b. Councils Income would increase in line with the increase in rateable properties
c. Would not impact on rates per household
d. Special Rates would only be required when increases in service levels are required or for major infrastructure projects
e. AGREE
4. The Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) should be amended to allow councils to levy a new type of special rate for new infrastructure jointly funded with other levels of Government. This special rate should be permitted for services or infrastructure that benefit the community, and funds raised under this special rate should not:
- Form part of a Council’s general income permitted under the rate, nor
- Require councils to receive regulatory approval from IPART
a. More information is required on how this would work and what would be required if not a Special Rate Variation.
b. AGREE in principle
5. Section 511 of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) should be amended to reflect that, where a council does not apply the full percentage increase of the rate peg (or any applicable Special Variation) in a year, within the following 10 year period, the council can set rates in a subsequent year to return it to the original rating trajectory for that subsequent year.
a. This would increase flexibility in setting rates and effectively increase the catch-up period to be 10 years rather than a 2 year period.
b. AGREE
6. Council’s would have the option to set different residential rates to reflect differences in access, demand or costs across their area. The Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) should be amended to remove the requirement to equalise residential rates by “centre of population”. Instead, councils should be allowed to determine a residential subcategory, and set a residential rate, for an area by:
- a separate town or village, or
- a community of interest
a. This recommendation is in line with Councils Submission to the review and is a much more equitable approach, particularly for Merger Councils
b. It allows for different residential rates for new developments as opposed to established suburbs or for different levels of service in disparate villages.
c. AGREE
7. An area should be considered to have a different “community of interest” where it is within a contiguous urban development, and it has different access to, demand for, or costs of providing council services or infrastructure relative to other areas in that development. New Councils, formed by the recent mergers, would also be able to choose to keep existing rate structures where there are different communities of interest, or equalise residential rates and transition to the new rates over time.
a. This was highlighted as an issue as part of Councils submission, so this approach will allow a smoother transition for merged councils
b. AGREE
8. The Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) should be amended so, where a council uses different residential rates within a contiguous urban development, it should be required to:
- ensure the highest rate structure is no more than 1.5 times the lowest rate structure across all residential subcategories (ie, so the maximum difference for ad valorem rates and base amounts is 50%), or obtain approval from IPART to exceed this maximum difference as part of the Special Variation process, and
– publish the different rates (along with the reasons for the different rates) on its website and in the rates notice received by ratepayers.
a. Council sees no issue with this recommendation
b. AGREE
9. At the end of the 4-year rate path freeze, new councils should determine whether any pre-merger areas are separate towns or villages, or different communities of interest.
- In the event that a new council determines they are separate towns or villages, or different communities of interest, it should be able to continue the existing rates or set different rates for these pre-merger areas, subject to metropolitan councils seeking IPART approval if they exceed the 50% maximum differential. It could also choose to equalise rates across the pre-merger areas, using the gradual equalisation process outlined below.
- In the event that a new council determines they are not separate towns or villages, or different communities of interest, or it chooses to equalise rates, it should undertake a gradual equalisation of residential rates. The amount of rates a resident is liable to pay to the council should increase by no more than 10 percentage points above the rate peg (as adjusted for permitted Special Variations) each year as a result of this equalisation. The Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) should be amended to facilitate this gradual equalisation.
a. Shoalhaven City Council are not affected by this recommendation
b. AGREE in principle
10. Sections 555 and 556 of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) should be amended to:
- Exempt land of the basis of use rather than ownership, and to directly link the exemption to the use of the land, and
- Ensure land used for residential and commercial purposes is rateable unless explicitly exempted.
a. This is a good start to correcting the inequities currently in place around exemptions, both result in private benefit and therefore should not be eligible for exemptions at all
b. A pro-rata approach to rates is a fairer model
c. We need further clarity around Defence and the types of activities they carry out on currently exempt land, these activities can have a detrimental impact on council services and there is no recovery, resulting in higher rates for all other rate payers.
d. Making non rateable properties now rateable should be reflected in an overall increase in Council income, rather than having to be built in with no increase, resulting in a reduction of rates to all other ratepayers.
e. AGREE to part of the recommendation but there are specific areas which are still unclear and the restriction on an increase to the Councils income should not be part of the recommendation.
11. The following exemptions should be retained in the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW):
- Section 555(e) Land used by a religious body occupied for that purpose
- Section 555(g) Land vested in the NSW Aboriginal Land Council
- Section 556(o) Land that is vested in the mines rescue company, and
- Section 556(q) Land that is leased to the Crown for the purpose of cattle dipping.
a. Section 555(g) applies only to vacant land so should not apply to land that is being used for a commercial or residential purpose.
b. AGREE
12. Section 556(i) of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) should be amended to include land owned by a private hospital and used for that purpose.
a. Agree to this change, as long as the land used is not for commercial purposes, if however the land is used for Commercial purposes than it should be rateable.
b. Clarity may also be required for Nursing Homes linked to Private and Public Hospitals.
c. CLARITY required.
13. The following exemptions should be removed:
- Land that is vested in, owned by, or within a special or controlled area for, the Hunter Water Corporation, Water NSW or the Sydney Water Corporation (Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) section 555(c) and section 555 (d))
- Land that is below the high water mark and is used for the cultivation of oysters (Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) section 555(h))
- Land that is held under a lease from the Crown for private purposes and is the subject of a mineral claim (Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) section 556(g)), and
- Land that is managed by the Teacher Housing Authority and on which a house is erected (Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) section 556(p))
a. Shoalhaven City Council does have some oyster leases that would be rateable if this exemption is removed
b. AGREE
14. The following exemptions should not be funded by local councils and hence should be removed from the Local Government Act and Regulation
- Land vested in the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust (Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) section 556(m))
- Land that is leased by the Royal Agricultural Society in the Homebush Bay area (Local Government (General) Regulation 2005 reg 123(a))
- Land that is occupied by the Museum of Contemporary Art Limited (Local Government (General) Regulation 2005 reg 123(b)), and
- Land comprising the site known as Museum of Sydney (Local Government (General) Regulation 2005 reg 123(c)).
- The State Government should consider whether to fund these local rates through State taxes.
a. Shoalhaven City Council are not impacted by this recommendation.
b. AGREE
15. Where a portion of land is used for an exempt purpose and the remainder for a non-exempt activity, only the former portion should be exempt, and the remainder should be rateable.
a. This was part of Shoalhaven City Councils submission
b. Clarity around how will this be audited
c. AGREE in principle
16. Where land is used for an exempt purpose only part of the time, a self-assessment process should be used to determine the proportion of rates payable for the non-exempt use.
a. More detail is required on appeals to assessments/audits.
b. Clarity required around the method of self-assessment and how this will work.
c. AGREE in principle
17. A Council’s maximum general income should not be modified as a result of any changes to exemptions from implementing our recommendations.
a. The recommendation includes a statement that “Removing some exemptions means that rates would go down for ordinary ratepayers”; however if exemptions increase one would assume that rates would go up for ordinary ratepayers, is this correct.
b. Council’s position is that regardless of changes in categories the current base rate and ad valorem would not change and any changes to rateability would be picked up in either less revenue or additional revenue.
c. DISAGREE with this
18. The Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) should be amended to remove the current exemptions from water and sewerage special charges in section 555 and instead allow councils discretion to exempt these properties from water and sewerage special rates in a similar manner as occurs under section 558(1).
a. No issues from a Shoalhaven Water perspective
b. AGREE
19. At the start of each rating period, councils should calculate the increase in rates that are the result of rating exemptions. This information should be published in the council’s annual report or otherwise made available to the public.
a. To allow this to be calculated we would need to maintain a register to record the land values of the exempt properties along with the rating category applicable if there was no exemption.
b. This will increase the administrative burden
c. DISAGREE
20. The current pensioner concession should be replaced with a rate deferral scheme operated by the State Government.
- Eligible pensioners should be allowed to defer payment of rates up to the amount of the current concession, or any other amount as determined by the State Government
- The liability should be charged interest at the State Government’s 10-year borrowing rate plus an administrative fee. The liability would become due when property ownership changes and a surviving spouse no longer lives in the residence.
a. This recommendation needs more information on how this scheme would operate ie:
i. Clarity around who would be responsible for what components and when these concessions would be “reimbursed” is required?
ii. In which books will the interest from deferred rates sit?
iii. The draft is unclear whether the reference to ‘liability’ is the State Government or Council. Will the State be providing payments of the deferred rates to councils or will they simply be paying interest? Or is the interest to be charged to the pensioner or Council? If the State does not pay Council the amount of the deferred rates what happens to the interest charged by Council?
iv. Would this information then need to go on the Section 603 certificates, as it will ultimately be a debt to the property?
v. How will this debt be communicated from the Office of State Revenue to Council
vi. This would slow the Section 603 certificate process down considerably
vii. Would/could this be managed by a caveat on the property?
b. From a Water perspective, the recommendation has not made reference to the water and sewer concession. As water and sewerage charges are directly necessary for the provision of this essential service, it is not recommended that it be treated in the same manner as the general rate.
c. Submissions to the LG Act review have previously been made to alter the method of calculating the concession for eligible pensioners in respect of water and sewerage charges. The concession available being allowed on the basis of 50% of a charge should be removed to ensure the concession can be applied efficiently and in a manner understood by concession holders.
d. AGREE in principle to the NSW Government fully funding the rebate scheme but further detail required, particularly with regards to impacts on Council’s cash flow and operating result.
21. Section 493 of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) should be amended to add a new environmental land category and a definition of “Environmental Land” should be included in the LG Act.
a. This would replace the “Residential – Non Urban” category which Council currently has in place
b. This would allow a reduced charge against this land, the use of which is restricted.
c. AGREE with the change
22. Section 493, 519 and 529 of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) should be amended to add a new vacant land category, with subcategories for residential, business, mining and farmland.
a. As part of Council’s submission it was highlighted that there was a need for a vacant land category
b. However Council did raise issues of speculative holding of land by developers, if they had lower rates for vacant land ie this may lower development
c. However if rates on vacant land are made higher it might encourage development and urban renewal but is not consistent with taxation principles when assessing the level of council services provided. As per the recommendations guidelines should be introduced to ensure these rates are not excessive.
d. AGREE in principle but very aware of the implications for ratepayers and getting the balance correct.
23. Section 518 of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) should be amended to reflect that a council may determine by resolution which rating category will act as the residual category.
- The residual category that is determined should not be subject to change for a 5 year period
- If a council does not determine a residual category, the Business Category should act as the default residual rating category.
a. At present the business category acts as the default location for all properties difficult to classify.
b. Most of these properties fall into the definitions of jettys, burial plots etc
c. The introduction of choice will allow greater flexibility
d. The introduction of a vacant land sub category will assist in this area more than a choice of residual category.
e. AGREE in principle.
24. Section 529 (2)(d) of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) should be amended to allow business land to be subcategorised as “industrial” and or “commercial” in addition to centre of activity.
a. This was covered in Council’s submission, particularly with regard to the current restriction of having to use a “centre of activity” for subcategorization
b. This will assist with equitable allocations based on the level of service provided in the two different types of business activities.
c. AGREE
25. Section 529 (2)(a) of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) should be replaced to allow farmland subcategories to be determined based on geographic location.
a. Council had not requested changes in this area in its submission, as this level of subcategorization is not required
b. A further categorisation by geographic area may assist if like farming enterprises are centred around different locations but this may not always be the case
c. A subcategorization based on farmland type might be a better indication of intensity of usage eg dairy farmers, wineries etc
d. NOT REQUIRED
26. Any difference in the rate charged by Council to a mining category compared to its average business rate should primarily reflect differences in the council’s costs of providing services to the mining properties.
a. No mining properties in the Shoalhaven, so Council are not impacted
b. AGREE in principle
27. Councils should have the option to engage the State Debt Recovery Office to recover outstanding council rates and charges.
a. It is unclear how this would operate in practical terms
b. There are some concerns about the recovery rate of 75% of all debt through the SDRO, Council currently recovers 94.5% of all debt
c. How would this debt be transferred or will factoring arrangements be put in place?
d. There are substantial volumes of debt which council currently chases up, what would be the cost if these debts were transferred to the SDRO, or would this all be recovered as part of the debt?
e. What time limit would be put in place before a debt would be transferred to the SDRO?
f. What would be the mechanism to ensure that debts with the SDRO are shown as part of the Section 603 process and recovered when properties are sold.
g. When the SDRO negotiates flexible payment plans will they take into consideration that instalments fall every 3 months. Council would not want an extended payment period which would then lead to the ratepayer accruing more overdue rates and again be subject to debt recovery action.
h. The idea is worth considering but does need more detail to allow Councils to make an informed decision.
28. The existing legal and administrative process to recover outstanding rates should be streamlined by reducing the period of time before a property can be sold to recover rates from five years to three years.
a. AGREE – this would improve recovery times for outstanding rates
29. All councils should adopt an internal review policy, to assist those who are late in paying rates, before commencing legal proceedings to recover unpaid rates.
a. Councils Hardship Policy does allow ratepayers to apply for hardship and put payment plans in place to pay off outstanding Debt
b. Council will not take any further action if payment plans are maintained
c. Council will waive interest if payment plans are met
d. Council has a hardship committee which reviews any hardship applications and what plans are put in place for payment
e. This committee always takes a lenient view to ratepayers who are genuine in terms of their circumstances.
f. DISAGREE – the internal review policy should be part of the Hardship and Debt Recovery Policies
30. The Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) should be amended or the Office of Local Government should issue guidelines to clarify that councils can offer flexible payment options to ratepayers.
a. Clarity around the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) would be beneficial
b. Council does currently offer flexible options to ratepayers, but it would be good if this were consistent with the Act or Local Government Guidelines.
c. It would also be beneficial for all other payment options and garnishee arrangements to be covered in the LG Act.
d. AGREE
31. The Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) should be amended to allow councils to offer a discount to ratepayers who elect to receive rates notices in electronic formats eg via email.
a. This would result in a saving to Council of approximately $4 per ratepayer, so any discount offered would be minimal
b. Clarity around issuing electronic notices needs to be covered as part of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) review. Particularly where services such as BPay View are used. This service sends an SMS or email advising a bill is available to be paid and the ratepayer needs to login to their internet banking portal to download the rate notice.
c. Amendments are required in relation to requests in writing to commence or withdraw the electronic delivery of notices. Most systems in place at the moment seem to allow the ratepayer to opt in or out of the service electronically.
d. AGREE, but perhaps not enough incentive for individual ratepayers to change to electronic notices, an alternative may be to charge more for paper notices, as is the case with Telstra
32. The Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) should be amended to remove section 585 and section 595, so that ratepayers are not permitted to postpone rates as a result of land rezoning, and councils are not required to write-off postponed rates after five years.
a. This would decrease administrative burden of Council
b. AGREE
33. The valuation base date for the Emergency Services Property Levy and council rates should be aligned.
- The NSW Government should levy the Emergency Services Property Levy on a Capital Improved Value basis when Capital Improved Value data becomes available state-wide.
a. Levying at a different time would be confusing for ratepayers
b. It would add additional costs of sending out separate notices, it just makes sense to align the two dates.
c. Councils need clarity around whether the Capital Improved Value or the Unimproved Land Value will be used. This will need to be flexible in the Act.
d. AGREE
34. Councils should be given the choice to directly buy valuation services from private valuers that have been certified by the Valuer General.
a. This is in line with Councils submission to the review
b. Valuation services need to be accredited and align to the Valuer Generals approach for consistency
c. AGREE
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Kioloa Recycling & Waste Facility
In June 2016 Council invited the community to provide input into a review of their local recycling and waste transfer facility operation. Survey forms were widely distributed, letter box dropped in specific areas, made available at the transfer facility and available on-line on the Council website. The response was very pleasing with a total of 5534 survey forms received. The information was manually entered into the database so that the results for each of the individual recycling and waste transfer facilities could be analysed individually.
Kioloa recycling and waste facility received a total of 471 responses, summarised as follows:
Total Responses = 471
Total Responses for Occupancy: 466
Total Responses for Q: 459
Total responses to Q2: 451
Total Responses to Q: 447
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Total responses to Q4a: 345
Total responses to Q4b: 242
Total responses to Q5: 340
Further suggestions/comments for Question 4:
These waste facilities are running at a significant and increasing annual loss. Please number in order of preference (1 through to 10) which of the following options you consider appropriate to improve the efficiency of the facility, with one (1) being your most preferred option and ten (10) being the least preferred option. Please number all boxes. Do you have any further suggested options?
1 |
1 weekend per month |
2 |
1) Have a 'general
waste' council clean-up / domestic collection every 3 months. |
3 |
1) Necessary to open -
school holidays when most people are there and clean-up |
4 |
2 day decrease is a 50%
decrease. |
5 |
8,9,&10 are all equally the worst options |
6 |
A local facility is
mandatory. |
7 |
A regular green waste pickup from kerbside in Bawley Point area |
8 |
Absentee owners are not always there for regular kerbside pickup - bins are left out etc. These people should be able to use the waste depot as an alternate to the kerbside service at no cost to them. |
9 |
Absentee owners given access to the local street garbage bins particularly when departing for home |
10 |
AS a ratepayer who uses the facilities of garbage collection in peak periods only, I am entitled to have a facility to dispose of rubbish excess to garbage collection. My house is not rented and only used by family |
11 |
As absentee owners we do periodic clean-ups- usually on weekends - and need access to a reasonably close facility to dispose of garden waste or building material on a weekend. |
12 |
As population increases so will the amount of waste increase. There needs to be more thought put into allowing growing for growth through the Shoalhaven, not less services |
13 |
Ask community for a more detailed survey of what’s needed |
14 |
Bawley/Kioloa get comparatively less value for rates than Nowra & Ulladulla - to stop collection of green waste would not go down well |
15 |
Be aware that closing the facility would result in more expense for council as people would dump waste in ???? reserves/ bushland and thus require more labour and equipment to service at present. |
16 |
Be careful of dumpers |
17 |
bring back buyback at the tip |
18 |
Bury heads in the sand |
19 |
Business model for
green waste seems wrong. Why not drop off for free and sell the mulch? You
get your raw materials free of charge and make the profit on the final
product. |
20 |
Buy back already closed which is a huge waste, lots of people in the area used the facility. |
21 |
By closing Kioloa transfer station will encourage people dropping waste in reserve thus causing more costs to clean it up. |
22 |
Charge for collecting mulch, free drop off of garden waste. |
23 |
Closing or severely restricting the service would likely lead to a big increase in illegal dumping in the local environment which would be a big negative for our locality. |
24 |
Closing the facility is not realistic - Kioloa is simply too far from centralised facilities to be practical. People will go back to dumping in the bush and on the beach |
25 |
Closing the facility
will increase illegally dumped rubbish into reserves, as is already the case. |
26 |
Closing the Kioloa facility will lead to illegal dumping in the area. Therefore council will need to employ more rangers to police dumpers |
27 |
Closing the tip will lead to illegal dumping. What are our rates for? The current services to the Bawley area are poor. |
28 |
Considering the number of absentee owners (all paying full rates) & the significant increase of visitors to our local area (4 caravan parks in area) all ??? to a major increase of waste material. How could we not have a local facility? Cost verses tourism? |
29 |
Considering the rates paid by owners in our immediate area based on land value compared to rates paid in the centres where the main waste facilities are located and the lack of services and facilities provided by SCC to our immediate area, the subject proposal is disgraceful. |
30 |
council
should become more efficient not take facilities away try limiting
jaunts etc. |
31 |
Council’s role is to service residents. Return the tip how it use to be i.e. no attendant and gates open 24/7 with distribution bins. |
32 |
Delete tip vouchers |
33 |
Do not change |
34 |
don't charge rate payers for green waste drop off instead charge to get mulch receipts to customers for drop offs |
35 |
Don’t close the tip!!! |
36 |
Encourage to recycle own waste, such as garden waste, kitchen waste in home compost systems |
37 |
Give Bawley Point a fair go. Bawley has been on the end of the line with the Shoalhaven Shire with regard to services before. |
38 |
Give each household a green waste bin pick up fortnightly and a bi-annual house clean up. This will allow the closure of Kioloa. |
39 |
Green household waste bins and 6 monthly household clean-up campaign of large waste items e.g. washing machines, old furniture, mattresses etc. |
40 |
Green waste collection bin service every other week. This could also include food waste as they do in Coffs Harbour to reduce waste in red bin (General waste) collection |
41 |
Green waste for mulching - should not be a charge. This would bring Shoalhaven council in line with most other councils in NSW/Aust. |
42 |
Green waste removal otherwise green waste is going to increase into general waste bins thus creating another problem |
43 |
Half day per week may 2 day in holiday periods |
44 |
Have a green bin collection once a month. |
45 |
Have another look at your 'independent, external review'. I don't believe a transfer station such as Kioloa can be over $400,000 in deficit annually. Is it possible to see the criteria and findings of that review? Regards Alan |
46 |
Have gates permanently open for recycling and increase cost for general waste and sell green waste composite and lessen cost for green drop off. |
47 |
Have large bins for general waste & recycling - This would suit people who own holiday houses etc. |
48 |
Having the tip open more during our busy season Christmas till Easter and closing to maybe only one day a fortnight or week during the off peak!! |
49 |
Here is Kioloa we are 30-45min away from Ulladulla. 'Too far' |
50 |
I am happy with the current situation, but can accept a reduced operating programme. closing will create waste dumping |
51 |
I can see finding an acceptable balance between reducing costs of operation and maintaining a viable community service but I don't understand the operating at a loss bit. It’s a service not a profit making business like a factory or retailer etc. |
52 |
I think that expecting stupid thinking. Let’s close the railways. My preferred option is to reduce the wages of the bureaucrats rather than kit citizens |
53 |
I would not like to see anyone lose their job, but maybe use volunteers to man the site 2 days and pay workers 2 days, rather than close the facility |
54 |
Ideally 1-2 days p/week with one day being a weekend. Say Friday and Saturday |
55 |
If a green waste bin was provided reduce TIP hours |
56 |
If closed, gate entrance will be a stockpile for dumped rubbish or it will be dumped somewhere else locally. |
57 |
If facility is closed I envisages a serious increase in illegal waste disposal. Road side bins are often overflowing. |
58 |
If Kioloa closes we will need pick-ups from home |
59 |
If my ticks above were considered it may help reduce operating costs enabling Kioloa tip to remain open, avoiding the illegal dumping of rubbish in other areas, around Bawley and Kioloa |
60 |
If no operation some people may dump rubbish |
61 |
If our exorbitant illegal rates were not wasted on junkets and councillor vehicles, perhaps there would be extra funds to actually fix the goat track into Kioloa. Do the jobs our illegal rates pay for |
62 |
If the Kioloa facility is closed or made beyond the financial reach of residents the local area will become an unsightly rubbish tip. Citizens should be encouraged to responsibly dispose of rubbish by the provision of an accessible waste disposal facility |
63 |
If the tip closes the rubbish etc. will be dumped in the Murramarang national park |
64 |
If there is no waste facility, people will start either dumping illegally &/or burning off. |
65 |
If this is closed, I predict you will see even more rubbish dumped in the national park off Forest Rd. |
66 |
If you close the tip, dumping in the state forest will increase. |
67 |
Impractical to take green waste all the way to Ulladulla. Please maintain a green waste option. |
68 |
improve the productivity, culture and attitude of employees - more money could be made from reclaimed/recycled items if it was done better use internet, have sales days etc. |
69 |
In our opinion it is not an option to close waste transfer facilities |
70 |
In our opinion it is not an option to close waste transfer facilities |
71 |
Include a garden/green waste bin in the fortnightly collection |
72 |
Increase gate fees over summer holiday period this won't penalize local ratepayers as much. Kioloa is an important facility for this part if the coast as transporting green waste and recyclables on busy highway to Ulladulla is highly dangerous |
73 |
Increase kerbside recycling |
74 |
increase rates |
75 |
Increase rates to cover costs - removing the service or making it too difficult to access (e.g. up front cost) will result in cost transfer in terms of illegal dumping and spread of rubbish along roads during private transfer to more remote facilities |
76 |
Increase services in holiday periods. |
77 |
Increased days during
holidays. |
78 |
It works okay now. |
79 |
Keep annual vouchers & just reduce hours or days - ensuring that at least one day on the weekend remains open |
80 |
Keep something open or rubbish will be dumped in the reserve and forest |
81 |
Key to gate be
controlled by local man shed at entrance to depot at Kioloa. |
82 |
Leave as is, no change |
83 |
Leave it the same |
84 |
Maintain the voucher system, our rates at work. |
85 |
Make green waste tipping free and pay for mulch as in Sydney |
86 |
Make the ratepayer suffer decline of services |
87 |
Many in our community are weekend residents, we at least need Saturday operational |
88 |
May I comment that as a member of Kioloa bush care we already spending time and effort collecting dumped waste. Some people dump their waste in the bush, then take an empty trailer to collect free mulch. Charge for the mulch |
89 |
Maybe council could start a proper green waste collection service like other councils in Australia |
90 |
Means unregulated dumping, including my box number 7. The current service is brilliant, it means residents do not stock rubbish in their yards or leave on the footpath when otherwise they might. It allows people to dispose of rubbish themselves other than rely on council clean up days |
91 |
Must be convenient living in a large town |
92 |
My preference is to
have Kioloa facility open for 2 mornings, 2 days per week with all parts of
operation open and possible increased fees. |
93 |
No |
94 |
No, but it's great that you are asking for input. |
95 |
None - We have increased numbers of locals here every year and we like our tip service to remain as is. |
96 |
None - Why should we as rate payers travel 60km+ to and from Ulladulla to use a tip when the Kioloa tips works effectively on limited hours and days |
97 |
One weekend every 2 weeks |
98 |
Operate all day Friday for commercial waste, then operate Sat & Sun 1pm - 5pm for domestic waste. Most people do gardening on the weekend and go to the tip middle to afternoon time of day. |
99 |
Our concern is if council decides to close the waste facility some members in our community may dump their waste in the bush. e.g. Ulladulla to far etc. |
100 |
our rates pay enough already for employees keep it open longer hrs each day |
101 |
Owner’s rate payments should at least partly subsidise operating costs at Kioloa. It is a community service, not a luxury |
102 |
People won’t drive to Ulladulla to dump. Our bush will become the tip. |
103 |
Please can we receive more than 2 free vouchers yearly? I am 81 years old, love gardening and have to visit tip many times at a cost of $5.40 each time for car full of garden refuse |
104 |
Please ensure public landfill and recycling bins for the general public in town for routine small volume collection |
105 |
Please keep open - maybe charge more fees |
106 |
Provide a bin for green waste |
107 |
Provide green waste bins to residents for fortnightly collection |
108 |
Provide Large bins to all Premises |
109 |
Really would like to keep this (Green waste) |
110 |
Recycling be open for the general public 7 days a week should the facility be closed - least desirable outcome. |
111 |
Recycling bins are inside secure gate put so accessible to people. Centre only open till one - some days a week, surely that can remain |
112 |
Re-directing to Ulladulla will result in significant dumping of waste around the village. |
113 |
Reduce days open but maintain socially responsible services i.e. -recycling, disposal of toxic materials, return facility to responsibly dispose of fluorescent tubes |
114 |
Reduce significantly the excessive grass mowing beside footpaths and foreshore reserves and divert the monies then saved to the continuance of the smaller waste facilities |
115 |
Remember that there are 4 Caravan Parks in this area not service by council. |
116 |
Residents cannot carry
green or general waste to other waste transfer’s facilities. We expect
this service as part of our rates. |
117 |
Reverse green waste payment system. Should be free to drop off green waste and pay to take mulch. Current system results in waste being dumped in local bush |
118 |
Running efficient recycling shop (Charity Op shops make lots of money from free clothes and goods) |
119 |
Sack 2 fat cats. Will pay for this community asset. |
120 |
Scheduled bulky waste collection or on call bulky waste. |
121 |
Sell mulch made from the green waste. |
122 |
Stop sending 4 council workers to put a bucket of 'hot mix' in a pothole. Maybe the council will save money instead of trying to cut back our services |
123 |
Supply residents with green waste bin - to be collected like garbage bins |
124 |
Supply skip and public recycling |
125 |
Surely one of the
functions of council is to provide garbage collection and waste disposal
facilities. |
126 |
Take no action. Tip to stay open |
127 |
taking no action is not an option that will improve the facility, there are very few council services in Bawley and Kioloa already e.g. local community built the footpaths , This contrasts with other areas e.g. Huskisson Vincentia rates are high never the less It would be unreasonable to further reduce our services. |
128 |
The best is comprehensive, but the point to keep in mind is that we pay our rates and should not be disadvantage relative to other communities |
129 |
The population is increasing
both permanent and holiday weekenders, retirees etc. and council wants to
'cut back'. Why? |
130 |
The tip is a service to the community. Given our isolation and lack of other services, the tip is vital. It services the local caravan parks and yard maintenance people. Without it local jobs will go |
131 |
There are 3 tourist’s parks and a camping park at Pretty Beach. I don't see how closing Kioloa will achieve a cost effective solution |
132 |
There are no other options. Not everyone lives near Ulladulla, or West Nowra. Kioloa is needed as people have to travel west of Termeil (and often North Durras) |
133 |
There are none. |
134 |
There is no option but to keep open otherwise you will have illegal dumping in the area |
135 |
this is a community service not for profit, helps keep our bushland free of dumping |
136 |
This is a service you need to provide as a Council |
137 |
Tip and rubbish removal is one of council’s primary responsibilities and must be maintained running at a loss or not. |
138 |
Tip are core council responsibility, paid for by rates. No increase charge. |
139 |
We are very happy with our tip days, time and vouchers, but have suggested minor changes for efficiency improvements. |
140 |
We cannot really comment on the above time suggestions, but have had to answer before we could continue the survey - not a good option to be forced into making a selection! However, we would like to see some facility retained at Kioloa. Our residence in Bawley Point is not a permanent living place. We only avail ourselves of the free vouchers for landfill and green waste. We consider the cost of taking the green waste is much too high. Also forcing residents (permanent or otherwise) to take rubbish to Ulladulla will only increase the likelihood of people dumping waste on roadsides or in the SCC public park bins. In spring, when the garden is growing well we make at least fortnightly visits to Bawley Point to mow lawns and there is a great temptation to put the clippings into our landfill bin, but we don't. We have been piling the clippings and pruning’s until we have a trailer load to use our voucher. Also, on some occasions we have even taken a trailer full of clippings and pruning’s back to Canberra where green waste disposal is in most cases free! We also notice the paper survey questions differ from the on-line questions - there are 10 here and only seven on our paper one! |
141 |
We feel if you close this tip, the place will look like a pig sty, and I can’t see the caravan parks, taking their waste to Ulladulla daily. People will dump there rubbish in the forest, and there will be an even bigger problem. |
142 |
We need a large green
bin for green garden waste which would keep it separate from landfill. VIP |
143 |
We pay rates for services, so closing the facility should not be considered. Council has annual losses from the entertainment centre and other facilities but disposing of waste should be made easy so no-one dumps in the bush. |
144 |
We pay rates to support public services including a local waste facility. This should not be seen as a profit centre but a public service to rate payers |
145 |
Weekend visitors might
prefer Sun & Mon but tradies could possibly prefer Fri/Sat. |
146 |
Which is 4 days a week
or open more days which would keep workers/ small businesses. |
147 |
Work with the caravan parks to establish an option to drop off general waste and recycling there. The caravan parks already manage large quantises of general waste and recycling on site and dispose of those through council facilities |
148 |
You cannot close down, if so people will go bush |
149 |
You have it covered above |
Comments for Question 5:
If waste facilities were closed, what services would you like to see in the area?
1. |
"on call" bulky waste collection days as well |
2. |
$50 Reduction in rates to cover petrol to Ulladulla. Use land for community combined skate park for kids & dog off leash & agility area etc. |
3. |
2 half days per month |
4. |
5or6 scheduled waste collections per year |
5. |
A reduction in the outrageous council rates I pay for which i get pretty much nothing back for. Total rip off for absentee owners |
6. |
Add green bins for vegetation |
7. |
Add green waste collection |
8. |
And see above |
9. |
And you will see a lot of dumping of all sorts of rubbish. |
10. |
As above |
11. |
As Above. Stop wasting money on street scapes |
12. |
AS long as there was some form of bulky waste disposal. Can we get green bins? |
13. |
At no fee, or allocate 2 vouchers for free pickup |
14. |
Autumn and spring green waste bulky collection and major storm green waste collection. We keep our streets and sidewalks clear, after a significant storm green waste needs a pickup and shred. Thanks for the opportunity to put in feedback. |
15. |
Availability to take green waste to a recycling facility or have "green" bin collections. |
16. |
But how would we get rid of green waste? Introduce vegetation (Green) bins |
17. |
Closing the facility is unacceptable. We pay rates, provide the service. |
18. |
collection out the front the same as Batemans bay |
19. |
continue issuing tip vouchers if we have to travel to Ulladulla |
20. |
Council clean up days with pick up on kerb |
21. |
Council provide regular clean-ups of local bush because that's where rubbish will be dumped if facilities closed |
22. |
Currently its good |
23. |
Do not change |
24. |
Do not close |
25. |
Do not close the facility |
26. |
do not close the facility |
27. |
don’t close |
28. |
Don’t close |
29. |
Don’t see this as an option |
30. |
Drop off centre for green waste |
31. |
Either |
32. |
Expect major electoral consequences if tips are closed. how about providing rubbish compaction equipment to those who use transfer facilities and open a little less frequently |
33. |
fortnightly green waste bin alternate to yellow bin like most other councils |
34. |
Fortnightly green waste collection similar to other councils |
35. |
Fortnightly green waste pick up |
36. |
Free 2 pick-ups a year |
37. |
Free tipping at Ulladulla |
38. |
Free tipping of green waste and mulching of this. |
39. |
Garden material bin collection |
40. |
Garden waste bin for collection say once a fortnight |
41. |
Garden waste bins for all households. |
42. |
Garden waste bins, or trash bags |
43. |
Garden waste collected once a fortnight from September to the end of March |
44. |
Garden waste collection at least once a month |
45. |
Garden waste collection especially tree and shrub cuttings. Alternative is a mulching service |
46. |
Garden waste days |
47. |
Garden waste pick up |
48. |
Garden waste pick up frequently or a green bin for garden waste |
49. |
Green and general waste collection once a fortnight |
50. |
Green Bin |
51. |
Green bin |
52. |
Green bin |
53. |
Green bin collection monthly/fortnightly |
54. |
Green bin fortnightly |
55. |
Green bin fortnightly for garden waste |
56. |
Green bin supplied |
57. |
Green bin. As above |
58. |
Green Bins (but we would need Green Skips!) |
59. |
Green bins for garden waste |
60. |
Green bins for recycling garden pruning’s, leaves etc. |
61. |
Green bins provided then people would stop putting green waste in their red landfill bins. Lots of people do this |
62. |
Green waste |
63. |
Green waste |
64. |
Green waste |
65. |
Green waste bin |
66. |
Green waste bin |
67. |
Green waste bin |
68. |
green waste bin |
69. |
Green waste bin |
70. |
Green waste bin. Skip bins for public use |
71. |
green waste bin/ skip bins |
72. |
Green waste bins |
73. |
Green waste bins |
74. |
Green waste bins |
75. |
Green waste bins |
76. |
Green Waste Bins |
77. |
Green waste bins |
78. |
Green waste bins |
79. |
Green waste bins collected with recycle bins |
80. |
Green waste bins like Nowra. Remember there is an election this year, please beware of voters |
81. |
Green waste bins or pick up service |
82. |
Green waste bins per household picked up every fortnight |
83. |
Green waste bins provided |
84. |
Green waste bins with on call collection closure of the tip would increase illegal dumping especially in busy holidays periods |
85. |
Green waste collection - there is none at present. Will save expected dumping by persons if facility closes. |
86. |
Green waste collection |
87. |
Green waste collection |
88. |
Green Waste Collection |
89. |
Green waste collection |
90. |
Green waste collection |
91. |
Green waste collection |
92. |
Green waste collection |
93. |
Green waste collection |
94. |
Green waste collection |
95. |
Green waste collection available weekends |
96. |
Green waste collection either weekly or fortnightly |
97. |
Green waste collection from residence |
98. |
Green waste collection service |
99. |
Green waste collections |
100. |
Green waste collections on a fortnightly basis |
101. |
Green waste facility is a must for the area. |
102. |
Green waste fortnightly |
103. |
Green waste Option |
104. |
Green waste pickup, provision of bigger bins |
105. |
Green waste. If there is no green waste facility, I fear many residents will dump their green waste on crown land with the view it is Biodegradable (eventually) and if Local Government removes the facility then Local Government is tacitly endorsing dumping. |
106. |
Green/Garden waste collections |
107. |
Have bins in certain locations to allow residents to use. We are in a fire zone area and need to get rid of branches and green waste |
108. |
Have green waste bins or street hoppers |
109. |
I'd like it to stay open |
110. |
I’m happy the way it is - its good |
111. |
In our opinion it is not an option to close waste transfer facilities |
112. |
In our opinion it is not an option to close waste transfer facilities |
113. |
Increase recycle pickup to every week instead of fortnightly |
114. |
Increase yellow bin collection. |
115. |
It can’t get closed! |
116. |
It is a long way from Kioloa to Ulladulla to take rubbish, recycling, garden clippings etc. By closing Kioloa waste station, we feel that the council will then have a big problem with illegal dumping! |
117. |
It should not close or you will get dumping in the bush. |
118. |
Keep it open |
119. |
Keep Kioloa open |
120. |
Kerbside garden waste collection |
121. |
Kioloa to remain open. Any other solution would not meet the amount of waste generated by the number of tourists visiting the area. |
122. |
leave as is |
123. |
Leave it alone |
124. |
Leave it alone. Its worked well |
125. |
Leave it as it is please |
126. |
Leave it the same as is |
127. |
Like some other councils that collect bulky domestic waste every 6 months |
128. |
Maintain schedule collections - add garden waste bin |
129. |
Metal recycling & green waste recycling very well used at Kioloa |
130. |
Minimum of 4 general bulky waste collections from kerbside for annium and tip vouchers (free) continue |
131. |
More rangers to check illegal dumping |
132. |
N/A |
133. |
No closure of our local tip |
134. |
None of these options. Replace the necessity of being able to take our own prunings to a nearby facility. |
135. |
Not Applicable. |
136. |
on call garden collection |
137. |
once a month scheduled bulk waste collection and additional post storm damage (trees) collection days |
138. |
Our concern is if council decides to close the waste facility some members in our community may dump their waste in the bush. if Ulladulla to far etc. |
139. |
Particularly green waste |
140. |
Phone booking for household clean waste as Sutherland council does. Weekly yellowing recycling pickups instead of bi/weekly |
141. |
Plus green waste bins |
142. |
Provide a green waste collection service via another bin for green waste, collected fortnightly. Red, Yellow, Green |
143. |
Provide green waste bins |
144. |
Provide green waste bins for bi weekly kerbside collection as in Eurobodalla shire |
145. |
Provision of green waste bins collected fortnightly |
146. |
Recycling |
147. |
Recycling bank areas & green waste collection. |
148. |
Recycling centre not to be closed. Distance to far to other locations |
149. |
Recycling every week |
150. |
Recycling facilities |
151. |
Recycling stations - allowing Kioloa residents to drop off materials to be recycled at their convenience |
152. |
Regular green waste collection |
153. |
Regular placement of skips around town for 2 days then removal |
154. |
Removal garden waste |
155. |
rubbish will be tossed wherever to travel to Ulladulla and return is approx 90-100km will council reduce my rates my rates accordingly |
156. |
Same |
157. |
Scheduled green waste collection |
158. |
Schedule toxic waste materials and chemicals collection days |
159. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection |
160. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days. |
161. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days. Green pick up |
162. |
Scheduled green waste collection |
163. |
School holiday collections |
164. |
See above |
165. |
So long as it doesn’t matter what kind of bulky waste saves us going to tip in Ulladulla for one item and rest pick up at curb side. |
166. |
stay the same |
167. |
Stop the 'Free' vouchers for tipping to help with costs |
168. |
Storm damaged trees etc. removed free of charged. |
169. |
Storm damaged trees, shrubs etc. picked up free of charge. |
170. |
Supply green waste bins. Off week collection to recycling bins |
171. |
Television, mobile phone service, improved roads. |
172. |
The same as it is |
173. |
These types of services are unacceptable |
174. |
These will make a mess, most are holiday homes so above may not work |
175. |
This would need to take into account significant quantities of green waste |
176. |
Waste facilities should remain open |
177. |
Weekly recycling |
178. |
Weekly recycling |
179. |
Weekly recycling |
180. |
What about garden waste? This isn’t a solution. |
181. |
What services do you provide in our area as part of rates anyway? |
182. |
Will council pick up in rural areas? |
Comments for Question 7:
Do you have any other comments on how your local waste facility could provide a better customer experience for you?
1 |
If waste facility was
closed we will see more dumping in the forest and bush area that surrounds
our locality. |
2 |
Would this not increase
illegal dumping? What is the cost of this? |
3 |
If facilities were closed it would only encourage people to illegally dump in the bush so it would end up costing council to clean up. We don't want rubbish in our backyard. |
4 |
Unfortunately dumping
will become the norm, with waterways & gully’s ultimately the ocean
being the losers. |
5 |
I would not like to see illegal dumping. That could increase if local facility closes. ON occasions we see cases of illegal dumping now, we could expect this to increase in the absence of the Kioloa facility |
6 |
Not having this facility would result in more bush dumping |
7 |
AS part of the local
RFS Brigade we already come across rubbish dumped in forest etc. |
8 |
If tip was closed, I believe you would find people dumping in bushland rather than travel to next nearest tip. |
9 |
We must have a local facility as the trip to Ulladulla is too far and a cost in time and petrol. |
10 |
All rate payers in the Shoalhaven shire should have access to waste transfer facilities in their area without having to travel extra distance to an alternate site. |
11 |
People will dump in the bush (what a shame) |
12 |
We routinely need to dispose of grass clipping, pruning’s and occasionally broken/old furniture equipment and appliances. So the service would need to be comprehensive. Suggest a 3rd good size (same as yellow top) bin would centre for green waste - grass, pruning's etc., so bulky items could be collected less frequently. |
13 |
We have lots of trees
down in storms in this area, and we need the mulch generated to save water on
our gardens and the community garden at A.N.U campus. |
14 |
My property is a battle axe entrance. It is no easy for trucks to access it. |
15 |
We don't live there as
yet in Kioloa, so we don't use the facility. |
16 |
Major risk of illegal
dumping in bush areas if facilities are not provided. |
17 |
This facilities should not close. Running to Ulladulla puts more cars on the road, going to Ulladulla. |
18 |
There are very few services provided to rate payers at Bawley Point and surrounding areas. Waste services should be kept. |
19 |
Facility should not be closed as we fear that people will throw waste away in surrounding forests. We already have to clean up after extensive visitor times i.e. schools holidays, Christmas, Easter, Long weekends etc. |
20 |
New contact details |
21 |
You idiots will now have to employ rangers to protect our surrounding bush and forest from illegal dumpers. |
22 |
You will be faced with
having to collect rubbish dumped illegally - that's what happens - You would
also have to bear brunt of commercial premises Bawley shop/terminal BP having
their bins filled every weekend by visitors/campers etc. They will generate a
lot of rubbish and don't sort recyclables. |
23 |
We need to be able to
clean up when we go to the coast, otherwise the town will be very dirty and
unkept. |
24 |
Don't touch it - Its good as it is |
25 |
Fence the national park as the amount of waste dumped there will turn it into the tip. |
26 |
Before Christmas and Easter the place looks like paradise, after the holidays there's rubbish everywhere. Some people live like pigs and don't care |
27 |
Closure of the site
will DEFINITELY see an increase in rubbish dumping throughout whole area. |
28 |
Closing facility increase illegal dumping of rubbish and green waste |
29 |
Could understand commercial being directed to Ulladulla but if you don't have domestic service will start dumping waste anywhere they shouldn't e.g. side of road or bush |
30 |
Much less unnecessary grass mowing beside footpaths and foreshore reserves. |
31 |
We pay our rates, same as everyone else. Just because our facility runs at a loss, this is no reason to reduce our access to waste disposal. We are already working hard to provide a footpath to link our villages. I note that in Ulladulla, footpaths are replaced without assistance from residents |
32 |
Given we get very little services for our rates, it is outrageous that the council is considering closing the station |
33 |
Because we don't live in Bawley Point we would have difficulty keeping our tree and shrubs trimmed and our garden tidy if we were away from Bawley around scheduled collection days. |
34 |
What about our rates? Ulladulla is too far and 'employment' for locals |
35 |
Something will have to be done regularly to remove illegal dumped rubbish in the bush as this is already a problem and closing the transfer station will only add to the problem |
36 |
Please don't disadvantage Bawley/Kioloa ratepayers any more than necessary. |
37 |
Green waste collection or the maintenance of tipping facility for green waste only would not have to be manned only processed on a demand basis. We feel that residents are sufficiently responsible as to not abuse such a facility |
38 |
Do not close waste facilities |
39 |
Closing the facility or increasing gate fee only leads to more illegal dumping |
40 |
Some form of green waste collection |
41 |
If you close the tip,
there will be a problem with holiday people and dumping. |
42 |
Weekly recycle collection |
43 |
Reinstate buy back facility |
44 |
Free green waste disposal |
45 |
To be kept open, if it is shut it will lead to more illegal dumping. |
46 |
No |
47 |
I think it is great - love being able to have garden waste facility close and also to be able to collect free mulch - I would worry about illegal dumping if the facility closed - and costs associated with that clean up - people will just dump stuff rather than go a distance up or down the highway. |
48 |
No - Kioloa works well for us as holiday home owners with mostly green waste |
49 |
The facility is currently providing good service. Significant reduction in service will have negative outcomes on the community and environment through illegal dumping and spread of rubbish along roads during private transfer to more remote facilities. |
50 |
Allow free dumping of green waste and normally charge for mulch (value added). This would be fairer and potential minimise illegal dumping of GW |
51 |
Service to stay the same or more hours. We pay our rates, NOW continue the service. |
52 |
If the Kioloa waste tip is removed how do they expect local Bawley, Kioloa residents to drive 35 minutes with ute full loads of waste into Ulladulla |
53 |
No, the Kioloa depot meets all our needs. |
54 |
Enable better trailer access to bins. We don’t have bin services, so all our waste comes in via trailer |
55 |
It is a long way to
Ulladulla to take loads of rubbish. |
56 |
Do not close the facility or cost associated with illegal dumping will be much higher. The service could be a lot better and cheaper to run if staff oversighted correct unloading and recycling and got more active with 2nd hand/reclaimed items. Refund on bottles and cans is coming in and will help with income if managed correctly |
57 |
It seems to provide everything for those living in the area - as I will shortly be living in the area I anticipate using this facility on a regular basis. |
58 |
Kioloa is a great operation and this local infrastructure should not be lost |
59 |
no |
60 |
We are a holiday area and as such, we think that there must be adequate waste facilities provided for visitors and absent owners, such as every day during school holiday periods. This could be something like mornings only. |
61 |
Actually the employee at the Kioloa site is thorough but fair. He is diligent in checking loads and ensuring waste separation. Best we have had so far. |
62 |
The permanent population of BAWLEY Point is increasing so closing the Kioloa facility is short sighted and stupid |
63 |
No problems in the past |
64 |
Allow trailers of green waste to be piled as high as is safe. |
65 |
Remain open on weekends |
66 |
Service is always excellent |
Ordinary Meeting – Tuesday 04 October 2016 Page 298 |
Sussex Inlet Recycling & Waste Facility
In June 2016 Council invited the community to provide input into a review of their local recycling and waste transfer facility operation. Survey forms were widely distributed, letter box dropped in specific areas, made available at the transfer facility and available on-line on the Council website. The response was very pleasing with a total of 5534 survey forms received. The information was manually entered into the database so that the results for each of the individual recycling and waste transfer facilities could be analysed individually.
Sussex Inlet recycling and waste facility received a total of 1233 responses, summarised as follows:
Total Respondents = 1233
Total responses to Occupancy: 1230
Total response to Q1: 1209
Total responses to Q2: 1183
Total responses to Q3: 1187
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Total responses to Q4a: 909
Total responses to Q4b: 474
Total responses to Q5: 915
Further suggestions/comments for Question 4:
These waste facilities are running at a significant and increasing annual loss. Please number in order of preference (1 through to 10) which of the following options you consider appropriate to improve the efficiency of the facility, with one (1) being your most preferred option and ten (10) being the least preferred option. Please number all boxes. Do you have any further suggested options?
1 |
1 weekend per month except holiday periods, because visitors commonly dump waste in the bush, if the tip is close (or not) during the holidays |
2 |
1) Remove councillors
and staff who outsource their surveys to 'green based' survey companies
instead of making decisions that the rate payers paid them. |
3 |
1) Retain the excellent
services of Gary |
4 |
1) Run 5 days per week.
Tuesday to Saturday and close Sunday and Monday |
5 |
1) There is a big
enough population in Sussex Inlet to warrant a tip. |
6 |
1. Run the buyback shop
properly to generate income. |
7 |
1/ Establish a 'free
cycle' service on council website. |
8 |
180 more houses to be built near golf course - means operation needs to be continued as is or increased. |
9 |
2 or 3 pickups a year from home |
10 |
2nd hand dilapidated
books (past usable). |
11 |
4 days per week is not
necessary. |
12 |
700 new home sites
approved, waste facility essential. No waste facility will mean increased
dumping in bush. Not all council services have to run at a profit, rates
should cover tips. |
13 |
800 new home sites have been approved by council. All your doing is encouraging dumping in the bush - there's plenty of bush to do it in |
14 |
A facility is definitely needed otherwise people will dumped things in the bush nearby |
15 |
A 'Green' bin as well as the red and yellow. |
16 |
A local tip is a service to the community. If elderly residents have to pay to clean their yards it will add min 2 and half to 3 hours travel time to other tips ( I think I just wasted my time writing this) |
17 |
A lot of Sussex residents are aged pensioners more likely to use buyback but much more unlikely to travel to distant buyback centres. |
18 |
A majority of people in susses are aged pensioners with a restricted licence and also if there isn't a tip, tourists will leave rubbish everywhere |
19 |
A reasonable rates increase |
20 |
A tip should remain in Sussex Inlet, otherwise we will see people disposing of rubbish along the road side etc. At least once a month |
21 |
Absolutely ridiculous - this will cause major illegal dumping. Most people wont travel to dump - it will be in our bushlands |
22 |
Action to reduce services means more dumping of rubbish in bushlands. We already see it happening. |
23 |
Add green waste bin for collection and increase everyone's bins to 240L for waste, recycle and green like other councils do. |
24 |
All the above will cause roadside dumping |
25 |
Along with the reduced operation of Sussex Inlet it could be useful to get access one weekend per month to the closest facility such as Ulladulla or Nowra |
26 |
Alternate weekends open with West Nowra, Huskisson and Ulladulla. |
27 |
Always wondered why there is no large green bins supplied to households as in Sydney. Is it a cost factor or would it overall save money if bins were supplied and collected? |
28 |
Any alterations will
only increase illegal dumping. |
29 |
Area growing lot more,
land open for housing. |
30 |
Areas of low population density have to be subsidised when it comes to community services like garbage tips. If the tip at Sussex were closed, council would be required to come and collect rubbish dumped in the bush at considerable cost. |
31 |
As a rate payer the current operations at Sussex Inlet must not be reduced at all AND buyback facility must be re-instated. Any change in this essential service will result in illegal dumping and risks to health and safety. Sussex Inlet waste facility is a basic local govt. service not a vehicle for cost saving. |
32 |
As an absentee owner - as most people are in Cudmirrah - the tip Is a vital source |
33 |
As rate payers who pay the same as people in more central centres, we deserve close facilities without losing services. Otherwise we should be discounted for inconvenience. |
34 |
As this is a service the council needs to recognise that such facilities don't have to run at a profit. That's why we pay rates. |
35 |
At least 4 scheduled bulky waste collection days per year. If there are no other options than closure of the facility. |
36 |
Be aware that if the tip is closed permanently, there will be an increase in illegal dumping |
37 |
Be aware you may start an illegal dumping problem in a national park area, so a complete closure is a risky decision. |
38 |
Being open weekends only is easier to remember than for example reducing hours or making it one weekend a month. Sussex Inlet also has a new subdivision so more people. It is worth keeping it open definitely, otherwise people may dump illegally |
39 |
Bring back Buyback |
40 |
Bring back buyback. Need green waste bin |
41 |
Bring back the buyback. Consider allowing a local community group to run this. |
42 |
Builders need to use the tip on week days Mondays to Fridays. |
43 |
Burn you own waste or put it in the bush |
44 |
Buyback should be reinstated at Sussex facility, it was great for getting items that could be reused. |
45 |
By closing this facility will result in dumping of rubbish between Sussex and the nearest dumping facility. Any consideration given to council’s approval of increased population for Sussex area? |
46 |
Caution - Unfortunately residents/holiday makers will resort to dumping waste in bushland or national parks effecting the environment. Retrieving waste maybe difficult and costly. |
47 |
Changing things only leaves more mess or rubbish. Old mattresses all over the place even now are an eye sore for visitors. Prices are too high so some people throw them everywhere |
48 |
Charge more for commercial waste. Add green waste bin to weekly collection in town. |
49 |
close and get scheduled bulky waste collection days service and we need regular garden waste bins |
50 |
Close Bendalong, Lake
Conjola, Kioloa & Kangaroo Valley. |
51 |
Close Berry, Kangaroo Valley, Bendalong, Lake Conjola |
52 |
Close Kioloa, Lake
Conjola, Bendalong & Kangaroo Valley. |
53 |
Close my house on Fri,
Sat and Sun. |
54 |
Close the facility for domestic users but retain on reduced hours for our commercial users. We must assist our caravan park owners and operators as they bring vital economic pluses to our area. |
55 |
Close the library (or other similar underutilised service). We actually utilise the 'tip' & consider a fundamental service provided by our rates |
56 |
Closing any of the above will result in illegal dumping and cost council to remove anyway. Closing the Sussex tip will discriminate against the many elderly residents who are unable to drive safely to alternate locations |
57 |
Closing Sussex Inlet will result in more pollution (Extra Fuel to access alternative facilities) and will encourage dumping |
58 |
Closing Sussex tip will
cause an increase in illegal dumping. Many people, pensioners, low income
families, could not afford or would not have a trailer to travel to Huskisson
and it would cause financial hardship to many small businesses who use the
tip on a regular basis. |
59 |
Closing Sussex will result in an increase in general litter and illegal dumping to its isolation. Please don't. |
60 |
Closing the facility
will lead to more illegal dumping. |
61 |
Closing the tip will lead to rubbish being dumped in bushland |
62 |
Closing the tip will only encourage more dumping which will cost the council even more so that is not an option |
63 |
Closing this tip will cause an increase in illegal dumping |
64 |
Closure of the facility will result in the dumping of waste material in national parks and waterways plus additional roadside dumping. The Sussex facility is a service that rate payers are entitled to by council regardless of both financially viable or not. |
65 |
Council are there to provide a service to ratepayers. This is one of the most important services council provides. Just do it. Run the tip and recycle centre again |
66 |
Council could learn to manage the operation and our council fees without wasting money (Council rates pay for this service) |
67 |
Council should provide full and accurate cost break up to enable residents to make an informed decision not just a questionnaire (loaded at that) |
68 |
Council should support a state wide system of cash deposits on all recyclable containers (e.g. S.Aust) to encourage less into landfill. Low income earners could be state govt subsidised for the initial cost outlay |
69 |
Council to subsidise tip remaining as is. With the new developments occurring in Sussex, the tip will get busier. Leave it as is |
70 |
Current major development and recently approved rezoning for future development in Sussex will certainly change the usage over the coming 5 years |
71 |
Cut back on office staff and their entitlements like the struggling small businesses do otherwise there will be no taxes to pay their wages |
72 |
Cut council expenses at its admin levels |
73 |
Dear enough, that's why only 2 times a year with vouchers |
74 |
Def no increase in fees rate payers should be exempt from fees |
75 |
Definitely do not close
facility. Leave operations as is. |
76 |
Discontinue free vouchers |
77 |
Do not close facility. You know what will happen to all the extra waste generated by additional occupants during weekends and holidays. |
78 |
Do not close Sussex inlet waste transfer facility service is already limited to a few days per week. No green bin garden waste (lawn & tree/scrub) clippings are collected by council regularly from kerbside. What do we pay rates for, if not a regular convenient waste collection service save money elsewhere? |
79 |
Do not close the tip. People will dump everything on the side of the roads and in the bush. The whole area will become a tip. |
80 |
Do not shut the Sussex inlet Recycling and Waste Facility as it will significantly increase the illegal dumping in the adjacent National Parks |
81 |
Do your job and keep
providing services for our area. What are you doing with the money - garbage
collection rates? From the houses that are not used expect during holidays. |
82 |
Does it really have to run at a profit? Does the library service run at a profit? Does the mayor or councillors run at a profit? |
83 |
don't change the service facility |
84 |
Don't close our tip. People & builders will just dump rubbish into the environment. Other tips are too far away. |
85 |
Don't close Sussex
Inlet tip! |
86 |
Due to the size of the population this service will never be profitable. Not knowing the number of employees to reduce the numbers may be and answer |
87 |
Due to transport problems it is not possible to go elsewhere. Closing Sussex Inlet tip is not an option |
88 |
educate people to recycle more efficiently way to many recyclable goods end in landfill |
89 |
Eliminate waste vouchers and use fee for use. Too many people trade or sell the voucher. Also the increased cost is better than not having a local tip. |
90 |
Everyday service |
91 |
Everything at Sussex is
good the way it is. |
92 |
Expand the buyback centre and shed to protect items such as lounges, timber furniture from the weather |
93 |
First option would be a household collection of residents kerbside either councils dates yearly or as Wollongong does- 2 kerbside clean-ups per year at their convenience |
94 |
For goodness sake, catch up with other councils 90% offer green waste bin pick up. Your tips costs are overpriced at present. Remember this is a service not a profit making business. We pay rates for this. |
95 |
For old people green waste is a must as one can’t cope with it without a green bin as in other council areas. |
96 |
Fortnightly green waste
bin collections. |
97 |
Get rid of the overpaid dead wood out of the Taj Mahal council chambers if you want to save money |
98 |
Given the amount of recycling items littering the area now a regular, free pick up service for bulky goods |
99 |
Given what little service we get from the Council overall, a reduction in service will never be a surprise. |
100 |
GO back to providing crushed concrete and brick for driveways and soil to public |
101 |
Green bins emptied fortnightly |
102 |
Green collection. 3 quarters of my red bin is garden waste every week |
103 |
Green Waste bin for fortnight collection would help |
104 |
Green waste collection or bin |
105 |
Green waste collection would be useful say fortnightly in summer. |
106 |
Green waste should be free and recycled into potting mix for resale. |
107 |
Green waste will be an issue, hopefully dumping will not increase |
108 |
Half days as above would suit most locals |
109 |
Happy with services |
110 |
Have a buyback centre like Moss Vale tip and employ dole people |
111 |
Have a free council collection services from the front of all homes, every 2 weeks. Same as we already do with the recycling bins. Less likely to have people dumping rubbish in the bush, parks, soccer fields, boat ramp etc if there's a free service |
112 |
Have a third green waste bin. |
113 |
Have heavy users pay
more. Have an after-hours drop off point, have the facility unmanned. |
114 |
Have metal recycling bins |
115 |
Have regular green waste collections on the alternate 'recycling bin' week as happens at Sutherland Shire council. |
116 |
Have you factored in
the cost of rubbish etc? |
117 |
Having moved here from Bankstown, over the years the tip function was reduced from free to ratepayers to closed and moved out of the district & fully charged - resulting in roadside dumping |
118 |
Hold car boot/trailer
sales/exchange on regular basis at tip. |
119 |
How about due to the proposed increase in population to Sussex inlet you leave the tip as it is.....There's that and also supply a green waste bin would help too |
120 |
I am a bit worried if the tip is closed people may start using the bush track to dump there rubbish |
121 |
I am really impressed with the available service. The guys there are excellent! It’s always neat and tidy. They are friendly and helpful. Well done |
122 |
I can see no
alternative to keeping this S.I facility open. Should it close, I am sure
residents (especially seniors) will not travel at least 35km to the closest
waste facility at Huskisson. |
123 |
I currently live in the
ACT. Want to move permanently to Sussex, the loss of waste disposal
facilities would be a huge mistake. There's no bulk waste collection here and
it costs a fortune to go to the tip. |
124 |
I don't agree with any of the options other than keeping the tip open in its present form. How will the data be used to get the outcome you are looking for? |
125 |
I don't agree with reduction of any kind. Of course it’s going to run at a loss, its waste. Increase Buyback to generate income. Buyback is successful at other facilities because it is considerably larger |
126 |
I don't drive as I'm in
my 90's & have to rely on the generosity of friends to take my rubbish to
the tip, & this is when they have spare time to do so for me. I certainly
could not ask them to travel longer distances as they are doing me a favour. |
127 |
I don't think the
Sussex Inlet tip should close as it is extremely well run. I don't think
every department within the council needs to be a money making concern. |
128 |
I don't want to find that people dump rubbish in the bush because council close the tip |
129 |
I have not numbered '7' as I don't agree with closing parts as all parts reduce landfill and help the community especially the buyback with so many rental properties. The other parts are also needed and reduce dumping of rubbish/recycling and green waste. |
130 |
I really like the way Sussex Inlet tip is operated. 100% better than the local tip at Bargo in the Wollondilly Shire |
131 |
I think it is vital that the tip is open but maybe weekends only. |
132 |
I think we should have a green bin for plants and cuttings |
133 |
If closed people will dump more in bush areas we think. We have people on restricted licences who need this facility |
134 |
If closed people will start to dump in bush and that is not good. |
135 |
If closed some people will dumped rubbish etc. in our bushlands. We do not wish for that to happen |
136 |
If closing is the only
solution, why not have 'over a month' green bin collection or increase
vouchers. |
137 |
If council makes any changes it will attract residents to dump unwanted items and rubbish in the bush, which in turn will cost council ( or should I say rate payers more in the long run) to clean up. |
138 |
If council takes away the facilities they will surely have higher costs from cleaning up waste being dumped on the side of roads or in our beautiful bushland |
139 |
If facility closes Sussex residence receive more tip vouchers |
140 |
if green waste bins were supplied the need for going to the facility would be greatly minimised but would need to be collected weekly through the summer months |
141 |
If green waste is to be shut down then add a green bin to collection alternate weekends to recycling bin. Twice yearly pickups of tree branches esp after storms and twice yearly removal of house wastage eg furniture, mattress |
142 |
If open only 1 day a week, the hours would need to be 8am - 5pm |
143 |
If Sussex Inlet waste facility is reduced ratepayers should expect a reduction in our council rates |
144 |
If Sussex tip is closed
where would the rubbish go? |
145 |
If the facility is closed the bush will be filled and the environment 'pays'. We would not object to an extra cost |
146 |
If the facility is closed there will be more dumping of rubbish in our national parks and surrounding bush. We need plan to stop this |
147 |
If the facility is closed, illegal dumping will increase dramatically generating an even more expensive clean up. |
148 |
If the Sussex centre has to close, it will only increase the illegal dumping in the area - not all council services are able to operate cost neutral. |
149 |
If the Sussex Inlet
facility closes there would be an increase in dumping in the bush and
roadsides. |
150 |
If the tip at Sussex Inlet is closed or have reduced hours, the bush surrounding the area is the alternative for rubbish dumping. This happened the last time hours were reduced. |
151 |
If the tip is closed more and more rubbish will be dumped in the national parks and council areas. Who will be responsible for the removal of the rubbish? |
152 |
If the tip was closed, Sussex Inlet would turn into a tip. I’ve seen it happen all over the past 25 years when the tip closes. |
153 |
If the waste facility were to close people would dump rubbish in bushland and isolated streets, costing council a lot of money to clean up the mess |
154 |
If tip closes what is cost of clean up after dumpers? |
155 |
If tip is closed our bush areas & streets will be littered with debris. Locals who cannot drive to Huskisson will have no other options - discrimination |
156 |
If tips close all together, than we will see more people dumping rubbish. |
157 |
If we do not have this it will go back to everyone dumping anywhere |
158 |
If we don't have a waste depot there will be a lot of rubbish around the area that would be a BIG problem |
159 |
If you close any of the tips there would be a lot of rubbish in the bush as people would not travel |
160 |
If you close it unfortunately many idiots will dump in the bush. We don't want this |
161 |
If you close it will only lead to dumping |
162 |
If you close Sussex Inlet tip, it will end up in the bush we get it now. |
163 |
If you close the tip are you willing to clean up the bush, springs road, Sussex road |
164 |
If you close the tip you better have plenty of workers to collect the rubbish on the side of the roads. |
165 |
If you close these facilities it will lead to our streets and area turned into dumping areas. |
166 |
If you close this tip completely you will have a major increase in dumping in the national park |
167 |
If you do not have some sort of local facility available- they will just dump it in the bush, as they did before. |
168 |
If you provide green waste to houses fortnightly, you could then operate tip at lesser opening times. Green is biggest issue |
169 |
If you shut down this service, it will no doubt result in more unlawful dumping in the bush - a most unwelcome prospect |
170 |
Improve efficiency in other councils areas e.g. road works take a ridiculous amount of time using excess wages and other costs - improve other areas - leave waste depots alone. |
171 |
Improve weekly waste
pickup alternate |
172 |
In local paper it stated that a new local development off Sussex Inlet Rd will be constructed. As a result more people will be in this area. If it is closed down a lot of people will be travelling a long distance to drop off waste. |
173 |
In some other areas there is provision (unmanned) to drop cardboard/paper for recycle 24 hours/7 days a week |
174 |
In such a large council area multiple facilities for waste/recycling are essential. Closure will almost certainly result in illegal dumping of waste. Profitability of the facility is not paramount. Council rates are for paying for these facilities. Reduced days and hours is a compromise that at the very least, must be considered. |
175 |
In summary it does not matter what we say. The Council shall look for the most cost effective way to solve this problem. whilst our land rates continue to rise |
176 |
In the event of the facility being open on 3 days, hours of operation should be 7:30am - 4 pm |
177 |
Include green waste collection in home garbage service |
178 |
Increase commercial
charges i.e. obvious trucked builders waste. |
179 |
Increase operation to 5
working days. This is a growing region in a sensitive area (National parks,
state forest) to reduce waste management. |
180 |
Increase operations to 5 days per week. This is a growing region surrounded by national parks. No price can be put on priorities to keep this area rubbish and litter free |
181 |
Increase price of buyback items slightly |
182 |
Increase service to 7 days a week, 365 days per year and reduce gate fees. |
183 |
Introduce a green waste bin with fortnightly pick up |
184 |
Introduce a large green
bin facility for green waste, |
185 |
is this facility was to be closed there would be more illegal dumping costing the council more |
186 |
Issue 1 free voucher
per year to rate payers but allow these to accumulate over 2-3 years. |
187 |
Issue a windscreen sticker for local waste operations e.g. Sussex inlet rate payers and increase the gate fees for people not displaying one. |
188 |
Issue the 240L green waste bin to all premises. this will reduce the need for ratepayers to visit the facilities |
189 |
It would be very inconvenient to have to travel 40 minutes to get to a tip from Sussex just to take a trailer load of rubbish to the tip.... |
190 |
It’s going to cost more for council to employ staff to remove waste dumped on the side of the road or in the bush, that's what will happen if you close the tip. It’s happening now with all the doles around here |
191 |
Just keep things as is because the town is getting bigger |
192 |
Keep as existing or reduce your rates and subsidise ratepayers to travel to up to 20kms to do something. Council is obliged to supply. |
193 |
Keep as is. Tip is
cleanest and tidiest I have ever visited. |
194 |
Keep facility open to prevent illegal dumping |
195 |
Keep Gary at tip at Sussex |
196 |
Keep open to reduce junk dumping in other areas |
197 |
Keep services as is but carry out street waste pick ups |
198 |
Keep the facilities
open and avoid dumping and littering keep our Shoalhaven beautiful |
199 |
Kerbside Pickups |
200 |
Large skips bins placed around area at regular times. Left for a day or two and then removed |
201 |
Large waste bins at each residence - same size as recycle bin. |
202 |
Larger residential lot (1650m2) with sizeable quantity of green waste, with a green bin service. Local tip essential |
203 |
Leave as is |
204 |
Leave as is |
205 |
Leave as is |
206 |
Leave as is |
207 |
Leave as it. |
208 |
Leave Garry there to keep the facility running smoothly |
209 |
Leave it alone. It is a community asset that minimises illegal dumping and keeps the community clean and tidy by being low cost |
210 |
Leave it alone. We (the town) need somewhere to take our waste. The added amount of trailer traffic to other facilities would be terrible |
211 |
Leave our tip as is |
212 |
Leave Sussex tip and buy back open. |
213 |
Leave the service as it is, as it is a service that is required by the local residence. |
214 |
Leave the tip as it is. Many residents in Sussex Inlet have 'Sussex 'drivers licences so cannot leave town to go elsewhere. |
215 |
Leave tip opening days
the same. |
216 |
Lobby state government to assist council in managing waste thru subsides for rural councils to fund their waste facilities - the waste levy money government collect could be used for this |
217 |
Lobby state government to reduce cost of disposal, so it does not affect the residents of lower socio-economic areas and pensioners who can't drive to Nowra/Ulladulla |
218 |
Local development will increase, need for tip to remain and hope this could just be an excuse for developers for more money. |
219 |
look at costs in other councils for waste management and perhaps an increase in that cost with 4 rate instalments ratepayers could budget the increase |
220 |
Look, you have not provided details of cost implications of any of the options above, and the forced 1-10 ranking strongarms all respondents to select reduced hours of operation as the options of least harm. Couldn't you just be honest and say "we need to reduce opening hours across the seven regional facilities to reduce total cost of operations. Your Sussex Inlet facility is currently open on these days/times, we need to cut out a full day or two half days, tell us which is the least painful option". Council has the information about usage patterns, Council has details of operational costs, if you want an informed response then give us the information so we can provide informed feedback, otherwise give us an options paper with the cost/benefit information to support an informed dialogue. This survey is poorly designed, it is incapable of providing meaningful information and has the community running around in a panic that Council is closing these regional facilities. That may not be the intention but that is how I heard about the current consultation process, I was told "Council wants to close the Sussex waste facility". Cue the hysteria. Come on, you can do better than this. |
221 |
Make greens free - you sell it as a compost |
222 |
May reduce the days but
make them alternate days and hours of the weeks/fortnight. |
223 |
Maybe have items for buy back again to recoup some small costs? |
224 |
More free dumping days, better signage when facility is open |
225 |
Most Definitely take no
action |
226 |
most of our waste is
put in the bins supplied we are only two elderly people so do not make a lot
of waste |
227 |
My wife & I are very happy for the (waste facility) tip to operate one day a week so as we can keep it in Sussex Inlet |
228 |
N/A we only come down occasionally and don't really use the tip |
229 |
Need green waste bin |
230 |
Need the tip, otherwise rubbish is dumped in the bush |
231 |
Need to consider and place a value on environmental impact of illegal dumping which will occur in event of facility closing. |
232 |
Needed during holiday periods |
233 |
Nil |
234 |
No |
235 |
No |
236 |
No free vouchers or increase gate fees |
237 |
No money ever gets spent on Sussex Inlet. Just another blow to our little town. Watch out councillors in the next elections |
238 |
No other options 'given
we pay our rates the same as the other areas' mentioned. We strongly object
to any reduced services given the distances mentioned as options. |
239 |
No other options to consider. Tip should be as above and tip vouchers to be still sent. |
240 |
No other options. The rate of illegal dumping will increase significantly with the clean-up bill being left to council. |
241 |
No tip will increase illegal dumping and damage to the environment |
242 |
None |
243 |
None, unless you will pay my petrol costs to drive to Huskisson 60km, 30km each way, to Ulladulla/ Nowra 100km, 50km each way |
244 |
Note: Closing the tip will only generate illegal dumping which will in turn cost the council further costs which would exceed the cost of running the tip. |
245 |
Note: If you make it difficult, people will dump in the bush. Cross subsidisation (e.g. Civic Theatre) occurs for other services. Waste services are essential for the environment. |
246 |
One weekend |
247 |
Open 3 x half day/week e.g. Mon, Wed Fri pm. |
248 |
Open 5 days a week and charge more for landfill waste (Double the price) but build larger shop and encourage more sales |
249 |
Open buyback up |
250 |
Open every day top. |
251 |
Open facility in holiday periods |
252 |
open for a week or month every 6 months |
253 |
Open from 10am to 4pm |
254 |
Open the buyback/recycling again |
255 |
Open the tip 7 days per
week. |
256 |
Open twice a month all day (Fri & Sat) |
257 |
Open up the Buyback again |
258 |
Operate Buyback system - Council closed it. |
259 |
Operate half day on several days a week including weekends & holidays (school & others) periods. |
260 |
Or: Rubbish out the
front once a month, or green waste bins/grass |
261 |
Our major concerns are if partially reducing or closing Sussex Inlet waste depot may create issues with people dumping rubbish. We participate in clean up Australia day regularly and are amazed by what we find. |
262 |
Our tip at Sussex Inlet should be kept open as this is a holiday town and when these holiday makers come here and we have no tip what is going to happen to their rubbish??? also lots of pensioners live here how are some of them expected to get to the other places to dump their rubbish. |
263 |
People are only going to drop waste in the surrounding bushland there needs to be a functioning tip. |
264 |
People with holiday
homes pay the same rates as owner/occupiers full time but cannot avail
ourselves of many services. |
265 |
Perhaps common sense could prevail here. A waste depot is an essential service. Without it you/we would see a drastic increase in the illegal dumping of all measure of rubbish on our roadsides, parks, and the bush. If we don't have the facility or if fees are increased - poor &/or ignorant people will not prioritise rubbish disposal responsibility. If reducing days is to be an option - the facility must include at least a Saturday &/or Sunday to provide for the many absentee owners who utilise their cottage during holidays and weekends. I also believe that Christmas holiday and Easter holiday operational hours remain exactly as they are. |
266 |
Permanent residents
need green waste collection if tip closed. Perhaps communal waste deposit
area in Cudmirrah/Berrara (small villages) for holiday house users to leave
small volumes of general waste/recycling/green waste in skips. Would avoid
part filled bins left on street before and after collection. |
267 |
Plan for the future - Sussex Inlet is going to grow and this is an essential service. |
268 |
Please do not close
this facility. |
269 |
Please do not shut our tip! We already deal with so much illegal dumping (which we take to the tip ourselves) this will only make it worse |
270 |
Please don't close it. Has been there forever and there are always multiple cars there each time we visit which is once or twice a month |
271 |
Please don't close the
facility. Closure would be a backward step for the community. |
272 |
Please find copy from the In letter inside. we agree whole heartily with it |
273 |
Please introduce domestic green bins to Sussex and Shoalhaven |
274 |
Please note, that if the local facility is closed there will be a lot of dumping in the bush which will in turn cost significantly to clean. |
275 |
Prefer at least 1 day operation per week |
276 |
Prefer to keep as if but if needed make 3 days a week. This is highly needed in the township of Sussex inlet. |
277 |
Proposed now approved development at golf course will necessitate increased use. |
278 |
Provide a green waste bin to all full time residents collected fortnightly in summer |
279 |
Provide a weekly or fortnightly green (garden waste) bin collection service to reduce need for attendance at facility. |
280 |
Provide fortnightly green bin. |
281 |
Provide green bin for garden refuse. Council to provide bin to be collected and emptied fortnightly |
282 |
Provide green bins and you will have less visits from ratepayers. In an area with so much vegetation, it is ridiculous that there is no bin provided to householders for this purpose |
283 |
Provide green waste (large)
bin and collect fortnightly |
284 |
Provide green waste bins collected fortnightly, and then reduce number of facilities to Nowra/Ulladulla etc. |
285 |
Provide green waste bins like most other councils |
286 |
Provide green waste bins to households the same as other councils. Composting not an option for most residents |
287 |
Provide green waste
bins. |
288 |
Provide weekly green waste bin pickup |
289 |
Put a levy on rates call it "Environmental Waste Management Fee" |
290 |
Put our SCC rates to better use by keeping these facilities open rather than road site picnics/camping areas where tourists abuse the facilities & put no money into the community |
291 |
Put recycling into general waste |
292 |
Recently I registered and dumped 'suspected' asbestos sheeting at Nowra tip in accordance with council requirements. Later I observed many fibro sheets dumped in local bushland. Council now must have removed these at some cost. I suggest council provide a more efficient asbestos dumping process as there is a lot of fibro dwelling in the area. |
293 |
Reduce bureaucracy, increase size, reduce restrictions |
294 |
Reduce Christmas opening to 2 days per week |
295 |
Reduce hours as
specified. Put up gate fees to $2-0.0 and over. |
296 |
Reduce labour from 2 to 1 person |
297 |
Reduce the cost of tipping fees, so that people would be encouraged to use the local tip more, and stop legal dumping |
298 |
Reduce the number of free waste vouchers (that arrive with rates notices) from 2 to 1. |
299 |
Reintroduced Buyback at Sussex waste transfer station |
300 |
Remember we do pay
council rates and you are obligated to provide a service. |
301 |
Rent out buyback centre so if you need parts or steel or wood etc. or cycle parts like a garage sale, all day |
302 |
Retain Sussex Inlet direct Lake Conjola to Sussex Inlet withdraw holiday and voucher concessions. |
303 |
Review operating
processes - staffing, cost structures. |
304 |
Roadside Collection |
305 |
Run all waste facilities in a similar fashion to Moss Vale, and use charitable organisations and work for the dole subsidised staff. Closure or reduction in services results in increase illegal dumping which will be more expensive to clean than running the tips |
306 |
Run at a loss. As this
is a holiday area council rarely empties all household bins. |
307 |
Sack councillors, Gash
& all the other no good grubs. Where all excess rubbish is at peak
holiday times going to go, caravan parks etc. |
308 |
Save money by stream lining the councils work efficiency. There is a lot of time wasting compared to private sector. |
309 |
Scavenging should be allowed for true recycling |
310 |
Sell more through by
back crush brick and concrete for road base and sell. |
311 |
Shame on you. What next - cancel road mending in areas too far away from Nowra because it’s 'too expensive'? Cross - subsidies keep communities together. Increase all rates if necessary |
312 |
Should these facilities close, our forest will become a tip. Maybe the EPA or forestry might think of investing some money to protect our forests |
313 |
Some actions will increase illegal dumping's. Council must remember they are there to provide services to the community. Not a profit making centre |
314 |
Sometimes I feel if residents can’t afford to pay for fees, they tend to leave it on the roadside. |
315 |
Sometimes you have to
have a loss to win |
316 |
Stop the waste depot vouchers with rates |
317 |
Stop wasting rate payer’s money on councillors. Reduce their rate of pay. Sussex needs a tip |
318 |
Sub-contract the facility to a private company - make it just for recycling only |
319 |
Supply a green waste bin. |
320 |
Supply green bins to households |
321 |
supply green waste bin |
322 |
Supply green waste bin collected fortnightly and increase the kerbside recycling to 4 per year and on-call garden and bulky waste pickup and this could be offset by cancelling 'No charge' domestic tip vouchers |
323 |
Supply green waste bins |
324 |
Supply green waste bins at no extra charge |
325 |
Supply green waste bins for fortnightly pickup |
326 |
Supply households with a green bin |
327 |
Supply our homes with separate green waste bins to be collected fortnightly |
328 |
Supply residents with a green waste bin |
329 |
Supply residents with green waste bin |
330 |
Supply trailers and petrol vouchers for what is a Council responsibility - since when is Council supposed to make a profit |
331 |
Surely council doesn't want rubbish dumped into the bush &/or water. Some council services may run at a "loss" in the smaller areas that's why Sussex is part of the Shoalhaven council, to equalise cost across the community |
332 |
Sussex has a lot of elderly residence that cannot travel out of town, closing the tip would only make things difficult and also that we don't have green waste bins. I personally wouldn't like to drive all the way to Husky to go to the tip. |
333 |
Sussex has already gone from a waste depot to transfer station and reduced to 4 days a week |
334 |
Sussex Inlet has 23 caravan/camping sites. What happened to their collective garbage and green waste if the tip is closed? I understood the tip to be a council service to ratepayers, what has changed. Some services do not make profits - it is a service |
335 |
Sussex Inlet is only to get larger with new building planning and also no dump will cause illegal dumping |
336 |
Sussex is growing - I
do not want to drive to Huskisson. |
337 |
Sussex tip cannot close. Council has just approved 700 new house lots. There will be more and more people. We do not want to see waste dumped into the Nat. Park. Pensioners who can’t drive to Ulladulla or Husky. What do they do?? |
338 |
Sussex tip should be making money not losing with the amount of usage it gets. Do your sums and get better management as the alternative will be disastrous. |
339 |
Take no action |
340 |
Take the gate off. If money is a problem, people will dump in bush and side off road. |
341 |
Thank you for consulting but surely some council services can run at a loss, otherwise we would not need to pay rates (the other option) |
342 |
the $3 million cost is creative accounting |
343 |
The council business and the rate payers should get together to find ways of recycling the waste |
344 |
The current tip services are a must to limit illegal dumping of garden waste and waste goods in our bushlands areas. This is a holiday village and many private holiday homes. Owners need access to the tip on the weekends. |
345 |
The facility needs to be retained. Customers would not have 50km + to dispose of waste, they will dump it nearby. |
346 |
The inevitable result of closing or even severely reducing the Sussex Inlet tip will be to encourage more illegal dumping in the bush |
347 |
The operation at Sussex is very well run. Hard to believe that is a 'significant' loss. Cost of illegal dumping "clean ups" will be significant and be eyesores. |
348 |
The option for on call clean ups is good if council allows at least 12 pickups every calendar year. |
349 |
The recycle/tip is an essential service to the area and our services should not be reduced. Litter and illegal dumping is enough of a problem now. |
350 |
The tip is a service
for local communities not a profit making or break even business of council.
I pay council rates in order to receive council services. I will not drive
90km round trip to go to another tip. |
351 |
The tip should be open 4 days a week for households, tradespeople and holiday makers Fri- Mon (ind) |
352 |
The tip should stay open over the Christmas period as it does now, for garbage/paper/bottles as we always have to take the above at least twice in this period as well of having the normal pickups. |
353 |
The town is increasing rapidly in size. We must produce the amenities to suit. |
354 |
The town needs the tip. Try only opening at the end of the week and alternate Sundays |
355 |
There are no other options. The building of new estates equals increased population, no one will drive 45mins to a tip, instead of reduced services we should be getting improved services |
356 |
There are no other options. We demand this basic right. Make your 'financial adjustments' elsewhere in the council budget, for example - EXCESS STAFFING in Administration/Management positions |
357 |
There is a need for a local waste station otherwise people will became irresponsible and dump illegally, which will cause more problems |
358 |
There is no other options we can see for our area, as our waste facility is a vital part of our community, otherwise we will be seeing our bush filled with rubbish. |
359 |
There should be green waste bins like most other councils have. |
360 |
There's already a lot of dumping of illegal waste in the area. Closing the tip or increasing fees will only exacerbate the problem |
361 |
Think of our rights. We pay rates. If you change our dump times you must reduce our rates. |
362 |
This should be a service provided by the council and covered by the rates |
363 |
this survey is not easy to fill in, was it deliberately designed to exclude seniors who are the majority down here |
364 |
this waste facility is very much needed by the local community who the majority are elderly there is also an 800 lot submission planned to go ahead in the next 12 months |
365 |
This whole area would become a dump if residents are expected to travel over 40kms (each way) there and back to a tip. A large holiday area where holiday home owners would not appreciate not tip! |
366 |
This whole cross subsidy is literally rubbish. Council cross subsidises playing fields, libraries and nearly every other service and they are funded from rates. If you really want to save money close the entertainment centre which is funded by millions from the general funds |
367 |
Tip at Sussex is needed. There are a number of elderly residents and having to travel elsewhere would be unacceptable |
368 |
Tip is only open now
Fri, Sat, Sun, and Mon. If it closes or reduced people will just dump it in
the bush or on the side of the roads. |
369 |
To close would be council’s best option and stuff. The business and rate payers and holiday residents, they can go elsewhere. You must look at other alternatives, gate cost yes, used days, shorter hours per day |
370 |
Too far to travel, it would increase illegal dumping |
371 |
To look at when people most use the depot/recycling - waste e.g. school holidays/ summer and winter operations. What they are there for |
372 |
Twice a month |
373 |
Un manned transfer station |
374 |
Unlimited green waste for ratepayers |
375 |
Use 35 years of past wharf fees collected to help with finances, as no maintenance has been carried out on canals |
376 |
Use a 'green waste' bin as in Sutherland Shire and Eurobodalla - maybe once every 2 weeks or once a month (it works for me at Eurobodalla) |
377 |
Use Sussex Inlet rates
for Sussex Inlet facilities only. |
378 |
Very well maintain friendly staff always willing to help. Buyback is best to be open as people will start to dump on side of road. There is needy people that use this buyback. Better than going into landfill. Council does make a profit on buyback as no cost to council to buy. |
379 |
Waste collection should be a natural part of council services funded from rate payments. It is not naturally expected to be other than an expense (day to day) of council operations |
380 |
We are a holiday accommodation service. With no tip facility in town would add to time away from job. Cost increase for recycling etc. Absolutely ludicrous |
381 |
We are not in Sussex Inlet that often so we could if necessary fit in with the second part of Q4 |
382 |
We are pleased with the management of that facility. |
383 |
We are self-funded
pension. Too expensive to go to other towns for tip. The buyback at Sussex is
fantastic and staff. |
384 |
We believe closure of Sussex Inlet facility would result in huge increase in illegal dumping of rubbish in surrounding bushland areas. |
385 |
We cannot leave our bins out as it is not secure. Please keep the facility open to provide us with a way to remove rubbish even though we have to pay extra for a service that we don't receive. |
386 |
We cannot travel 60 or 100km (return trip) with waste in our station wagon. Closing tip will mean 'dumping'. Prices are already high (tip fees). We are seeing more dumping now. |
387 |
We feel some services should be provided by council irrespective of cost, tips are definitely an essential service, otherwise dumping will happen in surrounding bushland |
388 |
We have a clean responsible town. Closing our tip &/or recycling buyback facilities would not be in the best interest of our town. Owner occupier ?? not the rates are paid. We are not going to be the poor cousins to Nowra or Husky |
389 |
We need a regular green waste collection i.e. fortnightly. This would also discourage the dumping of domestic green waste in bushland which has increased markedly since tipping fees were introduced. |
390 |
we need green bins |
391 |
We need the Sussex
Inlet facility to take out overflow household and garden waste to this site. |
392 |
We need the tip, keep it the same because not only for domestic waste. I am a local concreter and need to drop my old concrete and waste materials there. It costs too much for me to take it to Husky or Nowra tip. |
393 |
We need the tip, other too far away |
394 |
We need the waste depot as Sussex Inlet is a growing area. If it shuts the bush will be full of illegal dumping |
395 |
We need this tip facility especially in holiday times as people just dump their rubbish at the gates or on the road/in bush |
396 |
we pay our rates for services this is a service if you close Sussex tip all that would happen is people would dump illegally that would cost council money |
397 |
We really value this service. We would be really disappointed if this service was cancelled. We don't really use a lot of services in our community and this is one that we want and use. |
398 |
We seem to do ???? about this a lot. Introduce green waste bins like the rest of Australia |
399 |
We want buyback, Sussex is going backwards, does council have to make a profit and tax payers get bugger all. Just cost risers only, and I have to say no action |
400 |
We want our tip - it is a service and if it costs us, so be it. It does not needs to make a profit. S.I is growing and we need this tip |
401 |
We would like our local tip hours and days to remain they are. As a growing community and more land leasing opened up for housing blocks, the need for our tip will only need to be open more often not less. If our tip closes rubbish will be dumped in the bush |
402 |
What is the cost going to be for the dumping of rubbish. No one is going to do a 100 km round trip to then also pay for tip fees. |
403 |
Why close tip when there are another 1000+ homes planned for Sussex |
404 |
Why do we pay rates? It's not meant to make money it's as service not a business. |
405 |
Why is Sussex Inlet facility running at the highest loss? When it is only opened 4 days per week & opened by one person |
406 |
Why should Sussex Inlet be a target for recycling & waste disposal expenses? Higher council rates that we pat should cover any operating cost of this necessary community service. |
407 |
With Berrara/Cudmirrah surrounded by national park, I'm concerned that illegal dumping will happen if all services disappear at Sussex |
408 |
With Buyback reopened |
409 |
With future development
of the Ralph Lucas estate (800 homes + commercial + retirement villages)
Sussex Inlet tip needs to be kept open. Waste will be dropped in bushland if
the tip is closed. |
410 |
With the number of housings proposed at Sussex, the tip will be required more and cutting services is not a progressive council. We have worked to get swimming pool, ambulance service and others |
411 |
Without this valued service, it will lead to illegal dumping of all our pristine bush and coastline, costing the council more to clean it up. |
412 |
Would like itemised list of income and outgoing plus a meeting with EPA justifying how our $ are spent |
413 |
Yes |
414 |
Yes it's disappointing
to know that SCC are willing to let go of long standing experienced and
knowledgeable staff for the sake of a drivers licence. |
415 |
You forget that council is employed to service the rate payers - not to make profit on everything they do. We deserve the same rights as rest of the Nowra community & pay the same rates with less services |
416 |
You know if you close these facilities, waste will end up in the waterways and bush as people will not travel far to dump. |
417 |
You must allow local tradies regular access to the tip to avoid waste dumping in the national park, forestry land or near beaches & reserves. Most have 4 x4's to access these areas. |
418 |
You must continue to have a dump at Sussex Inlet (at any cost) otherwise people will dump into the National Park. Also the recycling helps to make our planet sustainable. |
Comments for Question 5:
If waste facilities were closed, what services would you like to see in the area?
1. |
"Community service" To Sussex does not include trips to west Nowra- we are a community and should be serviced. Recycling shed at Sussex must have, cut down on landfill. |
2. |
1) All residents be given the larger red lid waste bin. 2) Introduction of green lid, green waste bin |
3. |
1) Bulky recycling collection 2) Regular green waste collection in separate bins |
4. |
1) Green Bins, 2) Paper/cupboard, 3) Glass/Plastics, 4) General waste. 4 bins like other councils, e.g. Warringah- Northern Beaches |
5. |
2 Annual collection days a year and free in pickups |
6. |
2 clean ups per year as per Sydney |
7. |
2 'On Call' bulky waste collections like Wollongong City Council provides there rate payers. |
8. |
2 vouchers per year |
9. |
3 Bins: 1) Garbage - weekly collection, 2) recycle bin - fortnightly, 3) Green bin - fortnightly. Alternate bins need to be large size to accommodate families |
10. |
3 month clean up including green waste as it’s dumped in the reserve behind us now and council do not seen to even look after either. |
11. |
4 'Clean up' days per year ( as in Metropolitan areas) |
12. |
A bin for green waste |
13. |
A council restructure ASAP |
14. |
A dedicated green bin - our lawn clippings fill the red bin therefore wasting landfill space, could go to recycle garden waste |
15. |
A free green waste bin |
16. |
A green waste bin, like most other councils have |
17. |
A green bin for garden waste |
18. |
A green bin, as well as yellow bin collected alternate weeks. |
19. |
A green waste bin to be provided and emptied on opposite day/week to recycling bin |
20. |
A green waste bin collected weekly |
21. |
A large size domestic waste bin in each residence - not the present small bin - collected once a week |
22. |
A service to pick up rubbish which is already being dumped in the bush because of tip costs |
23. |
A service where you can put out your unwanted items twice/three times a year and you call council to arrange pickup- free service |
24. |
At what cost? |
25. |
Add a green waste bin for vegetable scraps, lawn clippings and pruning wastes, same as Shellharbour council has just introduced |
26. |
Add green waste bin to collected weekly |
27. |
All other |
28. |
All services. Leave the Tip open |
29. |
Also scheduled bulky waste collection days - Important for absentee owners to have flexibility to still remove waste when required. i.e. after storms - green waste etc. |
30. |
And green waste bins. Every other council has them, why not us. With all the bushland it is urgently needed to help fire reduction. Garden waste is a fire hazard from embers in backyards. |
31. |
And hours out of my work day just to dump my rubbish. |
32. |
and on call option |
33. |
And recycling |
34. |
And we would need Green bins. I think people would use bush as a tip |
35. |
As above |
36. |
As is now |
37. |
AS is. We should not be penalised with a reduced service. The tip is not supposed to be a profit making organisation |
38. |
as we have a lot of holiday makers with houses in our area there should be some service for them and not having to travel to Nowra and taking time and money |
39. |
At least 2 or 3 a year |
40. |
At no cost |
41. |
Bulky kerbside collection will only produce rubbish in the streets |
42. |
Bulky waste & recycling |
43. |
Bulky waste should include green waste |
44. |
Bush clean up after everyone dumps illegally in natural bushland, ocean and foreshores. |
45. |
But I wouldn’t want the council charging for this service |
46. |
But include on call request pickup |
47. |
But not limited to small bundles. |
48. |
Collection at least 3 times per year. |
49. |
Collection bin provided for green matter (garden waste). |
50. |
Collection of garden waste using green bins fortnightly |
51. |
Collection of green waste as well as bulky waste. |
52. |
council would not be doing its job if the Sussex inlet waste facility was completely closed |
53. |
Current waste facility is essential |
54. |
Daily pickup service for rubbish dumped on roadside because we do not have a tipping facility in this area |
55. |
Definitely need something over holiday time e.g. Christmas & Easter |
56. |
Do not close |
57. |
Do Not close |
58. |
DO NOT CLOSE SUSSEX INLET WASTE FACILITY |
59. |
Do not close the tip |
60. |
Don’t close |
61. |
Don’t close any facilities |
62. |
Don’t close them |
63. |
Don’t close this necessary facility to save a few bucks |
64. |
Don’t close this useful facility |
65. |
Don’t close tip. |
66. |
Don’t want tip close |
67. |
Due to the volume of commercial waste I generate, no waste services, apart from the current facility, would suit my needs |
68. |
Employ more council employees to clean up the bush tracks - where people will begin to again dump rubbish. |
69. |
Extra recycling/ green waste collection in summer busy months |
70. |
Extra services will also be required to collect what will be dumped |
71. |
Extra tip vouchers, if we have to travel half an hour each way to take rubbish to any of the other facilities |
72. |
facility to remain open |
73. |
First make our streets look like rubbish tips |
74. |
For weekend visiting owners |
75. |
Fortnightly collection of green waste bin |
76. |
Fortnightly garden waste collection |
77. |
Fortnightly green waste bin collection ( as per Sutherland council) |
78. |
Fortnightly green waste bin collection, storm debris collection |
79. |
Fortnightly green waste collection (alternate with paper recycling), & provide green top bin for this |
80. |
Fortnightly or Monthly Scheduled Green Waste Collection |
81. |
Free |
82. |
Free council collections every 2 weeks. Free garden waste bins for all houses, shops, businesses etc. |
83. |
Free green bin |
84. |
Free Hi temp incinerator. Replace small household bins with large ones at no extra cost |
85. |
Free vouchers valid for other tip |
86. |
Garden waste collection |
87. |
Garden waste collection |
88. |
Garden waste collection |
89. |
Garden waste kerbside bin as in other areas ie Eurobodalla |
90. |
Gee, don't tell me the decision is already made as indicated by these questions? |
91. |
get green waste bins and truck collection for recycling bins to be changed from fortnightly to weekly |
92. |
Get real. |
93. |
Give us a green bin so a lot of garden stuff won’t go into landfill |
94. |
Green waste collection |
95. |
Green bin |
96. |
Green bin |
97. |
Green bin |
98. |
Green bin collected every second week (alternatively with yellow bin). This is needed even if the waste facility remains open. |
99. |
Green bin collection as per yellow bin (Once a fortnight). 6 monthly kerbside clean up |
100. |
Green bin collection for garden waste on regular (fortnightly or monthly basis I cannot understand why this green bin collection is not already in place. Bushfire prone area needs regular means to dispose of tree, leaves for safety reasons Shoalhaven is a very large area. It is understandable you need several waste transfer sites Waste collection is a basic council function. We do not even have kerb a guttering. What are we paying for? |
101. |
Green bin collection for green waste on a fortnightly basis |
102. |
Green bin collection of green garden waste |
103. |
Green bin for garden waste. Kerbside pickups |
104. |
Green bin fortnightly |
105. |
Green bin' would be needed if services were closed. |
106. |
Green Bin, Chemical and hazardous pickup i.e. engine oil, batteries etc. |
107. |
Green bin, we need somewhere for green waste |
108. |
Green bins |
109. |
Green bins |
110. |
Green bins (large) for lawn and garden clippings collected fortnightly in summer and monthly in winter |
111. |
Green bins and twice yearly large throw-out waste. |
112. |
Green bins as well as waste and recycle bins. Bulky waste would need to be at least once a month. |
113. |
Green bins emptied fortnightly |
114. |
Green bins for garden waste every 2 weeks. |
115. |
Green bins for grass |
116. |
Green bins for green waste |
117. |
green bins for recycling green waste |
118. |
Green bins for Sussex Inlet |
119. |
Green bins should be provided |
120. |
Green bins suppled and emptied alternate weeks to yellow bins as done in Sydney and to be implemented in Blue Mountains in July |
121. |
Green collection bins |
122. |
Green recycle bin (fortnight collections) |
123. |
Green topped bins at no cost to owners |
124. |
Green waste |
125. |
Green waste |
126. |
Green waste |
127. |
Green waste |
128. |
Green waste |
129. |
Green waste |
130. |
Green waste (perhaps monthly) |
131. |
Green waste (scrub tree branches) mulched on the spot |
132. |
Green waste 240 Litre bin and increase waste bins (red) to 240 Litre |
133. |
Green waste as above |
134. |
Green waste because we are not allowed to burn it at our residential property |
135. |
Green waste bin |
136. |
Green waste bin |
137. |
Green waste bin |
138. |
Green waste bin |
139. |
Green waste bin |
140. |
Green waste bin |
141. |
Green waste bin |
142. |
Green waste bin |
143. |
Green waste bin |
144. |
Green waste bin |
145. |
Green waste bin |
146. |
Green waste Bin |
147. |
Green waste Bin |
148. |
Green waste bin |
149. |
green waste bin |
150. |
Green waste bin |
151. |
Green waste bin |
152. |
Green waste bin |
153. |
Green waste bin |
154. |
Green waste bin (no fee if tip closes) |
155. |
Green waste bin collection |
156. |
Green Waste Bin Collection |
157. |
Green waste bin collection (fortnightly), 6 monthly collection (clean ups) of rubbish, Building materials (as in city suburbs) |
158. |
Green waste bin collection service |
159. |
Green waste bin collections fortnightly |
160. |
green waste bin every second week |
161. |
Green waste bin no charge |
162. |
Green waste bin or collection |
163. |
Green waste bin or scheduled green waste collection days |
164. |
Green waste bin supplied |
165. |
Green waste bin supply and collection |
166. |
Green waste bin, collected fortnightly or monthly |
167. |
Green waste bin. |
168. |
Green waste bin. For free pick up |
169. |
Green waste bins |
170. |
Green waste bins |
171. |
Green waste bins |
172. |
Green waste bins |
173. |
Green waste bins |
174. |
Green waste bins |
175. |
Green waste Bins |
176. |
Green waste bins |
177. |
Green waste bins |
178. |
Green waste bins |
179. |
Green waste bins |
180. |
green waste bins concerns about illegal dumping in our area as is already evident |
181. |
Green waste bins (once a fortnight or once a month) |
182. |
Green waste bins collecting every fortnight |
183. |
Green waste bins for fortnightly collection |
184. |
Green waste bins for garden waste |
185. |
Green waste bins introduced. Chemical free disposal days- 2 times per year. |
186. |
Green waste bins like they have in other areas. People are not going to travel to Nowra to dump branches and lawn clippings. It will create a bigger problem with people dumping stuff in the bush |
187. |
Green waste bins per week |
188. |
green waste bins provided and collected bi-weekly ( same as recycling) |
189. |
Green waste bins!!! |
190. |
Green waste bins, collected fortnightly as in other council areas and 'enviro' as done in Kiama |
191. |
Green waste bins. Don’t charge any. We need green waste bins |
192. |
Green waste bins. If the tip is closed, other services should not be free to prevent dumping |
193. |
GREEN WASTE BINS??????????? |
194. |
Green waste collection |
195. |
Green waste collection |
196. |
Green waste collection |
197. |
Green waste collection |
198. |
Green Waste Collection |
199. |
Green waste collection |
200. |
Green waste collection |
201. |
Green waste collection |
202. |
Green waste collection |
203. |
Green waste collection |
204. |
Green waste collection - green bins provided |
205. |
Green waste collection - monthly |
206. |
Green waste collection bin |
207. |
Green waste collection bins |
208. |
Green waste collection fortnightly |
209. |
Green waste collection on a regular basis |
210. |
Green waste collection on a weekly basis. |
211. |
Green waste collection once a month |
212. |
green waste collection or bins provided, more chemical drop-off days |
213. |
Green waste collection. Would reduce red bin landfill |
214. |
Green waste dumping at any time |
215. |
Green waste especially for those that front or back onto vegetated areas. |
216. |
Green waste kerbside bins at low cost or no extra cost |
217. |
Green waste pick up (Green lid bins) |
218. |
Green waste pickup |
219. |
Green waste pickup |
220. |
Green waste recycle bins re introduced |
221. |
Green waste recycling bin |
222. |
Green waste recycling bins. Also I will place me 'recyclables' in garbage for landfill if recycling closes. |
223. |
Green waste removal |
224. |
Green waste removal |
225. |
Green waste service to homes |
226. |
Green waste, garden rubbish to be introduced |
227. |
Green/Garden waste service |
228. |
Green waste mulching on call |
229. |
Have a green waste bin to be emptied fortnightly |
230. |
Have used Huskisson on closed at Sussex Inlet |
231. |
I do not consider that any of these options are realistic to replace our local waste facility at Sussex Inlet |
232. |
I do not support the closure of Sussex Inlet tip, so no other option is needed. |
233. |
I don’t won’t the facility closed. But we need a green waste bin pick up system |
234. |
I expect the tip to remain open and bulky waste collection days implemented at least twice a year |
235. |
I sell security cameras to detect illegal dumping if you are interested. www.wildlifemonitoring.com.au |
236. |
I would like to see green bins that are collected fortnightly & kerb side clean-up that is collected quarterly. |
237. |
I would prefer to have the council have the tip open 1-2 day(s) a week or even 1-2 days a fortnight rather than have rubbish on the residential streets - which makes the streets look disgusting and lowers morale. |
238. |
If you close our tip I am sure that you will find people dumping our waste all over the area. So I hope you will make a sensible decision when you finally decide what to do with our tip. Sussex inlet resident RS Priestley |
239. |
If you close Sussex Inlet, we need garden waste pickup. |
240. |
Improved easier to use green waste pickup |
241. |
Including Green waste |
242. |
Increase in deterrent for illegal dumping |
243. |
Increase yellow bin service |
244. |
Increased road and parkland patrols to collect dumped rubbish |
245. |
Increasing rates to cover cost of running tip. |
246. |
Introduce a green bin service and be collected alternate week of the yellow bin |
247. |
Introduce a green waste bin |
248. |
Introduce a Green waste collection service |
249. |
Introduce fortnightly green/garden waste collection bin-opposite week to recycle as operated in Sydney areas |
250. |
Just don't remove it! |
251. |
Just remember No tip, The s*!t will end up on the road, in the bush. Like they do now. |
252. |
keep the facility open |
253. |
Keep the same |
254. |
Keep the tip open |
255. |
Keep the tip open |
256. |
Kerbside clean-ups |
257. |
Kerbside collection green waste bins |
258. |
Kerbside green waste collection via large bins say fortnightly |
259. |
Kerbside green waste collection. Certainly don’t want rubbish on the council verges to be picked up. |
260. |
Kerbside Pickups |
261. |
Large Green waste bin. |
262. |
Large size red bin |
263. |
Larger bins as a standard at no extra cost. Green waste bins |
264. |
Larger bins with no extra cost (to rate payers) or extra free disposal tickets for other depots |
265. |
Larger bins, 1 x waste, 1 x green waste 1 x recycle |
266. |
Larger red bins, increase pick up days to twice a week & recycling to once a week. Also supply residents with a green bin like Eurobodalla shire council with pickup once a week |
267. |
Leave as is |
268. |
Leave as is - Sussex has already been 'downsized' with reduced hours. |
269. |
Leave as it is |
270. |
Leave it |
271. |
Leave it along |
272. |
Leave it as is. Council should be looking after the local rate payers |
273. |
Leave the facility as is |
274. |
Leave the facility alone |
275. |
Leaving bulky waste out for collection would leave our lovely town look like a tip and very untidy. Not a good look |
276. |
Left it open |
277. |
Metal recycle program. Perhaps local contractor regularly services the area to recover metal and white goods. |
278. |
Monthly schedule pickup to avoid dumping |
279. |
More green waste services |
280. |
More roadside bins in shopping centre. |
281. |
More yellow bins and green waste bins |
282. |
Most people fill their red bins with green waste or burn off, which seems ridiculous when we are trying to reduce land fill and greenhouse gases. As such, a solution to green waste is required. Free disposal of green matter at a tip would seem the way to go. |
283. |
MUST NOT BE CLOSED or we'll see illegal dumping and many elderly and business owners cannot manage distance to alternative facility |
284. |
Natural disaster debris collection, fortnightly green waste bin collection |
285. |
Needs to be collections for close to weekends. |
286. |
No cost |
287. |
No other option would be suitable |
288. |
No other services would work |
289. |
None of these options are feasible. |
290. |
None of these options take into account holiday home owners |
291. |
None of these services offers an alternative to the facility. You need to minimise green waste/vegetation drop off fees otherwise acreage landholders have a price incentive to burn stockpiles, and that is dangerous and is the worst environmental option. |
292. |
Non-scheduled bulky waste collection days (On-call) for both waste and green. |
293. |
Not an option |
294. |
Not an option |
295. |
Not Sure |
296. |
Not useful, a problem |
297. |
On call bulky green waste collection. |
298. |
On- call bulky waste collections |
299. |
On call garden waste |
300. |
On call green waste collection - unlimited |
301. |
On call recycling waste collection or days for this. |
302. |
On-call if that means a bulk pick up at front of home, perhaps yearly |
303. |
once a month bulk recycling goods |
304. |
Once a month council pickup days (should not cost at all and should not increase rates) |
305. |
Or a large green waste bin with a monthly collection maybe. Being in a large bushland area we have a lot of green waste. |
306. |
or Scheduled bulky waste collection days |
307. |
Our annual rates should cover the cost of this basis and essential service |
308. |
Our tip to stay open |
309. |
Perhaps shop could open restricted advertised hours of reasonable goods ratepayers have discarded to their kerb. |
310. |
Perhaps you need to introduce a green waste bins? We pay enough rates for it & they have it in Sydney |
311. |
Personally I would prefer to see a complete closure to this oversight. I would also expect to see a significant drop in my land rates |
312. |
Pick up of heavy recyclable items. Plus general weekly garbage collection. 2nd weekly recycle bin collection |
313. |
Please advise when calling |
314. |
Please don’t close the tip. |
315. |
please keep in mind Sussex has a large retirement age population and many of these people do not have the ability to transfer rubbish a distance e.g. to west Nowra |
316. |
Prefer tip to stay open |
317. |
Provide a green bin |
318. |
Provide 'Green bin' for garden waste as par other local gov't areas |
319. |
Provide green waste bin. Have your 3 bins picked up together every week. |
320. |
Provide green waste bins like most councils have. |
321. |
Provide green waste large bin and collect fortnightly |
322. |
Provision for green waste |
323. |
Provision for the disposal of garden waste |
324. |
Quarterly 'clean up' days - Not all ratepayers can take waste to the tip so need to have items picked up from the kerb |
325. |
quarterly or monthly hard rubbish and garden refuse collection |
326. |
Recycle centre including building waste - mattresses etc. |
327. |
Recycling bins |
328. |
Reduction in rates |
329. |
regular green bin collection |
330. |
Regular green waste bin kerbside pick-up e.g. alternate weeks to recycle bin pick-up |
331. |
Regular green waste bon collection, similar to other Municipal councils i.e. Sutherland Shire. |
332. |
Regular green waste collections |
333. |
Regular pickup of dumped rubbish because of tip closure |
334. |
Retain same service |
335. |
Same as in Sydney. 2 council clean up on kerbs |
336. |
Schedule green waste collection |
337. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days |
338. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days |
339. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days |
340. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days green bins for green waste only shire I know that does not have them |
341. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days and more tip vouchers |
342. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days green bin no more co mingle bins separate recycles glass clear brown green steel aluminium paper cardboard |
343. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days green bin for garden waste leaves grass clippings |
344. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days green waste collection more regular recycling collection |
345. |
Scheduled & On call bulk waste does not work, illegal dumping will occur |
346. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days. |
347. |
Scheduled recycle collection days (perhaps through local community groups) |
348. |
Scheduled waste pickup fortnightly at least. |
349. |
See comment above |
350. |
Separate green waste bin |
351. |
Some way of disposing of garden waste to make it less likely that in a bushfire my garden will be a hazard - it is unrealistic to expect people to drive from Sussex to Nowra for this purpose. Fire is the biggest hazard in this area and should be a council priority. |
352. |
someone to clean up the roadside rubbish from road side tippers which would eventuate if the tip was closed |
353. |
Suitable assistance to be provided for our caravan park owners/operators |
354. |
Supply a large bin for green waste with collection monthly |
355. |
Supply a regular green waste bin, equivalent to the recycling service currently operating |
356. |
Supply garden waste bin |
357. |
Supply green waste bins to all households |
358. |
Sussex Inlet does not have any other means of collection waste/rubbish other than tip collection |
359. |
Sussex Inlet suffers enough don’t take anything else from us. |
360. |
Take fee off for rubbish |
361. |
take no action service remains the same seriously no service with 23 caravan parks in Sussex inlet |
362. |
The fortnightly use of green bins to remove green waste |
363. |
The tip cannot close |
364. |
The tip needs to remain open as also of the Sussex population are elderly with limited vehicle access due to restricted movement due to their age. Also use pay rates and should receive the some luck of council services as other rate payers. |
365. |
There is no other option, the tip has to stay open, and none of these other options would even come close to the service provided by the tip. |
366. |
There would be an increase in illegal dumping in bushland so waste officers would be needed to clean this up |
367. |
These things never happen and rubbish is left around for weeks and people don’t care how bad it looks for other people or visitors. |
368. |
These would need to be done frequently |
369. |
These would not involve any additional fees. |
370. |
this facility should remain open on a regular basis |
371. |
This must include all waste collection i.e. recyclable, garden |
372. |
This must include green waste. |
373. |
This operates quite successfully on the Blue Mountains - only problem i see - collections are dependent on timing. Sometimes one person’s collections is left for a period of time, due to co-ordination with other collections in the same area - not a good look for a tourist area |
374. |
This should NOT be an option!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
375. |
This wouldn’t work. We'll have litter everywhere and there'll be no recycling. This is an essential service |
376. |
Tip remains open |
377. |
Tip to remain open |
378. |
To have a green waste bin |
379. |
Twice a year pickup of unwanted items - owners contract council and this service to be free of charge |
380. |
Twice a year roadside pickup would work well |
381. |
Twice yearly bulky waste collection |
382. |
Two large Green Waste Bins |
383. |
Unlimited |
384. |
Waste & recycling collection at least twice a week during holiday periods |
385. |
Waste collection days is more expensive than keeping the dump open. |
386. |
Waste collection service schedules every 3/4 weeks including 'garden waste' |
387. |
Waste facilities should always be open in this area. |
388. |
we do not want it closed, we pay rates to maintain services, which one short down here |
389. |
we love the buyback part of the facility |
390. |
We travel sometimes and it would be hard to have a date given to us to use. We would like to ring up and organise a time that is convenient to us. We don’t want the tip to close. |
391. |
Weekly Green waste bin |
392. |
Weekly or fortnightly green waste bin |
393. |
Weekly or fortnightly green waste service. |
394. |
Weekly recycle collection. Green waste Bin |
395. |
Weekly recycling collection, green waste collection each month |
396. |
Weekly waste collection. If not collected on a regular basis - it would be dumped in the bush. |
397. |
What do we do with our garden waste? |
398. |
What happens to green waste collection (Non compostable material) |
399. |
What we need is a garden waste service as 80% of our needs fall into this area |
400. |
Where would we? Buyback? |
401. |
why can’t we have a green waste bin |
402. |
With growing population and new sub division opening, service needs to be retained. |
403. |
With the rates we pay there should be no need to close the waste facilities |
404. |
Would not like to see bulky collection days again. Rubbish litters footpath and is unsightly |
405. |
Written posted letter 1 mth in advance adverting scheduled bulky waste collection day, plus have on call as a second service |
406. |
You cannot close the facility. The Shoalhaven area as a whole, relies on tourism as its main income source. We a one of approximately 30 tourist facilities in the Sussex Inlet area that need to remove domestic and green waste on a regular basis and removing this facility would mean the end for a lot of small businesses in the area. |
407. |
You cannot close this facility |
Comments for Question 7:
Do you have any other comments on how your local waste facility could provide a better customer experience for you?
1 |
Please keep our waste facility in Sussex Inlet. It was a meeting place as well for a lot of older Sussex Inlet people to meet and buy back treasures they needed and everyone got on very well with Gary who is a very good operator who represents the council. |
2 |
Surely waste services are run on 'not for profit' basis |
3 |
We really like the tip & would be very upset to see its closure |
4 |
As a daily user of
Conjola Nat. Park, I am always finding dumped items. |
5 |
Sussex Inlet needs our
tip. |
6 |
Sussex Inlet - A retirement town. A lot of people have restricted licences and will not be able to travel to other tips. It’s a service, not a profit making venture. Wake up |
7 |
No access to website, please notify by mail |
8 |
Closing the tip will mean significant increase in dumping - especially green waste |
9 |
We live on Sussex Inlet
road & every Monday night we clean up rubbish thrown out windows of cars
& trucks & put it in our bin. If we didn't do this, the length of
this road would look like a tip & council would be employing people to
clean it up. |
10 |
We have no waste collection, only recycling & we don't want waste dumped in our bushland as will happen if tip closes. |
11 |
Has the council thought about the increase in population when stage 2 of Sussex ?? is completed & the golf course subdivision goes ahead |
12 |
Don't close it, our once pristine town, will not benefit by your outlandish schemes, dumping in bush or/& every other area they can litter because of council. |
13 |
As an irregular owner we don't have council take away our weekly rubbish as we leave Sun nights and bins are collected Tues morn. So our rates don't provide that service for us, even though we pay council for it. Therefore the Sussex Inlet facility provides a place easy for us to remove rubbish that council should be collecting |
14 |
* People will dump
rubbish in the bush if they have to travel too far. |
15 |
This is a tourist village, council should be enhancing services to support and encourage tourism not decimate it. |
16 |
There are more properties in the township and more rates collected so council is well compensated for this service. |
17 |
Council should not
expect every operation to run at a profit. |
18 |
No need to close the
tip |
19 |
The environmental impact of storing garbage on site - the smell alone would be dreadful from prawns, bait and fishing refuse and the fly and vermin problems would increase considerably. It is not a good option in a holiday area and I feel would impact on tourism in the area in the long term. |
20 |
If the tip is closed
people who have restricted licences cannot drive to other areas, also the
number of lawn mowing services in S/I would they be expected to drive over
100km to get rid of waste. |
21 |
Sussex facilities must
remain in place. |
22 |
I have just been here for 12 months to a beautiful town that I feel is slowly closing down. And when flooded can’t get out of Badgee. We need a dirt or gravel road out of Badgee. |
23 |
If you close this facility, illegal dumping will increase dramatically in the Sussex Inlet area. |
24 |
I have heard that staff at the tip have been given notice and the tip is definitely closing, if so why bother with this survey? |
25 |
The bean counters should visit the area before even suggesting closing a public convenience such as this. This is part of the service which should be provided for health and safety. |
26 |
It would be sad to see the tip closed. Our national parks and bushland would be full of rubbish |
27 |
If tip closes, don't see why we should pay for bulk waste removal. Council could save by maybe cutting the over staffing at office |
28 |
How can a one man
operation at Sussex cause a million dollar loss? |
29 |
I think it is unfair for previous worker Garry Clifton to be redundant as it makes a day to the tip a pleasure to be meet by a helpful and happy person, if the tip goes and Garry it would be sadly missed. |
30 |
With changes to tip operations we will see an increase in rubbish dumping in the national park & surrounding bushland. The waste collection service is already under servicing the community |
31 |
Scheduled bulky waste days finish up leaving a lot of unsightly rubbish on the streets. |
32 |
Sussex Inlet has always had a tip! What's going on? |
33 |
Regular clean-up of waste illegally dumped in bushland. |
34 |
Just don't close it. |
35 |
Please leave tip as is. |
36 |
Don't close - We pay rates for a reason. Closed you will have large amounts of waste thrown in the bush - a more expensive problem. |
37 |
You will have people dumping rubbish everywhere. Use some common sense. |
38 |
As a pensioner there is no way I can get to other depots, would have to let extra waste accumulate |
39 |
This 'survey' arrived in mail in early July. |
40 |
The absence of Sussex Inlet tip will only increase in roadside dumpage along and around Sussex Inlet roads and in the national parks and bushlands as people will not travel far to go to the tip. |
41 |
As is. Any
further downsize of Sussex will increase dumping in bushland and roadsides.
While to recent contractor issue was unforeseen by SCC (though you get what
you pay for) that shouldn't be to the detriment of ratepayers and result in
'rationalisations'. |
42 |
Should not close, you
are building new suburbs and housing, it is only getting bigger not smaller. |
43 |
The facility should Not
be closed. Sussex Inlet is a growing town. Where would the waste go? Into the
bush? Dumped on the side of the road? No one wants to go to 60 - 70 km to
dump rubbish/waste. |
44 |
I think closing this facility would generate a lot of illegal dumping |
45 |
Also, bushfire risk if
no effective way for green waste to be locally taken for collection. Need to
encourage holiday house owners to keep properties trim and discourage dumping
of green waste in bush. |
46 |
Would not like to see facilities closed, if something had to happen would prefer reduced days and keep people in jobs. |
47 |
Holiday people find it hard to dispose of rubbish |
48 |
I hope it’s realised that if facilities are closed and residents are forced to travel that there will be more illegal dumping on the sides of our roads. |
49 |
I cannot take these
options. I need other details i.e. ??? running with like transport, wages
etc. to make an informed and relevant decision. |
50 |
Do not close it. We already see dumpers going past out house into the bush |
51 |
This facility is a true service ad if closed people will dump rubbish in the bush |
52 |
I went to a lot of
trouble to wrap the sheets and transport them to Nowra. Maybe a local drop
off point for suitably wrapped asbestos might encourage others to do the
right thing. |
53 |
This facility should stay open, our area is increasing with new housing proposed in the future. |
54 |
Risk will be if it is closed illegal dumping will dramatically increase as travel distance to other location are too far. |
55 |
None of the above is appropriate - keep Sussex tip operating as is it is needed here and services a wide area. |
56 |
Coming from the
concrete jungle of Sydney where everyone has a green bin, I find it ludicrous
living in an area as bushy as ours. We don't have one. |
57 |
Please make provision for a daily run to collect the dumped rubbish that will occur in our bushlands. |
58 |
Please be aware of this rubbish dumping in public area which will take place. |
59 |
Council to employ more people to clean the highway in, as more people will illegally dump on the side of the road. |
60 |
If this facility is closed the only thing that I see happening is that the surrounding bushland will become a huge tip site as elsewhere. |
61 |
If tip is closed be prepared for more roadside dumping which will ultimately cost council to clean up. |
62 |
You will need a service to pick up rubbish being dumped in the bush especially by weekend people on holidays |
63 |
I would be very annoyed if you decide to close Sussex tip. The town is growing at an alarming rate, to close our waste facility is total madness |
64 |
Closing of the waste facility at Sussex Inlet would be silly. People would just dump rubbish on the side of the road or in the bush. |
65 |
If the transfer station is closed rubbish will be tipped in tracks in and around the area. |
66 |
I do not want the tip closed under any circumstance. We need to reuse and recycle better and smarter. Illegal dumping will ruin our beautiful community and effect tourism etc. Please do not close our tip and please resume recycling. |
67 |
Increase service of tip
as population grows. |
68 |
To close the local transfer depot would be an act of stupidity, second to none |
69 |
To close the local transfer depot would be a bad decision |
70 |
You will have to have regular bush clean-ups to collect the rubbish that will be dumped due to the closure. |
71 |
By closing the Sussex Inlet facility we feel this would lead to dumping of rubbish in bushland which in turn would cost money to clean up. |
72 |
If facilities closed there will be a lot of rubbish dumped in bush as the other facilities are too far away. Leave it as is |
73 |
Use to be a tip without operator where you could just dump waste, could go back to that and just have an inspector/controller once a month |
74 |
As an absentee owner
the above are not useful but may be useful for permanent residents. |
75 |
Do not close. It is an essential service to the locals and visitors alike. Dumping would become common place in the surrounding bush areas |
76 |
I take multiple trailers of green waste for myself and neighbours. How could council do this? You will be inviting illegal dumping which will cost to rectify. |
77 |
We have a town that has many visitors each holiday and long w'ends especially to have no facilities/waste and buyback would not be responsible council practices. |
78 |
Keep tip open. It is our right to dispose of refuse at tips, or more rubbish will be illegally dumped in bush, near roadside etc. |
79 |
Leave Sussex Inlet tip working' |
80 |
As a low socio-economic area rate payers will no doubt dump rubbish in our bushland. A lot of people rely on the buyback system to help their financial positions - surely this is an important element of recycling. Rate payers and residents of Sussex deserve - AND DEMAND this depot remain in service. |
81 |
If you close our Sussex Inlet facility you will have waste dumped in the streets (not a threat from me) but a reality you will keep for greater waste collection services. |
82 |
Funny this becomes an issue now about costs. Maybe should have merged. Kiama has an excellent service all round given we were residents there for 14 years and been here for 2 years. |
83 |
If there are no tips in Sussex, the 'dumping of rubbish' will become a lot more prominent. |
84 |
If tip is closed it would be a disaster for this area. People would not go to Nowra |
85 |
This is a fundamental ??? council service and should not be subject to making a profit. Cost neutral or moderately subsidised is equitable. |
86 |
As a 'holiday house' owner it is not easy to access Sussex waste disposal and I'm a single widow who relies on 'her' mover man to deal with branches, grass etc. but I also have useable household goods to dispose of. |
87 |
Council should be mindful that making waste disposal more difficult will sadly but inevitably result in rubbish being illegally dumped, all too often in pristine bushland |
88 |
This will be a disaster. We pay rates for service. If you don't provide a decent service then Sussex will end up like Wollongong which looks like a third world dump. People will just dump waste in the bush and on the street. Ordinary people will not take waste to Huskisson. It will be scattered around town. Please improve the efficiency but do not abandon the facility |
89 |
Please put results in
the Sussex Inleter. |
90 |
This is not an option for Sussex Inlet. The closest centre is Huskisson approx. 80km round trip. If Sussex Inlet closes completely there will definitely be an increase of 'illegal dumping' |
91 |
If S.I facilities were to be closed it could create havoc with people dropping their waste anywhere. |
92 |
If you close the tip the bush areas will fill with rubbish. Illegal dumping will become a major issue. |
93 |
If you close there will be waste dumped all over townships. It is already occurring with mattresses, and at public garbage bins |
94 |
The closing of the waste facility is a no solution. The population continues to increase this it is imperative that Shoalhaven Council provide waste facilities for the people to dispose of their waste responsibly. If anything - Sussex could expand its operations and encourage increased recycling & buyback & green waste |
95 |
If facility closes rubbish would be left anywhere large amounts of holiday makers need somewhere to deposit rubbish |
96 |
My concern would be for local tradesman and business owners |
97 |
Un manned transfer station to operate the same as they do in the ACT or more skip bins |
98 |
Give people in Sussex
area and other areas a green waste bin and stop wasting money on stupid
sculptures in parks etc. |
99 |
The 'services money' should run the tip: Keeping it open |
100 |
If the local tip was closed, how would people on a restricted licence get the rubbish to the tip as that applies to a lot of Sussex Inlet people including me? |
101 |
I lived permanently in the Wollondilly Shire we had scheduled bulky waste collection days but residents put their bulky waste out before nominated time or after collection days in there is waste on footpaths, roads, yards, etc. I really like the 2 vouchers tip system provided with rates notices |
102 |
Don't close our tip, and bring back Buyback. This bring employment to Sussex |
103 |
Some things have to be kept as a service whether they make money or not. Imagine the rubbish beside the roads |
104 |
If council closes this service, we will expect to see an increase in illegal dumping |
105 |
Watch our bush disappear under rubbish. Enough gets thrown out on the side of the road as people leave town now. |
106 |
Work for the dole people to pick up the rubbish from the bush and side of the road out at Sussex. |
107 |
Senior residents rely on family to drop off rubbish at tip which generally is over weekend when visiting |
108 |
People are going to
dump stuff on the side of the road if our tip closes. |
109 |
Don't close this facility. This is a service. |
110 |
Council manages the
facilities better so they don't run at a loss. Why do they have to be
profitable anyway? |
111 |
Closing waste
facilities or increasing fees will only result in rubbish being dumped in
bushland. |
112 |
If facility is closed you will have waste scattered right through the area |
113 |
Council will make a big mistake closing our tip. It must keep operating as usual as the population grows the demand on our tip will become a major requirement going forward into our future |
114 |
With the increase od projective development and population, in this area of Sussex Inlet, this should not be an option. Tip should stay |
115 |
Close the council
offices as that's where most of the current garbage is being generated. |
116 |
Please do not close this vital facility to the Sussex community. Thank you |
117 |
Do not close waste facilities in this area |
118 |
I think if the facility was closed it would force people to dump like they do in Sydney and it would make for a very ugly Sussex Inlet. It needs to be open at least one day on the weekend for people who have holiday’s homes that don't live down there and only manage to get down weekends. |
119 |
If the waste facilities are closed you will have rubbish being dumped in the bush and along the roadways. |
120 |
I have never been to this tip, but do require a pickup service twice a year |
121 |
I generate so little waste that I can’t speak for other. Scheduled collection results in months of street mess prior to and after collection days |
122 |
I have some reservations about the implications of this survey. As the owner of a holiday house at Sussex Inlet we would have no more than twelve collections per annum so that if we calculate this as a percentage of our annual collection fees then we are paying much more for rubbish collection than residents of places such as Nowra. If the smaller facilities are closed then there will logically be a sharp increase in the amount of illegal dumping considering the distance to facilities which remain. All levels of government recognise that cross subsidisation occurs to engender a harmonious community. If as this survey suggests that a user pays philosophy is to be followed then can you inform me as to when cost recovery will be Implemented across areas of Council responsibly such as sports fields and parks? |
123 |
Residents pay rates for this facility. This downgrading by Shoalhaven Council of this facility is a reduction in one of the few limited services offered. |
124 |
Don't close our tip because people will dump everywhere more between cow creek and Bewong, it’s a disgrace with rubbish. |
125 |
Why not provide green waste recycling bins for householders and reduce days of operation at facility. |
126 |
Reduce services will see increased road side dumping. |
127 |
Reduction in rates to compensate for lack of services |
128 |
You are asking for more dumped rubbish in the bush and messy footpaths. Sussex is a tidy town. This will ruin it. |
129 |
I am on a property 1km
from garbage collection so do not have any regular collection. I compost,
burn, recycle domestic waste I can deal with, but need to recycle glass, some
cupboard, paper and metal. Some material I need to pay for waste
disposal/landfill but only once or twice a year. |
130 |
With the expansion of Sussex Inlet, we really need a tip more than ever. I really think that the tips should be free for domestic waste. |
131 |
Educate the community to encourage composting/recycling of green waste. Perhaps a subsidies mulching service in with green waste on site and reuse of the material on site, such as mulch, rather than take it to the waste transfer station. This may reduce green waste costs |
132 |
I pay rates and I demand an appropriate replacement to the service provided by the Sussex tip. |
133 |
We need 'local' tipping facilities. Don't close our tip. |
134 |
Leave our tip open, |
135 |
Once tip is reduced to 1 day a week or month, will increase dumping on side of road or bush areas. |
136 |
Do not close the centre |
137 |
If the tip is closed an action group will be formed to make sure it stays open, otherwise there will be an increase of illegal dumping in the local bushland. |
138 |
Tip not closed. |
139 |
If you close Sussex
Inlet waste, people will dump their rubbish in the bush. They will not get in
their car and drive somewhere else. |
140 |
If there is no waste depot at Sussex Inlet, we should have the green bin for green waste facility. |
141 |
Closing the tip will
increase 'dumping' |
142 |
In last census, over 60% of people in Sussex are over 60. Many have driver licences restricted with millage. Most on pensions. What will we do? Dump waste along Sussex road. Stop looking after our properties. Let’s let Sussex be one big dump. |
143 |
This would be unhygienic, encouraging elderly pensioners to hold onto their waste rather than paying expensive commercial fees to take it to another town. If they are nervous about driving on the highway. You need to consider how many elderly people live in this town. |
144 |
Closing facility is not an option |
145 |
The current staff at Sussex Inlet tip redeployed locally |
146 |
Your joking right, from council end use put everything up or take it away and the rates just keep going up. |
147 |
1) Closing waste
facilities will encourage 'bush dumping' |
148 |
Check out the QLD model where its free to dump all materials - it is cheaper in the long run |
149 |
Stay same as closing would only increase illegal dumping and more litter |
150 |
Tourists towns where to travel to other tips would interrupt business hours, costs, traffic on roads, more bush dumping, increased debris leached/blown into pristine waterways, beaches and bushland |
151 |
Can’t replace this facility as population triples in holiday periods. SCC would be encouraging illegal dumping in waterways, beaches and bush |
152 |
A regular patrol to pick up waste dropped in isolated (and not so isolated) roads in order to discourage further dumping |
153 |
Don't close it. Towns growing need a dump, new housing all the time |
154 |
Due to the long distance to other tips any reduction will (No doubt) increase illegal dumping in the bush, and would be counterproductive of this isolated bush area, beyond the capability of council to police. |
155 |
If you close this facility altogether and expect people to travel further afraid it would no way apply to us but I believe some people would just dump it in bushland. Sussex Inlet is showing and this is not the time to be considering closing this facility. |
156 |
Green waste bin would be wonderful for fortnight collection |
157 |
n/a |
158 |
If you reduce the services or close the facilities illegal dumping will increase exponentially. Which will increase the threat of bushfire damage. Issue of the green waste bins will help solve the problem. |
159 |
Not really. I feel they do a really good job in Sussex Inlet and my fear is that if this facility is closed or severely cut back the temptation to 'dump illegally' would be great. |
160 |
Its working fine as is |
161 |
Don't waste so much money on consultants. You are already employing staff to deal with this. Communicate with community if there are issues. |
162 |
Reinstate the buyback facility at Sussex Inlet. Expand recycling of paint, solvents and batteries to avoid polluting the environment. Introduce green waste bins in Shoalhaven. The distance to another facility outside Sussex Inlet and our fragile environment and expected increasing population fully justifies keeping and expanding a waste facility at Sussex Inlet - a BASIC SERVICE that our rates already pay for. |
163 |
Keep waste facility and reduce cost with recycle shop. If people can’t easily and cheaply drop off waste, they dump in the bush |
164 |
Don’t close it - there will be rubbish everywhere. Thank you for the weekly pickups during holiday times this is a great service. Imagine what will happen if there is no tip. People will start dumping - bad look for tourists. |
165 |
There is always very obliging and organised service at Sussex Inlet |
166 |
This is a service to the rate payers like roads, parks, etc. therefor nothing should change |
167 |
You do a good job at the Sussex facility, it is well organised and accessible. Again, you need to lower gate fees for clean self-haul green waste to reduce the price incentive for landholders to stockpile and burn it to manage bushfire risk. |
168 |
Keep it open. Travel to these other tips would make it impossible for us. I think that a lot of people will be dumping on the side of the road thus causing a bigger problem. Consider the pensioners please. |
169 |
Over the past 2 years we have always received excellent customer service from the depot staff in all areas of the facility. It would be nice to know that SCC are making all efforts to maintain continuity of current staff to ensure the same customer service is provided. |
170 |
Be open 7 days a week |
171 |
No |
172 |
Please don't even consider closing the Sussex Inlet facility as it will only encourage unscrupulous people to dump waste in the national parks. As you are probably aware Sussex is home to an ageing population and I think it very unreasonable to expect the elderly to drive 50 klms to Nowra and/or Ulladulla or 40klms to Huskisson to dump their waste. If council needs to save money on the operational costs of these facilities then the reduction of hours or days of operation should be the only options available to you with regards to the Sussex Inlet facility. I suggest that you leave the hours of operation alone and open the facility in Sussex on every 2nd weekend only. That is my opinion only and will probably save council the expenditure that they wish to save. |
173 |
I was under the impression that waste disposal is part of Council's duty to ratepayers. If there is insufficient services available, the local bushland will suffer with people dumping instead. It is up to council to manage these services in such a way that they able to continue to operate. Maybe better management of council funds would be a start. Removing essential services from outlying areas is not the answer. |
174 |
Leave it as it is. Maybe reduce the daily operating hours only! |
175 |
the men at the facility are very helpful a lot of people went there for the buyback |
176 |
By bringing back the "buy-back" at the Sussex Inlet Waste Depot, as it was good to pick up some useful things locally, now we have to drive to Nowra or Ulladulla to buy something that originally came from Sussex Inlet! |
177 |
Open more often please |
178 |
Hi. I think the customer experience is fine. What I am concerned about is the distance to the next nearest facility. Also being half an hour away I am concerned green and bulky waste will be illegally dumped in close by national parks which I use. As well as being in an areas that gets its fair share of storms it would be hard to dispose of storm/ flood damaged waste and the green waste that these bring. Thank you. |
179 |
I'm happy with the service at the moment. My concern is if the facility is closed people will dump rubbish illegally |
180 |
Sussex inlet highly needs there tip. Working in the local area we rely on the running of it to remove rubbish etc. from houses. We are an isolated town that is only growing every day. We cannot be driving 60km round trip to remove rubbish! If needed reduce to 3 days but nothing less! |
181 |
Leave thing's the way they are. |
182 |
No |
183 |
Bring back the buy back |
184 |
I thought it was doing well, maybe more in the shop. |
185 |
Reverse the decision to terminate a local’s employment and stop closing everything! You want to introduce 700 new homes and remove our already pitiful infrastructure. We should get cheaper rates! |
186 |
It provides an excellent service and meets my needs |
187 |
Closing centres will only increase roadside bumping as people will not travel over 40 minutes to remove rubbish. This would be the first council who sees profit before service. |
188 |
It does a great job at present and we need its help to keep the locality clean and tidy! |
189 |
Just leave it alone. It is doing a fine job providing an affordable waste collection service. Without it waste collection becomes too expensive and illegal dumping will increase. Not every service council provides should make money. That is why we pay rates. |
190 |
leave things the way they are we do not like constant changes |
191 |
Provide more tip vouchers. |
192 |
By staying open to the residents and employing local staff. |
193 |
Its fine as it is. |
194 |
No it works well as is |
195 |
Given that residents of this area are not provided with a separate collection bin for garden waste, disposal of same at our local facility should not attract charge. The continuation of several free passes to taxpayers should continue. |
196 |
The tip provides an essential service to this area, without it fly tipping would become an even worse problem that it already is. The facilities provided are fine and do not need to change, though the charges are way too high which has led to the fly tipping problem we already have. The tip is a service, and should not be considered as a cost centre, we cannot live without it in this community. |
197 |
The staff at Sussex Inlet have always been very friendly and helpful. I have used this facility a few times over the years and it has always been a positive experience. |
198 |
I have found the service and the staff fine although I don't like the gate price. Given this is a rural area and green waste from trees can be a problem, giving the Council yet another source of income, I think green waste deposits should always be free. |
199 |
Na |
200 |
Keep the buyback centre open. |
201 |
No |
202 |
Why NO garden waste
bins in Sussex Inlet? Will we have to travel approx. 35 klms to use tip at
Nowra or Ulladulla?? |
203 |
The facility at Sussex Inlet has never let the community down KEEP IT OPEN |
204 |
Stay as they are they already provide a great service |
205 |
Like it as it is - always very happy with the service. |
206 |
Provide a method for disposing of green waste to reduce burning off and green waste going to land fill. |
207 |
If this refers only to
the tip, then no. If this refers to waste services in general then I suggest: |
208 |
If you are going to close facilities then you need to apply alternatives. Within my area Sussex Inlet, there is increasing population, plus the prospect of the new golf course, this will increase the population and facilities will be needed. |
209 |
Do not alter the existing operation of the Sussex inlet recycling and waste depot |
210 |
Sussex is too far from any other waste services. I'm afraid that if you close the tip there will be more idiots dumping rubbish in the bush to get rid of it. |
Ordinary Meeting – Tuesday 04 October 2016 Page 342 |
Lake Conjola Recycling & Waste Facility
In June 2016 Council invited the community to provide input into a review of their local recycling and waste transfer facility operation. Survey forms were widely distributed, letter box dropped in specific areas, made available at the transfer facility and available on-line on the Council website. The response was very pleasing with a total of 5534 survey forms received. The information was manually entered into the database so that the results for each of the individual recycling and waste transfer facilities could be analysed individually.
Lake Conjola recycling and waste facility received a total of 319 responses, summarised as follows:
Total Respondents = 319
Total respondents for Occupancy = 317
Total Respondents for Q1 = 305
Total Respondents to Q2 = 299
Total respondents to Q3 = 301
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Total respondents to Q4a = 233
Total Respondents to Q4b = 179
Total respondents to Q5 = 241
Further suggestions/comments for Question 4:
These waste facilities are running at a significant and increasing annual loss. Please number in order of preference (1 through to 10) which of the following options you consider appropriate to improve the efficiency of the facility, with one (1) being your most preferred option and ten (10) being the least preferred option. Please number all boxes. Do you have any further suggested options?
1. |
My rates get nothing as it is. Now you want to remove the 1 thing that I support. It should not be about profit but about supplying facilities for residents |
2. |
Or kerbside general household waste pick up twice year & green garden refuse bin fortnightly |
3. |
Supply 2 household waste trucks footpath pickups each year & supply 1 green garden waste bins for weekly pick-ups then you can close tip |
4. |
Would need to supply green bins if green waste was removed |
5. |
Better sorting to allow
more money to be made |
6. |
Toxic Taxi' service to be available to elderly householders between or before annual chemcollect program |
7. |
We have no garbage or recycle collection where we live. The tip is essential to us. |
8. |
If you close this tip it will only increase the illegal dumping in & around the nature reserve. |
9. |
Do a green waste collection service - free like other councils |
10. |
1) Introduce green
waste collection from kerbside |
11. |
Green waste pick up or green waste bin (Green bin lid) |
12. |
Making it harder/more
expensive to dispose of waste leads to more dumping in the bush. It is short
sighted state/fed gov. |
13. |
Pay on site with a C/C |
14. |
I trust appropriate overhead apportionment has occurred when stating that the L.C facility is operating at a loss. What is the cost breakdown across the services offered? Which service is most costly? |
15. |
Green bins. As a widow, I will not drive with a trailer, not competent. Family members do tip runs when visiting |
16. |
Add a green waste service on alternate week to recycling service as most councils already provide |
17. |
Removal of green waste
is the problem. There are I acre tree blocks which require constant cleaning
and removal of leaf litter as a safety precaution against fires - A monthly
service is not acceptable. |
18. |
Take to Ulladulla. For some people can have on call bulky waste collections. |
19. |
Do not close |
20. |
Reduce the price. |
21. |
If tip closed who would clean up bush |
22. |
Close facility and offer services as per 5 |
23. |
If the tip is close on other days there is going to be rubbish dumped everywhere, bush along the road etc. What about people who can’t get things to Ulladulla. This shouldn't be an option. |
24. |
after heavy rain once a year and flooding where does all the damaged white goods, rubbish end up at, tourists will not travel to Ulladulla tip, the national park will become a dumping ground |
25. |
Bricks for Buyback |
26. |
If council supplied a fortnightly green waste collection. I don't believe the Conjola facility should close as it is probably the only council service we use as we are not permanent occupiers so don't use the weekly collection service |
27. |
don’t have a great solution though If council closes the service we will see increase in illegal waste dumping in our national parks |
28. |
Provide green waste bin
collection service fortnightly as done by many other councils. Have a very
large garden requiring regular pruning. |
29. |
Do not close this facility. Council will have to foot an expensive bill for CTV cameras to stop illegal dumping. |
30. |
Supply green bin like most councils in NSW |
31. |
This council is cash up, you are there to service the people who live in this area. |
32. |
This is a good
facility, well managed. |
33. |
Need a green waste bin for lawn clippings and pruning of shrubs and trees |
34. |
Stop waste of rate
payers money eg replacement of signage (in perfect order) with coloured ones.
|
35. |
As most residents in Lake Conjola are seniors this facility needs to remain open as it is a 56km return trip to Ulladulla |
36. |
Winter 1 day per week
(residents) |
37. |
Provide green waste bins for collection. |
38. |
1) Do not increase
charges as locals are living on low incomes. |
39. |
We come down mostly
weekends. It is annoying that the tip is closed, particularly for green
waste. |
40. |
Supply green waste bin |
41. |
Open facility more frequently during holiday periods eg mornings daily |
42. |
Provide garbage service for residents of Chinamans Island. We currently have now. |
43. |
Provide a green waste bin service. |
44. |
It is silly to expect anyone to number any option they don't agree with. That way you can use those statistics as positive responses when they are not acceptable at all. |
45. |
We need the tip. Spend less on Nowra CBD |
46. |
Council should: 1) Be
providing a service to continually slugged ratepayers via rate. |
47. |
Charge commercial customers - caravan parks - a higher fee and those who rent our properties in the area |
48. |
To date we have been very happy with waste disposal in our area. The extra waste pickup during Summer holidays has been excellent for both homes and public areas. |
49. |
Leave it alone - generally older/retirees reside at Lake Conjola - other tips too far away. |
50. |
In general a garden
waste bin and weekly recycling might be worthwhile |
51. |
Close the tip and give the land back to the previous Crown lease holder or his children to actually have a chance of the original lease. |
52. |
Reduce to once a month, days and hours as now |
53. |
Perhaps spending $750,000 on Lake Entrance Rd (Council Tourist Park) and not allowing enough funds to for basis community services |
54. |
If this facility closes council will need to provide rubbish pickup for residents of Narrawalle Ck Rd. At present this is our only method of domestic waste disposal/ recycling |
55. |
As lifestyles are designed as 'throw away' Council needs to accept this and factor waste disposal into their rates. It’s the overall bottom line that counts in budgets, not what an individual tip makes or loses. |
56. |
1. Provide a green
waste bin for rate payers. |
57. |
one day per fortnight would be a better option than one weekend per month |
58. |
It’s more environmental if this tip is kept open, instead of people having to travel to Ulladulla to get rid of their refuse. I predict if you close our tip, there will be a lot of illegal dumping by the road side. |
59. |
1) Reduce the amount of green waste by introducing green waste bins on a bi-weekly basis (collection) |
60. |
With the amount of rates I pay, I would expect the services to remain the same or get better not be reduced. |
61. |
Promote Mulch/ Buy
options. |
62. |
Supply green waste bin and council pickup. |
63. |
There is no buyback at
Lake Conjola. |
64. |
User pays - otherwise people will dump |
65. |
Generate revenue form enhanced buyback - currently lots of things go to landfill that could be resold |
66. |
Give us another large bin for garden waste- this is standard in other councils. You close the tips and illegal dumping will prosper. We can only compost so much grass. |
67. |
Drop off green waste must continue or it will end up in the red lid bin. (Some people will dump it in bushland). |
68. |
Even though we are heavy users. If you do not have a trailer, getting stuff into Ulladulla is very difficult |
69. |
A green waste bin like other councils |
70. |
If people have to travel too far (into Ulladulla) this may increase illegal dumping in bush area. Closing down lake Conjola and other areas will impact on the communities. |
71. |
Closing tips would only increase tipping in bush areas, making more work and expense for council. |
72. |
Increase Domestic rate for waste services |
73. |
Reduce operation of all non-profitable tips by one day. If profitable tips can subsidise non profitable tips but still return on overall profit then leave it alone. |
74. |
close recycling green waste and buyback |
75. |
Provide Green Waste
bins with fortnightly collection |
76. |
Open weekend afternoons only so that when you do work around the house or garden (often on weekends) you can drop off waste when you are finished |
77. |
The tip needs to remain the way it is. Or open more. To suggest Lake Conjola residents travel to Ulladulla is totally wrong on so many levels |
Comments for Question 5:
If waste facilities were closed, what services would you like to see in the area?
1 |
If you close Conjola tip it will only increase the amount of illegal dumping in the national park and surrounds |
2 |
Please don't close our
tip. We do not have garbage or recycling service where we live. The tip is
essential to us. |
3 |
Keep the tip |
4 |
We go to Ulladulla tip. In Nowra they have to travel the distance and lots of another towns have to. |
5 |
Add green waste bins to be collected fortnightly or monthly |
6 |
If you closed this waste facility, you will find it dumped in the bush |
7 |
Green waste collection |
8 |
Also give more than 2 free tip tickets. We don't use the service weekly because we are not there. More tip tickets would be VERY useful to all of us with holiday homes yet not matter to the locals so wouldn't cost any more. |
9 |
If you close our waste facility, people will dump their rubbish in our bushlands. |
10 |
We have no access to
any garbage services currently so depend on tip especially for regular
recycling and general waste. We currently have no access to bulky waste
collection. We also have issues with removal of flood debris from time to
time and also regularly collect items from the waterways and take to tip. |
11 |
If ????, there will be bush dumping - this would be totally counter productive |
12 |
If council services are closed, people will just dump rubbish on footpaths and open spaces. |
13 |
No idea - pay plenty with land rates |
14 |
Difficult to time bulky waste collection with spasmodic occupation of holiday home dwelling |
15 |
Closing waste facility would probably result in conclusive volumes of rubbish being dumped in the bushlands |
16 |
We use Ulladulla if needed before we got household pickup, very concerned if facilities are changed that people will dump it in the bush |
17 |
I believe if the local tip closes or fees get to high, we will go back to seeing rubbish being dumped in the local national park which completely borders Lake Conjola. |
18 |
Green waste Collection |
19 |
Congratulations to the
staff - they are very helpful. |
20 |
Our local waste facility provides a necessary service to the area that has a wide ranging impact and without a waste facility at Lake Conjola illegal dumping of rubbish in the bush is a real threat. The impact of that would be devastating not only on the wildlife and fauna but the area as a tourist destination would be negatively impacted. If the council has to make changes to our waste services for economic reasons then a reduction in operational hours is the only acceptable outcome. |
21 |
No Happy with current arrangement |
22 |
All good here in Lake Conjola. Cooperative staff and a good 'feel' about our 'tip' overall. Hands off our tip please! Let's go for fewer days opening as a starter. Perhaps 2 days rather than current 4. Maintain free mulch collection. This is a bonus |
23 |
I would not like to see the current facility at Lake Conjola changed in anyway - it is well run, tidy and the staff very helpful. |
24 |
As Captain of the
Conjola RFS my concern is waste will be dumped in the surrounding bush land
this will not only create environmental hazards and if a fire should break
out the materials in the illegally dumped waste would be toxic and
creating not only a health hazard to fire fighters but also the general
community. |
25 |
Very happy with the existing facility. Please can we keep it? |
26 |
No. I like the current vouchers system and since we are mostly at our home on weekends we can currently use the tip as it is open on weekends. |
Comments for Question 7:
Do you have any other comments on how your local waste facility could provide a better customer experience for you?
1. |
A domestic waste service (weekly) for Narrawallee Creek Rd as tip is only option for daily domestic waste for all in this valley. |
2. |
A green bin for grass and tree branches |
3. |
A green waste bin service at no extra cost. |
4. |
Access to mulch, recycled garden waste facility |
5. |
Also green waste collection |
6. |
Also scheduled bulky waste collection days - provide a green bin for garden waste and grass |
7. |
An efficient and user-friendly way of getting rid of garden waste. |
8. |
As stated above it should get better, not worse. |
9. |
Better recycling options with introduction of third bin (1 for bottles etc, 1 for cupboard/paper, 1 for general waste) |
10. |
Bigger waste bins at no extra charge |
11. |
Bin for green waste |
12. |
Bins to self-fill with cameras to try to prevent non-compliant drop offs. A sign saying camera will do. |
13. |
Bricks for Buyback at tip. High energy embody global warming and that |
14. |
Bulky waste collection days like the Sydney councils do would be a great option |
15. |
Buyback facility, recycling, green waste |
16. |
Chemical waste days, electronic waste days, |
17. |
Chipping service |
18. |
Closing Tip would cause rubbish dumping in the local native reserve and council bushland |
19. |
Continue as is |
20. |
Current red & yellow bin services is adequate but we need added green waste bin. Also a quarterly general waste (Larger items, mattresses, bed, whitegoods, furniture etc) similar to service offered by Sydney councils |
21. |
Don’t close the tip. Above options will require extra personnel to keep the kerbside clean |
22. |
Everyday |
23. |
Extra garbage collection - by extra garden refuse bin |
24. |
Fortnightly collection of a green waste bin supplied by council. Most other councils offer this service already |
25. |
Free drop off for Garden waste to Ulladulla up to 150mm diameter. It would enquire people to not dump it. It also includes grass clippings - waste depot at Tuggeranong does. Look again at the Green bin |
26. |
Free pick up of everything that is now able to be taken to Lake Conjola tip on a regular basis |
27. |
Garden waste recycle bins for fortnightly pick up |
28. |
Green bin |
29. |
Green bin collection for garden waste |
30. |
Green bin fortnightly |
31. |
Green bin supply |
32. |
Green bin. Necessity if you close the tip. |
33. |
Green bins |
34. |
Green bins collected fortnightly |
35. |
Green bins supplied |
36. |
Green bins would be essential |
37. |
Green garden waste bin for monthly pickup |
38. |
Green lid bin |
39. |
Green Waste |
40. |
Green waste - get with it Shoalhaven. Why should we be charged to dump grass clippings - Wollongong, Shellharbour & Kiama have a green waste pickup each fortnight. Land rates are the same as Wollongong & we get less services |
41. |
Green waste bin |
42. |
Green waste bin |
43. |
Green waste bin collection |
44. |
Green waste bin collection fortnightly |
45. |
Green waste bin collection on a fortnightly cycle. |
46. |
Green waste bin/pick up |
47. |
Green waste bins |
48. |
Green waste bins |
49. |
Green waste bins 2nd week pick up once a month. Tip to open 9am to 1pm |
50. |
Green Waste bins or collection. Mulch drop off area for use if tip not available |
51. |
Green waste collection |
52. |
Green waste collection |
53. |
Green waste collection |
54. |
Green waste collection (vegetation) |
55. |
Green Waste collection bins |
56. |
Green waste collection fortnightly |
57. |
Green waste collection like Kiama Council, ie green bins (Introduce) |
58. |
Green waste collections |
59. |
green waste drop location |
60. |
Green waste is a problem. Lake Conjola is bushy - fire proof and floods. A clearance area - tip is required. |
61. |
Green waste pickup at kerbside |
62. |
Green waste pickup days |
63. |
Green waste recycling service - green waste bins the same as the yellow recycling bins |
64. |
I am opposed to it closing |
65. |
Introduce a fortnightly green waste bin collection |
66. |
Introduction of green waste bin |
67. |
Introduction of green waste bin collected fortnightly (not reasonable to expect small red bins to take lawn cuttings etc and general household waste) or increase size of red bins. |
68. |
It is too far to take green waste elsewhere |
69. |
Kerbside green waste collection fortnightly |
70. |
Large rubbish bins (red), add green waste bin, collect alternate with recycle bin. |
71. |
large skip bin left on site at the tip one bin for general rubbish one bin for recycling |
72. |
Larger Bins |
73. |
Larger general rubbish bins |
74. |
Monthly green waste collection |
75. |
my preferences is for facility to remain open with reduced hours for economic reasons as next closest facility is at least 20 kms away |
76. |
No council trucks come onto our road, so a drop off point would be helpful, |
77. |
No extra charge |
78. |
No fees or No charge domestic tip voucher or similar need to be put in place |
79. |
Not a good idea |
80. |
On- call bulky waste collections |
81. |
On call green waste collections |
82. |
One free council collection bulky items per quarter. 2 call out as required. |
83. |
Only if the truck comes up to my rural property |
84. |
Pick up green waste |
85. |
Please keep the tip open, even if only minimal |
86. |
Provide green waste bin collected fortnightly |
87. |
Provision of a bin to garbage green waste |
88. |
Quarterly Green Waste kerbside collection |
89. |
Recycling |
90. |
Recycling |
91. |
Regular green waste collection - fortnightly. Regular bulky waste kerbside collection - 2-3 times per year. |
92. |
Rubbish collection from our home. We have no rubbish collection so we must transport all our rubbish to the Lake Conjola tip every week once and twice per week. |
93. |
Schedule bulky waste skips located for collection at appointed location quarterly |
94. |
Schedule green waste free (delivered) compost bin if requested. |
95. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days |
96. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days green waste bin |
97. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days to be at least monthly |
98. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days. |
99. |
Setup green waste collection by provision of green bins |
100. |
somewhere to take green waste mulch still available to residents |
101. |
Supplied green waste bin, once a fortnight collection. Other councils do this and reuse mulch for council use and resale. |
102. |
Use neighbouring facility |
103. |
We should be supplied with a third 'Green waste' bin like every other council in NSW has and regular kerbside bulk pickup days like other councils. Are you going to reduce our rates in proportion to the services you keep cutting? Which compared to other councils are severely lacking |
104. |
Weekly or fortnightly collection of green waste |
105. |
Would love to see green waste bin collected once per 2 weeks |
106. |
A bin for green waste would be great. |
Ordinary Meeting – Tuesday 04 October 2016 Page 359 |
Callala Recycling & Waste Facility
In June 2016 Council invited the community to provide input into a review of their local recycling and waste transfer facility operation. Survey forms were widely distributed, letter box dropped in specific areas, made available at the transfer facility and available on-line on the Council website. The response was very pleasing with a total of 5534 survey forms received. The information was manually entered into the database so that the results for each of the individual recycling and waste transfer facilities could be analysed individually.
Callala recycling and waste facility received a total of 1496 responses, summarised as follows:
Total Respondents = 1496
Total response to Occupancy: 1488
Total Response to Q: 1470
Total Response to Q: 1443
Total Response 1434
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Total responses to Q4a: 1111
Total response to Q: 931
Total Response to Q: 1217
Total responses to Q6: 1418
Further suggestions/comments for Question 4:
These waste facilities are running at a significant and increasing annual loss. Please number in order of preference (1 through to 10) which of the following options you consider appropriate to improve the efficiency of the facility, with one (1) being your most preferred option and ten (10) being the least preferred option. Please number all boxes. Do you have any further suggested options?
1 |
1 free voucher for owner for residence each year |
2 |
1)
Increase kerbside collections by way of quarterly pickup if necessary. |
3 |
1)
Offer kerbside pickup of large items as other council do a few times a year.
How do the elderly, frail, disabled get their waste to the facility? They
don't. |
4 |
1)
Supply larger domestic waste bins for the weekly collection |
5 |
1/
Council currently have problems with dumping. By closing the facility will
only increase the problem. |
6 |
3 monthly council clean up from the front of the house on the verge |
7 |
9am - 5 pm open |
8 |
A
bad option. Increase road traffic. More like hood of roadside dumping
particularly from visitors leaving. Council must provide appropriate
services. |
9 |
A combination of reduced days and reduced hours (option 1 & 2) |
10 |
A fortnightly green waste bin collection |
11 |
a green bin once per month |
12 |
A mix of increased fees, increased efficiency and a profit share with staff. |
13 |
A weighbridge would be good at Callala instead of guesstimates. If I have substantial waste I take it to a weighbridge facility so I don't get ripped off. However it probably wouldn't be cost effective so I’ll keep doing the same. |
14 |
A)
My preferred suggestion is to open Friday, Saturday, Sunday Or Fri, Sat |
15 |
Accept that as ratepayers we are entitled to this facility and unless rates are reduced to reflect, having to drive to alternative facilities is out of the question |
16 |
Add cardboard recycling to recycling bins in industrial area and add bin for bulky metal items |
17 |
Afternoons - Especially if combined with fewer days in order to have time to load the trailer prior it taking it to the tip. |
18 |
Any combination of a reduction of opening hours and a reduction of opening days, preferably at least opening once per weekend and more during holiday periods. |
19 |
Any increase in fees or reduction of times will increase illegal dumping, which will cost council and rate payers. Be warned |
20 |
AS a permanent resident of Currarong, the above satisfies my needs. The weekly recycling pickups at Christmas is very good and should be maintained |
21 |
As Callala Bay has a lot of holiday homes, we would like to see the tip remain open over Easter, Christmas holidays. If the tip is not open at these times we will have rubbish tipped in the bush or on side of roads. |
22 |
As we are 'absentees' at present we cannot speak for the majority of residents in Culburra Beach |
23 |
As we are surrounded by National and State parks 'dumping od rubbish' would become a real problem if the Callala tip closed. |
24 |
Because the people that rent don't get the tip vouchers, so much rubbish ie lounges, mattresses, fridges gets dumped in the bush. It would be good if this issue was addressed. |
25 |
better recycling of metal and buy back private operator |
26 |
Big green bin & Big red bin |
27 |
Big mistake to close tip |
28 |
Big problem is if it has to shut people will dump more in the bushlands. They will not travel 30km to take it into West Nowra |
29 |
Box
trailer hire from tips to increase volume of dumping and boost revenue from
tips |
30 |
Buyback has recently stopped at Callala Bay. We would like to see it back again. |
31 |
Buyback
is already closed. |
32 |
Callala is a regional centre tip and quite a distance from West Nowra. It would be a disaster for the nearby bush and devastating for the elderly if Callala tip was closed. |
33 |
Callala services a large number of communities east of Nowra. Not fair to expect them to travel to West Nowra or Huskisson |
34 |
Callala tip is a very valuable service in the Callala, Currarong, and Culburra area. Preference is to only open on weekends rather than closure even if for just one day on weekends |
35 |
Can’t imagine Huskisson, Ulladulla or West Nowra driving out to Callala if there waste disposal was closed. We have quite a few villages out here and we all pay rates we don't get much now for our rates so why take away what little we have. |
36 |
Careful we don't create illegal dumping |
37 |
Change days/hours so it is a profitable business. Change business schedule/managers. |
38 |
Charge less to eliminate the illegal dumping throughout the coastal area. I pay significant rates. This service is not abnormal and offered everywhere |
39 |
Check management on site is trustworthy |
40 |
close
general waste and buyback |
41 |
close
green waste and buyback |
42 |
close Callala and dumping in Callala, Currarong, Culburra beach area will increase more expense for council |
43 |
Close Callala and provide free waste transfer facilities at West Nowra as compensation for affected residents |
44 |
Close facility AND advertise more widely "on-call" bulky waste collections and fines for dumping in bushland. We are very concerned about bushland dumping. |
45 |
Close
facility and provide free council kerbside pickups 4 time per year. |
46 |
Open School Holidays |
47 |
Close the Callala facility but introduce garden/green waste (Green bin) collection fortnightly (or monthly) |
48 |
Close the facility and introduce a green waste bin service for garden waste recycling |
49 |
Close the whole facility and provide a kerbside collection 5x per year like in Sydney |
50 |
Closing
Callala waste transfer would make it very difficult for very many residents
who wish to remain in own homes in later years of life. |
51 |
Closing parts of the operation, This is not an option |
52 |
closing smaller depots will lead to more dumping on forest reserves and surrounding bush by people more restricted access to bush areas council clean up days at least twice a year for non-bulky items |
53 |
Closing
the tip is a very bad idea. |
54 |
Closing this facility will mean more rubbish dumped in the bushes or beside the road as it is often done now. |
55 |
Closure
of tip at Callala will only encourage dumping. I'm manager of Anglicare Op
shop Culburra. We have rubbish dumped outside our shop and put in our bins as
it is. This will increase. |
56 |
Closure will only encourage more local dumping |
57 |
Closure would mean garbage on sidewalks, bush and anywhere available. EPA is supposed to be involved in waste management, as lot of good this decision would be to the environment |
58 |
Combination of 1 & 2 |
59 |
Combination of 1 & 2 |
60 |
Combination
Priority - 9am - 1pm, 4 days - Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun |
61 |
Concern - people will dump more in the forests around Callala. Forest, road and near the dump entrance. |
62 |
Consider
improved services in spring and summer given population movement. |
63 |
Consider one or two weeks open in summer holidays. Consider of facility closed permanently, bush rubbish will be a greater issue. |
64 |
Consider operations during summer months only, unless a major storm occurs (one off) |
65 |
Council has just spent significant money on new fencing of this depot. The closure of this depot is unreasonable. If council was running at a loss why spend money on it? |
66 |
Council is a service provider, so do it for everyone not just the large towns. Spend money on the small villages. Be ready to clean up extra illegal dumping |
67 |
Council needs to support this service. It does not offer green bin waste for recycling. This is a growing area |
68 |
Council should provide 'Green waste' bin as Sydney council do |
69 |
Council should very seriously consider a green bin service. This is now the norm and has been for a very long time in other areas. Restricting access to the local collection depot (or closure) or increasing gate fees will only encourage illegal waste dumping. The fees are already too high. |
70 |
Council to provide green waste bin for garden waste. |
71 |
cut down on operating staff |
72 |
Cut staff at council chambers and retain staff at the tips |
73 |
Cut staff at council chambers |
74 |
Cut staff at council chambers |
75 |
Dedicated green waste bins (large) to be collected weekly |
76 |
Do a 6 month waste collection from homes |
77 |
Do as Sutherland council does have annual household clean ups on a monthly but strictly by appointment which each household is allowed 2 pick-ups per annum from their residence. All industrial waste (if any) to be sent to South Nowra. Look into automating the facility. |
78 |
Do away with holiday extra days. Why should we pay for holiday makers we don't need extra days |
79 |
Do not close as it will increase dumping of rubbish in the bush. |
80 |
Do not close Callala |
81 |
Do not close facility please |
82 |
Do not close the facility as other facilities are too far away and people will dump rubbish in bushland |
83 |
Do
not close the tip as this will result in an increase in illegal dumping.
Callala residents will not drive into Nowra. |
84 |
Do not close this facility. Cut back days and hours of operation. |
85 |
Do not close this service. The council must give residents this service. If closed it will only encourage illegal dumping. The council owes this service to the residents. This is an election issue |
86 |
Don't charge for green waste but charge for mulch. |
87 |
Don't employ as many staff. Each time I go there, there are at least 2-3 staff |
88 |
Don't mind which weekday but must be one weekend day |
89 |
Don't see why I should pay for a trailer load of green waste |
90 |
Every house should have large 'Green bin' second weekly pickup. |
91 |
Everything should be recycle properly. |
92 |
Fees are high already increasing the fees will increase illegal dumping |
93 |
Find
cutbacks in areas which do not need to be included in council expenditure to
maintain this essential community service. |
94 |
For residents of Callala bay, Callala Beach, Myola, Culburra, Orient Point & Currarong - 50kms round trip to West Nowra. Will lead to more illegal dumping in parks |
95 |
Forget recycling and waste facilities and conduct a major effort in repairing Shoalhaven roads |
96 |
Fortnightly green waste collection |
97 |
Free kerbside pickup like they have in Baulkam Hills, The Oaks and many others. Shoalhaven has the meanest rubbish service of all. Sure costs have increase so have rates and charges |
98 |
From what the council receives from recycle i.e. cardboard scrap metal, put the money back in to the operations to stop illegal dumping which will happen. |
99 |
From
your line of questions it appears that wages are your biggest issue. If this
is the case, reduce your hours for Callala to Fri 7-3 and Sat morning 7-11.
This could feasible be done 2 weekends a month. |
100 |
Get rid of some of the high paid management who obviously haven't managed well so that those on low wages at the front line can still service the community. Stop ignoring human costs in you bottom lines. We would rather have our tip open then look at your crappy Facebook page. |
101 |
Give residents a green waste bin like other councils have |
102 |
Give residents a green waste bin. Ours must be about the last council in NSW to have green waste bins |
103 |
Give us green bins |
104 |
Give us green waste bins like other councils do. |
105 |
Give
us green bins. |
106 |
Go back to the way it was when the tip was open and people put their waste into the large open pits that were then bulldozed over once every 3 to 6 months. |
107 |
Got to have somewhere to take rubbish close to home. Council doesn't pick it up, green waste etc. |
108 |
Great concern that no facility will lead to much increased illegal dumping. Its already over the top |
109 |
green waste bin |
110 |
Green waste bin - fortnightly collection |
111 |
green waste bin at premises this obviously will cost more but is a reusable material buyback should only be at a few sites |
112 |
green waste bin fortnightly collection bulk waste kerbside collection every 3 Months |
113 |
Green waste bins - pickup fortnightly or monthly |
114 |
Green waste bins at each house in Callala like other towns in Australia |
115 |
Green waste bins on bi-weekly pick-ups in the streets badly needed. |
116 |
Green waste collection bin, though not as good as current service. |
117 |
Have a few like bargain days, that the buyback sell for next to nothing. This would help the homeless and struggling |
118 |
Have a green bin for garden waste |
119 |
Have a seasonal variance in operating i.e. Spring/Summer open more than winter (i.e. garden-green recycle) |
120 |
Have all council employees including Mayor and Managers work at facilities as part of their work package ( this will save heaps of money) |
121 |
Have
more general & green waste pickups by phoning council. |
122 |
have more vouchers for tip runs not 2 a year, if you remove the Callala beach facility you will find people dumping into bushland |
123 |
Have public bins available. Holiday season only. Due to many people holidaying and plenty of rubbish |
124 |
Have
the 'negative' costs of cleaning up and prohibiting structures of dumping
been weighed up against this 'annual loss'? |
125 |
Having our own green waste bins would be great. |
126 |
Having
several green waste bins throughout Currarong so we can drop green waste
regularly. |
127 |
Higher fees mean more illegal dumping. |
128 |
Hold auction twice a year to sell off reusable items. Proceeds to go to council and a charity such as St Vincent's de Pauls etc |
129 |
How are you going to stop land fill when we live in a throwaway society, nothing is made to last. |
130 |
I am an 83 year old women living on my own. I have no trailer to take anything to the tip. I would prefer to have pick-ups a couple of times a year |
131 |
I am satisfied with the operation of Callala facility. The only complaint is green waste. If in the car boot it is sometimes free or $4. In my box trailer it values either $5 or $6 (Not free) |
132 |
I
cannot believe that this is as it is. We pay so much in land tax &
council rate. Why is this now the case? |
133 |
I did not know that there was a buyback facility. How it works etc. - what type of items |
134 |
I don't agree with any of the other options above |
135 |
I have noticed the metals are all thrown in together disregarding the monetary value. |
136 |
I object to having to pay to drop off green waste, when it is then recycled |
137 |
I suggest council waste truck, which comes on Tuesdays and empties all public waste, also do holiday rural properties (both bins) and charge rate payers accordingly. Holiday rentals are a business and put extra waste into this facility and do not have to pay extra. A rental near us constantly has 10 people for the w/e and bins are always overflowing. |
138 |
I think if you closed this tip many people would just dump there rubbish recycling etc. at the side of the road or the bush. I have seen this before at Callala but I feel it would get out of hand. |
139 |
I very much favour 'scheduled bulky waste collections' either on an annual or bi-annual basis. I am a pensioner and find it difficult to dispose of bulky items |
140 |
I would be really concerned that if you close the facility the illegal dumping would jump significantly as people are too lazy or stingy to travel to Nowra West. |
141 |
I would like to comment that if you close these facilities you will see more rubbish dumped at the side of the roads |
142 |
I, being an aged pensioner have my lawns mown by a local man. He then drops off at local tip. If the tip is closed, my mowing charge would be substantially increased. |
143 |
I'd
prefer no action but if you need to reduce costs the reduce days of
operation. |
144 |
If a big storm - important tip is open after, to get rid of garden waste |
145 |
if Callala closes you will see more dumping in the bush it is too far to other facilities also there will be more recyclables being placed in waste bin red top and adding to landfill |
146 |
If Callala facility is not cost effective then closure should be considered. Unless the staff have any suggestions regarding the facility becoming more cost effective. |
147 |
If Callala was close, there would be an increase of dumping like we have seen on forest road. People will not go to West Nowra and cannot have that |
148 |
If Callala waste transfer station is closed, the council could expect a rise in illegal dumping of materials in surrounding bushland and creating visual eyesore in the area |
149 |
If
Callala were to close, I feel there would be an increase in illegal dumping. |
150 |
If closing the smaller waste depot facilities and directing people to West Nowra - reduce fees to account for travelling as obviously closing them will reduce 'wasted money' |
151 |
If council closed this facility the amount of garbage and green waste that would end up in the scrub or thrown into parks, gardens and reserves would be a real problem for the community and council. This problem would cost the council money to clean up. |
152 |
If council closes the tip, the incidence of illegal dumping will increase significantly |
153 |
If facility is closed I fear that rubbish will be dumped on road side or in our forests |
154 |
If facility was to close (Callala) provide additional waste facility vouchers to compensate for further travelling to another waste facility |
155 |
If green waste removal was available (i.e. green bin) would drastically reduce need for the Callala facility |
156 |
If it has less hours than now, there will most likely be more thrown on the sides of the roads |
157 |
If reduce access to local facilities then give us a green bin for green waste and regular curb side pickups like Sydney. |
158 |
If remains open - needs to be on weekend or hours working people can utilise it. |
159 |
If the Callala Bay facility closes, Forest Rd will become a dumping ground for rubbish. The clean-up cost of constant dumping will out way running cost of the current tip. Will our rates be reduced if we lost the tip? |
160 |
If the Callala transfer station is closed you better budget to line the whole of forest road with rocks as this will lead to a huge rubbish dump in the bush. |
161 |
If the council makes money from the tip that's good. If a contract makes money from the tip that's bad. |
162 |
If the facility is closed we will have more waste dumped on the side of the road. |
163 |
If the local facility closes there will be more illegal dumping in the bush which will cost more to clean up. |
164 |
If the tip at Callala was to close there would be dumpage. Please keep the tip open |
165 |
If the tip closes there will be rubbish dumped along forest road. This will cause problems for the council in future. |
166 |
If the tip is closed, rubbish will be dumped probably in the bush - or put in the landfill bins. |
167 |
If the tip is closed, you will find more rubbish along roadways as people dump their stuff after holiday weekends. |
168 |
If the waste facilities should close there would be a great deal of illegal dumping od green and general waste. |
169 |
If there is ated |
170 |
If there is no facility, then it will be like Sydney, where they just drive into the bush and leave their rubbish, then it would cost the council to remove it |
171 |
If this facility is reduced severely you will find that the roadside will become the tip which will cost council much more to clean up. If council is fair dinkum about recycling then bring us into the 21st century and introduce a fortnightly kerbside green waste service instead of the current on call organic service. this would save a huge amount of landfill |
172 |
If this facility was to close, it would increase the amount of 'road side dumping' |
173 |
If tip were closed, visitors etc. would dump by roadside |
174 |
If waste transfer closed people will dump all waste in bushland as they do now when tip is closed. |
175 |
If we had a green bin it would be a lot better re waste. All my green waste goes in my red bin |
176 |
If you close Callala people will dump alongside roads |
177 |
If you close Callala site you had better employ rangers 24/7 along Cooemia & Forest Roads because they will become dump sites |
178 |
If you close the Callala facility, rubbish will more than likely be thrown in the bush alongside the roads |
179 |
If you close the Callala transfer centre, most people will dump rubbish in the bush. |
180 |
If you close this facility and the other even though council wants to cut costs. You will end up with people dumping rubbish on roadside. (fact) |
181 |
If you close this, people will be dumping stuff on roadside. |
182 |
If you have 1 day per month free plus reduced gate entry, more people will access thus reduce 'bush' rubbish costing and increasing the tip use. |
183 |
If you reduce hours/days it would be advisable to increase surveillance due to more unlawful dumping. |
184 |
Implement
on call pick up services like other councils. |
185 |
Improve on-call garden organics pick up. If we didn't have to bundle it up ourselves it would be magnificent, having to bundle it up makes it utterly useless |
186 |
Increase at holiday time to cater for tourists and absentee owners |
187 |
Increase
recycling/actively sort items for recycling. Staff could strip mattresses to
retain the steel. |
188 |
Increasing gate fees will be disastrous for local bushland. As a frequent user of many bush tracks around Callala/Myola and as an RFS member, I often see the illegal dumping which takes place. This will only increase if fees rise, despite the recent construction of gates |
189 |
Introduce a curb side green waste service @ close the transfer stations altogether |
190 |
Introduce a fortnightly Green waste collection. Provide two Green water bins for those households that want this, but at no charge for the extra bin. |
191 |
Introduce a green bin fortnightly |
192 |
Introduce
a green bin service. Keep the Callala facility open in the school holidays. |
193 |
Introduce
a green waste bin pickup, have a set day once per 3 months for kerbside
pickup of bulky items, have more recycle bins/containers in towns -
cans/plastics, cardboard/paper, clothing etc. |
194 |
Introduce a green waste collection service on a regular fortnightly basis. |
195 |
introduce a green waste garbage bin and adjust rates accordingly |
196 |
Introduce a green/compost bin collection weekly, which would also reduce the need for a red bin collection, back to fortnightly. This would reduce the expensive state Government waste levy. |
197 |
Introduce chemical collection current collection days nearby impossible |
198 |
Introduce fortnightly green bins for green waste collection |
199 |
Introduce green bins |
200 |
Introduce green bins like the current yellow bin. |
201 |
Introduce green bins so that we don't have to take green waste to the recycling centre |
202 |
Introduce
Green waste bins and bulky waste 'on call' |
203 |
Introduce green waste bins for residents so they don't need to take it to the facility. Or have scheduled bulk green waste curb side collection periodically during the year. Or give one voucher instead of 2 a year for waste drop -off at the facility, to reduce costs |
204 |
Introduce green waste bins |
205 |
Introduce monthly green bin waste pickup. Introduce quarterly or 6-monthly general clean up pickup (Verge-Side) |
206 |
Introducing green bin collection as do Wollongong etc. Close green waste section |
207 |
Investigate if charging for mulch is or cost effective then charging to drop the organic material off |
208 |
Is council serious? Reduction of services at the tip will without doubt increase illegal dumping of rubbish along the roads. Any savings would be spent on pickup of roadside rubbish. |
209 |
Is there any chance of having local green waste pickups - or places to put green waste locally which id then collected? We are having problems with neighbours burning green waste now - some of them burn once a week |
210 |
is there anything else you’re not going to do for us, we receive very little now |
211 |
Issue Green bin |
212 |
It already is too expensive. Green waste, all domestic green waste should be free. With 2 passes per year for waste, too many trees in Shoalhaven. |
213 |
It is far too much distance to travel some 30km from Callala to Nowra for waste. This Callala facility must stay open |
214 |
It is the job of the government to provide services that cannot be run by private enterprises as 'profit making'. We do not want to see everybody having to drive in to Nowra because they have no local services |
215 |
It needs to be open during school holidays. Any reduction in operating hours/days will mean you will have people dumping rubbish in the bush |
216 |
It seems the operation has already been scaled back significantly. I am unclear how a waste facility which is a core service of a council, can or should be expected to operate as a profit making facility. Like libraries, skate parks etc. they are a service to rate payers |
217 |
It should be noted that if closure solution expect dumping to be a bigger problem |
218 |
It would be better if you had a green pickup (green bin) |
219 |
It would be nice if we had a green garden waste bin, also do a bulk clean up by council a few times a year |
220 |
It would be very helpful if Council introduced a green bin for garden waste collection perhaps monthly. This would substantially reduce the frequency with which we use the waste facility. |
221 |
It’s too late now council has already scrapped the buy back in Callala but it should have been cheaper and only good quality should have been kept. |
222 |
Keep Australia Clean'. So close the waste depot. When was waste collection a money making project? God help us all |
223 |
Keep it open for green waste. Currarong, Callala and Culburra need it for bulk green waste (Storm damage etc.). At $25 a ute load I don't see how you can be losing money. |
224 |
Keep
the 2 x free tip vouchers. Very expensive council. Very much in line with
councils that provide more services. |
225 |
Keep the shop for buyback. It was so good to find something you needed to fix something e.g. bikes, mowers tools |
226 |
Keeping the transfer station tidy and well organised. Possibly having a covered area for recyclable items (paper cardboard etc.), containers for attractive recyclable metals. |
227 |
Kerb side collection for bulky goods twice a year free. |
228 |
Kerbside
green pickup (by phone request) without having to tie it in bundles. Twice
yearly bulk kerbside pickup. Green lidded fortnightly pick up. |
229 |
Kerbside green waste weekly sept to March fortnightly April - August |
230 |
Last I heard was Callala was down to single man operation (It surely cant cost any less) |
231 |
Last
time we went, cost us $65.00 & we are pensioners. Not happy. |
232 |
Leave as is |
233 |
Leave everything the same |
234 |
Leave it as is - enough stuff is dumped in bush already |
235 |
leave it as is otherwise there will be rubbish dumped everywhere |
236 |
Leave the Callala facility for collection of green waste only. Provide an extra 2 free tickets for use at the Nowra facility for the inconvenience of having to travel to Nowra, or reduce fees for out of town residents |
237 |
Let’s
have a green waste bin like other councils and have the recycling bin
collected every week. |
238 |
Look at other infrastructure to save money - idle and dilapidated village pools. No tip or increase fees will add to the dumping problem |
239 |
Look
elsewhere for savings e.g. the other day we awoke to a horrible racket at
7am. Right outside our front door it was some sort of street cleaner cleaning
our 1m x 15m strip of concrete joining Green ways and Lennox head. What a
waste of council money. Transporting and running it around small towns like
Callala, accomplishes nothing. Must cost a fortune. Get rid of it and put
money into waste facilities. |
240 |
Lower or Nil gate fees for residents who provide identification |
241 |
Many homes in area are holiday homes and these people need access on weekend to dispose of excess waste, if not provided dumping is likely |
242 |
Many
workers and holiday people work in their garden over weekends, and take
rubbish to the tip on Sundays (from my observations) |
243 |
Maybe green bin at residence |
244 |
Monthly pickup with stipulations no more than 2 cubic metre. I did this for 35 years on Marrickville council, works well. If people travel great distances the streets get covered in rubbish |
245 |
More clean ups outside on the footpath. Some councils have 12 a year when you ring them |
246 |
More widely advertised buyback and trial closing waste operations and keeping open buyback along the lines of the reserve garbage centre in Marrickville. Increasing fees is an option I oppose. |
247 |
Most of these will increase illegal dumping in our large areas of bushland. |
248 |
Most other councils have a 'clean up' day or week. 2 vouchers are ok If you have a trailer - not everybody does. I don't. |
249 |
My house is a holiday house. Most/majority of my waste is leaf/grass matter from trees. Perhaps supple a green waste bin with the usual bin would help |
250 |
My opinion: Currarong tip was closed years ago, Callala is good, the further we have to go the less it will be used. |
251 |
My perfect option is to open the Callala facility more often. I think this survey is rigged to get the result you want |
252 |
Need facility to get rid of green waste after storms |
253 |
No |
254 |
no |
255 |
No case has been made to justify or even explain the words significant and increasing annual loss. This is a further step in the erosion of public amenity in the Callala area |
256 |
Open all the time - No operation - Camera for person not complying |
257 |
No other options are acceptable |
258 |
No we don't have other options. Waste depot was created for the community. Perfuse these action created politic friction; eventually the population will increase. What's next No, NO No |
259 |
None - Is this another bean counter looking for a wage rise? |
260 |
None. Less access to transfer depots means more rubbish in bush and roadsides which costs the environment and council more. |
261 |
Note if this facility is removed, an increase of dumping of rubbish/waste in the bush/side of road is likely to occur |
262 |
One
option is to close it and spend more money on cleaning up the local bush as
there will be increased illegal dumping. Then you could close all the bush
tracks so we can’t get into the bush. |
263 |
Only open 4 days a week now, reducing hours more only encourages people to drugs rubbish on road sides. It is a service that needs to be maintained. |
264 |
Open Callala on Saturdays only would be acceptable. |
265 |
Open facility more over Christmas holiday period to meet increased demand over this time. |
266 |
Open green waste facility at Callala |
267 |
Open more often |
268 |
Open once a month and provide green waste bin to be collected fortnightly |
269 |
Operate facility on 2-3 days a week with just a half day on weekends such as Friday and Saturday morning to 12 noon or 1pm, say another weekday. |
270 |
Operate fortnightly. |
271 |
Operation currently runs on a restricted basis - not sure as to how, in a practical way, you reduce it further. |
272 |
Operation hours should be increased during school holiday periods |
273 |
Option to have assistance with green waste loaded into trailer like at Huslay. $10 trailer to mulch Perhaps x 1 month |
274 |
Other
councils have free green waste drop off or green bins for collections (garden
clippings) |
275 |
People
will drop more waste in the bush. |
276 |
Perhaps a reduced gate fee and no fee for garden waste would encourage use. Look at other states and how they operate their facilities and which ones work and why. |
277 |
Pick up on demand |
278 |
pick
up recycling curb bins weekly have a green bin (waste collection
of garden waste ) fortnightly / monthly |
279 |
Pick up waste on request |
280 |
Please be considerate of the hundreds of thousands of rates you collect from the residents. The service is in desperate need |
281 |
Please consider your age rate payers who have no means of using your current services e.g. box-trailers or even cars and provide them with accessible services which are already paid by through the annual rates |
282 |
Please do not close this facility. |
283 |
Please
factor in the cost of illegal dumping, of the facility is closed. As I would
imagine people will start to do this. |
284 |
Please introduce an organic waste bin for weekly or fortnightly free kerbside collection and compost all collected material. This will significantly reduce garden waste being dumped in the bush. |
285 |
Please make it propriety to fund these services otherwise the community will suffer from decreased tourism due to effects of increased unlawful dumping in green space. Please consider further education program for residents. |
286 |
Please
provide me with the information that confirms |
287 |
Privatise operations to commercial operator. |
288 |
Profound option - Close facility, introduced fortnightly green waste collection and ability to have bulk waste collected as required. |
289 |
Provide
2 x kerb side pickup of 1 square metre of waste (sorted into waste
categories) per year |
290 |
Provide
a green bin service on a fortnightly basis to all households then close the
green waste service. Along with the already closed buyback. |
291 |
Provide a green waste bin |
292 |
Provide a green waste bin as is done by many Sydney councils |
293 |
Provide a green waste bin to households and collect every 2nd week. |
294 |
Provide a large garden waste bin for weekly collection (Like many other councils do) |
295 |
provide a monthly green waste residential collection service and 6 monthly bulky waste collection service |
296 |
Provide a regular green waste bin service (fortnight or monthly) & close the green waste operation at Callala facility |
297 |
Provide better services such as Campbelltown Council - Green waste bins and on call collections |
298 |
Provide fortnightly green waste collection. |
299 |
Provide Green bin service |
300 |
Provide green bins - 90% of my visits to tip are for lawn clippings. Provide bigger red top bin for general waste. |
301 |
provide green bins for residents like Sydney |
302 |
Provide green waste bin or fortnightly basis |
303 |
Provide green waste bin. Most bins seem to have green waste hanging out of bins |
304 |
Provide green waste bins |
305 |
Provide
green waste bins for all residents. |
306 |
Provide green waste bins for residents prepared to pay for this service |
307 |
Provide green waste bins to residences and collect fortnightly |
308 |
Provide Green waste bins. |
309 |
Provide
green waste collection: |
310 |
Provide green waste pickup from residences |
311 |
Provide householder with green waste bins |
312 |
Provide kerbside green waste collection. |
313 |
Provide residents with green waste bins |
314 |
Provide
specific large green waste bin to be collected alternate weeks to 'yellow'
bin. Plus those measures outlined in 5 below. |
315 |
Provide
us with a green bin every fortnight service. Council pick up once every 3
months for large items. |
316 |
Provide
us with green bins and annual bulky waste collection. If you close this tip
illegal dumping in the bush will increase dramatically. |
317 |
Put green bin collection into place and reduce hours and days of operation |
318 |
Question: Why do you spend money on upgrades when you consider closing the tip? |
319 |
Rates keep going up. Don't deprive locals of everything. Very little improvement to the area in 20 years of living here. Many oldies in area. |
320 |
Recover money collected from the gate on entry (I rarely receive a receipt on entry) |
321 |
Recycle
only |
322 |
Recycling bins at Culburra shops would be great. |
323 |
Recycling facility at shops and picnic area e.g Culburra shops and Tilbury Cove picnic area. Target high activity, not an isolated industrial site |
324 |
Reduce
costs at the gate for SCC residents. |
325 |
Reduce
costs would stop dumping in bushland. |
326 |
Reduce
council chamber staff. |
327 |
Reduce council fees if the service is compromised significantly - i.e. option 4, 5, 6 or 7 is implemented and give us street footpaths and gutters |
328 |
Reduce council spending in other areas i.e. The Taj Mahal (council offices). Sell it and move to smaller premises |
329 |
Reduce days to 2 days and operation hours 9am - 1pm |
330 |
Reduce fee for green waste. Gone from free to $2, now over $5 for car |
331 |
Reduce fee through increasing rates in order to stop dumping as it is occurring and it is real hazard |
332 |
reduce hours of operation to Fortnightly open Fri sat sun |
333 |
Reduce
hours of operations or only open on Saturday for full day. |
334 |
Reduce
operation to one weekend/fortnight. |
335 |
Reduce operations to every second Saturday or Sunday |
336 |
reduce operations to weekends only |
337 |
Reduce rates by $50 per week due to the extra cost of having to go the Nowra Tip |
338 |
Reduce rates in areas not with 5 km radius of a garbage dump i.e. cut back in services should lead to reduce council rates. |
339 |
Reduce the fee would mean that more people could afford to use it. Therefore customers in dollars If you want people to dispose of waste properly you need to make it accessible |
340 |
Reduce the pickups (Extras) at Christmas to one extra as most have got rid of their Xmas waste in the first extra week |
341 |
Reduce tipping costs, small amount of bricks and rubble, less than quarter of a trailer -$64. This encourages dumping |
342 |
Reduced opening hours and days would see significant savings before the tip was closed completely |
343 |
Remember - If you decide to close facilities, dumping of rubbish, old building material, TVs, mattress, will increase necessarily increase staff vehicles etc. to remove same |
344 |
Reopen buyback |
345 |
Re-open tip shop & manage it better. We loved going there and always left something or brought something |
346 |
Replace the Callala and other small facilities with regular - quarterly general clean ups, free and pick up from residences. Similar to over local government areas. This would help reduce your costs and stop rubbish being left outside homes for months on end. |
347 |
Rubbish (mostly holiday generated) already litter roads. Closure of tip will result in increase in littering |
348 |
Run
at a loss. We pay rates to cover this community facility. Social benefit. |
349 |
Sack the council employee and consultants who came up with this idea. Give us a green bin service and then the tip would be utilised far less and opening hours /days reduced according to demand. |
350 |
Saturday
1pm to 5pm |
351 |
Scheduled bulky waste collection dates plus twice a year on-call bulky waste collection dates. Scheduled green waste collection dates. |
352 |
See answer to 5, (Recycling, Green waste, Buyback) if all these options were available then the tips would not have to be used by domestic households, so council can use whatever facilities they want for disposal. |
353 |
See attached letter |
354 |
Self-service operation |
355 |
Sell mulch and composted soil. |
356 |
Separate out the commoditised waste and sell on the plastic, metals and bio mass markets. |
357 |
Shoalhaven is a good Council in my view. Keep up the good work. I think it is essential that there be some (even if reduced days etc) service at Callala. To send people in the region to West Nowra is not a fair or practicable option in my view. There is always a level of some cross-subsidization in services in regional areas (and we all pay Council fees). Thanks |
358 |
Should mulch for free then once a month for anyone to have free mulch |
359 |
Stop
dumping. Give people more tip vouchers. Fees outrageous for pensioners,
Seniors and welfare people on fixed outcomes. |
360 |
Suggest Friday and Saturday each month, prefer opening hour in the PM. Owners clean up in the morning - visit tip in the PM |
361 |
Supply a bin for household - recycling and green waste, to all residents |
362 |
Supply a garden waste bin for kerbside pickup, maybe fortnightly or monthly |
363 |
Supply a green waste bin and monthly or fortnightly pickup service |
364 |
Supply bins to households for the recycling of green waste. |
365 |
Supply every household a large green waste bin and have collection day on Monday once a month if the Callala facility is closed. |
366 |
Supply Green bin |
367 |
Supply Green Bins. |
368 |
Supply green waste bin |
369 |
Supply green waste bins for a fortnightly collection. |
370 |
Supply green waste bins to households for grass clippings and other green waste |
371 |
Supply green waste bins to households. Less people using the tip so it wouldn't need to be open as often. I’ll bet 50% of people using the tip is for garden waste |
372 |
Supply green waste bins to operate fortnight |
373 |
Supply
households with 240L bins for garbage and green waste. At the same cost as
120L bins. |
374 |
Supply
kerb pickup of green waste - fortnightly |
375 |
Supply larger red bins or have a green bin. As most of my garden waste fills up green bin, even though I have 2 compost bins |
376 |
Supply of a green bin or increase free green vouchers to 3. It used to be 4. 2 is not enough for pensioners like myself |
377 |
Supply residents a green waste bin for garden waste |
378 |
Supply residents with a 360 Litre green bin for garden waste and collect it on a 2 or 4 week interval |
379 |
Supply residents with green waste collection bins |
380 |
Supply skip bins in designated community areas for community use. (General waste, green waste & recycle)- with regular pickup by council |
381 |
Surprised
that you feel the facility should run at a profit. |
382 |
Take control of renting holiday homes. |
383 |
Taken that the council has blocked access to our public bush land and state forests along forest rd apparently due to too many people dumping rubbish there it would be extremely detrimental to our and surrounding suburbs if there were no waste facilities as people and business/trades would probably find it easier to dump the rubbish in local bush rather than take a 30to35min drive each way to the nearest waste depot, I believe it is hard enough to control illegal dumping as it is with the facilities we have now I can't imagine what our local area would look like if our services were diminished. |
384 |
Team of rostered volunteers to assist staff with operations to reduce wage bill. |
385 |
The
area needs waste facilities- more now with the ever increasing population in
the Shoalhaven. Over the 28 years I have lived here, most change is in the
last 10 and not in a good way. Rubbish is now everywhere in our beautiful
area. |
386 |
The buyback section could be made much more effective. Over the last 5-6 years, it has become very limited. I used to be able to get used building materials, metals etc. They also basically throw everything in the bins now. |
387 |
The
cost at gate is too expensive leading to lesser use and huge increase in
dumping illegally. |
388 |
The cost of green waste drop off is far too high. You are encouraging people to dump illegally. |
389 |
The council does not provide green waste collection, so having the tip nearby is a must. If there were regular green waste collection, tip operation could be reduced |
390 |
The location of the facility at Callala must remain operational to ensure the surrounding national park (bush & marine) do not become a dumping ground. |
391 |
The point of the waste depot is not necessarily to 'run a profit.' It is not a business enterprise and should not be run as one (i.e. profit driven). The point of the facility is to ensure waste can be appropriately collected and managed so as to encourage and ensure recycling occurs and also to prevent illegal dumping. This is a moral (and financial) burden that the council should be accepting - as a rate payer I am happy to see my money being spent on this. Living in Callala and being a user of the Forest areas around here, I have seen the fire trails access blocked off to avoid illegal dumping. Unfortunately I can assure you that dumping still occurs. Reducing access, or worse, closing facilities will likely further contribute to this. In the same vein, raising gates fees will do the same. Even at the moment I am sure the gate fee charged for green waste is also sending people to make decisions to dump illegally. Please continue to provide local waste facilities (happy with reduced operating days) to a) provide services for the locals b) continue providing recycling options in order to support our contribution to environmental stewardship and c) prevent an increase in illegal dumping (sometimes the cost of prevention is cheaper than the cure). |
392 |
the recycling buyback has closed which was well used by the community at large that includes Culburra Currarong Callala the closing is against the councils recycling program |
393 |
The reusable items to be purchased for a small fee (to give to charity) |
394 |
The tip is not meant to run as a profit. It is there as a service to the paying rate home owners |
395 |
The, preferences not advisable |
396 |
There are very few services provided by Council to the residents of Culburra. The Callala tip is a service we pay for via rate |
397 |
There is an increasing amount of green waste due to storms/weather. Give the size of the Callala area, we need to maintain this facility as weekenders it would be convenient to keep it this way |
398 |
There
is a significant amount of rubbish dumped in bushland on the South Coast. I
think reducing facilities to less days, reducing operation, increasing fees. |
399 |
There is no other options. I hope councillors realise that I vote. |
400 |
There needs to be some use for the Callala facility, employ someone to turn the green waste into useable organic compost and for a fee provide front loader for ??? waste to transfer |
401 |
There will be rubbish dumped everywhere if tip at Callala is closed. It’s bad now and will only get worse. |
402 |
There will more than likely be more illegal dumping if station closed completely |
403 |
These options are designed to reduce services - we don’t not want them reduced as the person who cleans our property utilises this service weekly and we do on weekends |
404 |
Train
staff to be more proactive in recycling & Buyback operations ie keeping
the place neat, tidy, organised and safe and being more aware of the sorts of
things people wish to buy. |
405 |
Train up staff re: people skills and honesty. If transfer station not kept open illegal dumping in bush and on roadside would be absolutely horrendous |
406 |
Transfer the operating model to a social enterprise business model that involves and work with volunteers, green army, work for the dole, PATH youth training and employment, Seniors groups, men's sheds and other groups. Start a Recycle Army program that engages also promotes education of reducing waste, collecting waste, using recycled waste. Many options available including buy pack programs for income generation for each plant facility including soon to launch NSW container program rebate schemes..... Several other recycle centres operate as a social enterprise successfully including year on year growth on profit margins for re-investment into innovative recycling waste management projects. |
407 |
twice a year a council clean up and people can out their items for collection |
408 |
twice yearly 'Junk' Kerbside collections |
409 |
Two yearly pickups of rubbish from the front of my house for large items |
410 |
Upgrade the facility to produce higher grades of mulch and garden soil as the demand in this area for garden maintenance is high |
411 |
Very hard same problem with pools will never cover cost but a service council have to provide for the public |
412 |
Villages outside the main CBD of Nowra haven very few facilities for rate payers other than this facility, It must remain. |
413 |
Volunteers? |
414 |
We also require a green bin for each household to cut down on green waste taken to tip and going into red bin |
415 |
We are happy with whatever council decides as long as we know the day or days Callala facility is open |
416 |
We do not use Callala tip as the person working was extremely rude. We use West Nowra when going to Nowra |
417 |
We have a problem if you close the tip. There will be more people who dump their rubbish in our bush, roadsides etc. etc. We need our facility OPEN. We are not 2nd rate citizens |
418 |
We
have always needed a green waste recycling bin. |
419 |
we have no way of disposing of large green waste but very happy to pay a fee for council to attend for us |
420 |
We live in a villa. There is nowhere we can store or process any waste. We need a waste facility or maybe a 'green bin' as I think Wollongong has. A pickup service is no good as the ??? on these villas do not allow rubbish to be left at the front of the property. |
421 |
We need a clean-up service as ordered, maybe 2 per house per year |
422 |
We need a green bin |
423 |
We pay for the tip, it should not make a profit! Look into staff theft maybe stop spending money on them |
424 |
We pay our rates to have this facility - if it runs at a loss so be it - that's why we pay rates! |
425 |
We would like facility to be open on significant holiday periods. |
426 |
Weekend openings, minimum Saturday mornings plus one weekday would work for me |
427 |
What
about extra tipping vouchers. |
428 |
Whatever is decided, it’s important to remember that a lot of houses in the area are holiday homes and days/hours of services provided must accommodate people (often employed) who travel from Sydney, Canberra etc. |
429 |
Whatever operation is chosen you need to take into account increased dumping in nearly bush areas. Culburra is a holiday area, so no curtailing hours is not a good option |
430 |
When storms hit, most people need to clean their area up/or supply green waste bin and done give rate payers free vouchers |
431 |
When
taking green waste to Callala the charge is $38 as it's bulky not heavy. If I
take the same load to West Nowra the cost is around $18 as the load is
weighed. If you I'm |
432 |
When the Callala tip is closed there is a significant increase in rubbish dumped on the roadside going to West Nowra, Husky or heaven forbid Ulladulla is not an option |
433 |
Why
close Callala? Where do local residents got to use tip? We pay our council
rates which seem to be rising. What to Callala residents receive? |
434 |
Why does a service need to make a profit? We pay rates to subsidise these services. Closure Callala would increase the dumping in the forest. Tradies use this tip. Closure would lead to dumping and littering. |
435 |
Why does the tip have to remain a profit? It’s a convenience for the rate payers. This may stop illegal dumping as at Crookhaven Heads |
436 |
Why should it be shut! Your making $15,000 each weekend from selling recycled material and all the money you get from rates |
437 |
Why
should we shut? |
438 |
With a reduction of available waste drop off (tips), rubbish will be left on the side of the road. Has the cost of this practice been calculated? |
439 |
With increasing population it would be very bad closing any section. In fact the green waste should be increased. |
440 |
With the introduction of container deposit legislation there will be changes to the economics of the facility as well as Question 6. Better to wait 12 months. |
441 |
With the large gardens in the district, it is essential a green waste facility remain open at Callala. |
442 |
With the very large number of 'weekenders' in villages along the coast we do not get value for money in weekly/fortnightly services. We are subsidising these services so some return in the form of these facilities would be a balance. |
443 |
Without charge increase general waste bin size to 240L to help green waste disposal for absentee owners/ |
444 |
Won’t lose much sleep if I have to transport grass etc. to West Nowra, or Huskisson even though further than Callala |
445 |
Work on a honesty system leave gates open that way those who dump in bush nearly or at closed gate can take in. No unsightly mattress, black bags rubbish laying around in our national marine park bush areas |
446 |
Yes the Facility should be open from (Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs/Fri/Sat. |
447 |
You closed the buyback no wonder you not making anything and if you close it the bush will be full of rubbish at holiday times |
Comments for Question 5:
If waste facilities were closed, what services would you like to see in the area?
1. |
"Advertise" that it is a recycling area |
2. |
"On-Call" or schedule green waste collections |
3. |
#5 is not an option. There needs to be ??? locally |
4. |
1 or 2 times a year kerbside recycling/collection for household waste, green waste etc. |
5. |
1) Due to the max generation of green waste, A green bin collected 'weekly' 2) Delivery of mulch (At cost) |
6. |
1. Green bins for green waste. 2. Instead of tip tickets have 2 free on call |
7. |
2 pickups per year |
8. |
2 scheduled collection days PLUS 2 on call collection days |
9. |
2 weekly green waste collection. Current system is hopeless |
10. |
2 x scheduled bulky waste days, 2 x on-call bulky waste collection |
11. |
2-3 times a year |
12. |
3 of each per year |
13. |
6 monthly kerbside waste etc. collections |
14. |
A free service with cost being covered from current cost of tips (which would be closed) |
15. |
A Green Bin waste collection fortnightly which would save money and you would have more control of where it is disposed. |
16. |
A green bin waste collection in spring/summer is needed or extra waste collection/vouchers |
17. |
A green waste bin |
18. |
A green waste bin as most of our waste is green/garden waste. |
19. |
A green waste bin for garden refuse |
20. |
A green waste kerbside collection once a fortnight or monthly |
21. |
A green waste service |
22. |
A lot of people don’t have trailers to go to the tip, so scheduled pickup would be the best option |
23. |
a new council |
24. |
A no cost |
25. |
A no -cost (free) green waste bin to go out on alternate days to current (yellow) recycle bin |
26. |
A separate green waste bin for collection, perhaps monthly. Some people already use red bin to get rid of their green waste. Perhaps loose green waste may help breakdown non-recyclable waste in landfill |
27. |
Add a green bin to our collections |
28. |
Additional free vouchers if forced to use West Nowra |
29. |
All of these don’t suit the general population of Callala Beach who do their yards when they come. Closure will lead to increased dumping. |
30. |
Also scheduled bulky waste collection days |
31. |
An extra bin for green waste collection |
32. |
An extra green waste bin for 2nd weekly pickup alternatively with recycle/can paper etc. |
33. |
And recycling bins in Culburra |
34. |
Annual collection 2/year |
35. |
As above |
36. |
As above |
37. |
As above is most appropriate for someone without the car or box-trailer, with limited mobility and finances |
38. |
at Callala I often wonder if two people are necessary to operate the facility |
39. |
At no cost |
40. |
battery recycling facilities, kerbside green waste bin |
41. |
Bi annual clean up days - council pick up |
42. |
Biannual green waste designated collection days |
43. |
bigger red bin |
44. |
Bins for green waste |
45. |
Booked bulky waste collection when needed |
46. |
Booked kerbside mulching. Green waste bin |
47. |
Both |
48. |
Bulk green waste collection on -call |
49. |
Bulky collection days invite roadside dumping which leads to a horrible mess in a tourist hotspot |
50. |
but do not close |
51. |
Buyback recycle as does South Aust. This may come as a state govt incentive |
52. |
By far the best option |
53. |
Callala waste facilities needs to remain |
54. |
Clean up collection every 6 months |
55. |
Clean up of roads and bush because people are lazy and will dump. Free collections on street |
56. |
Close this facility and you will find many disgruntled community members. These community members also vote in council elections. Close at your peril. |
57. |
Closing the tip in Callala would increase Illegal dumping |
58. |
Closure (Or more difficulty in tipping) will result in more dumping in the bush |
59. |
Collection garden waste |
60. |
Collection of green waste - to stop people dumping in foreshore and other reserves |
61. |
Collection of green waste just like recycling |
62. |
combined with a green waste bin being issued to all households |
63. |
Considering how much material is collected at Callala, a house collection service would be very costly |
64. |
Council do 4 collections at property each year for collection of bulk waste |
65. |
Council to provide green waste bins to each house and have fortnightly collection |
66. |
Dedicated green waste collection on a weekly basis |
67. |
Dependent on cost |
68. |
Depends on the cost factor, is it going to be free |
69. |
Disposal of garden waste via green waste bin at each home |
70. |
Do not close |
71. |
Do not close |
72. |
Do not close them |
73. |
Do not close them |
74. |
Do not close waste facilities (Simple) |
75. |
Don’t close |
76. |
don’t close Callala |
77. |
Don’t close Callala tip. Why should we have to travel? |
78. |
Don’t close it |
79. |
Don't close it!! |
80. |
Don’t close them, we pay our rates. |
81. |
Don’t like these (scheduled bulky collection) as it makes the streets look messy with piles of waste out for collection, and the rubbish blows around. The tip vouchers work much better |
82. |
Don’t want the facility to close |
83. |
Due to the transient nature of population of Culburra Beach. |
84. |
Either of the above would probably work for us. |
85. |
Either one of these |
86. |
Empty recycling bin weekly |
87. |
every 6 months |
88. |
F/N collection for green bin be introduced. Continue voucher for rate payers |
89. |
Facilities to be left alone |
90. |
Facility must not close |
91. |
For green waste |
92. |
Fortnightly green bin collection |
93. |
Fortnightly green bin collection |
94. |
Fortnightly 'green waste' bin alternate fortnight to yellow bin |
95. |
Fortnightly Green Waste Collection |
96. |
Fortnightly green waste collection bins like every other council in NSW |
97. |
fortnightly green waste pick up bins large |
98. |
Fortnightly or monthly green bin collection |
99. |
Fortnightly/Monthly green waste collection described above |
100. |
Free |
101. |
Free |
102. |
Free bulky collection days, like Sydney has , scheduled twice yearly |
103. |
Free drop off if I need to travel |
104. |
Free green waste |
105. |
free green waste |
106. |
Free green waste e.g. grass clippings, tree branches etc. We are pensioners with no transport to West Nowra or Husky tips |
107. |
Free petrol vouchers to cover the extra mileage to Nowra |
108. |
Free pick up twice a year or 2 free tip vouchers each year. |
109. |
Free scheduled collection of garden waste |
110. |
Free weekly green waste collection. Increase recycle interval to weekly |
111. |
Garden / Storm waste mainly |
112. |
Garden waste |
113. |
Garden waste |
114. |
Garden waste |
115. |
Garden Waste Bin |
116. |
Garden waste bin. It would be nice if Callala beach had a green bin for garden waste. |
117. |
garden waste bins more frequent recycle bin collection |
118. |
give us a 2 weekly green bin |
119. |
Give us a green waste bin collected fortnightly |
120. |
Great idea - either annual or bi-annual collection basis. |
121. |
Great idea, depending on limits |
122. |
Green waste bin |
123. |
Green bin |
124. |
Green bin |
125. |
Green bin |
126. |
Green bin |
127. |
Green bin |
128. |
Green bin |
129. |
Green bin |
130. |
Green bin |
131. |
Green Bin |
132. |
Green bin |
133. |
Green bin |
134. |
Green bin |
135. |
Green bin - garden waste collection fortnightly |
136. |
Green bin (garden waste) fortnightly or monthly |
137. |
Green bin alternating with yellow and on call waste |
138. |
Green bin collected each fortnight. On-call green waste collections |
139. |
Green bin collection for garden waste recycling |
140. |
Green bin collection fortnightly |
141. |
Green bin for garden cuttings etc. |
142. |
Green bin for garden waste |
143. |
Green bin for garden waste |
144. |
Green bin for garden waste pick up alternate fortnight to recycle bin |
145. |
Green bin for garden waste recycling |
146. |
Green bin for green waste |
147. |
Green bin for weekly or fortnightly collection |
148. |
Green bin fortnightly |
149. |
Green bin fortnightly |
150. |
Green bin fortnightly |
151. |
Green bin introduced for garden waste |
152. |
Green bin like all other councils. You only get 2 vouchers for everything. Other councils have fortnightly green bins. At present we pay extra for a red bin mainly for lawn clippings etc. |
153. |
Green bin monthly for garden waste |
154. |
Green Bin service |
155. |
Green bin service |
156. |
Green bin service for all households |
157. |
Green bin service on the alternate week to the yellow bin |
158. |
Green Bin' weekly collection |
159. |
Green Bin, This the bulk of my landfill. Why don’t we have regular green pickups? |
160. |
Green Bins |
161. |
Green bins |
162. |
Green bins |
163. |
Green bins |
164. |
Green Bins |
165. |
Green bins |
166. |
Green bins |
167. |
Green bins |
168. |
Green bins - collected alternate weeks to yellow bin |
169. |
Green bins - They work well in the city |
170. |
Green bins for garden waste collected on a regular basis. |
171. |
Green bins for green waste |
172. |
Green bins for recycling garden |
173. |
Green bins in area |
174. |
Green Bins, larger red bins at no extra cost to ratepayers |
175. |
Green collection |
176. |
green garden waste bins additional to our red and yellow bins |
177. |
Green household bin for garden waste. |
178. |
Green lid bin for fortnightly green waste collection on non-recycling bin collection week |
179. |
Green lid bin for garden waste - pruning’s, nature strip grass clippings. |
180. |
Green lid recycling bin |
181. |
Green recycle depots |
182. |
green recycling bin |
183. |
Green waste |
184. |
Green waste |
185. |
Green waste |
186. |
Green waste |
187. |
Green waste |
188. |
Green waste bin |
189. |
Green waste bin |
190. |
green waste bin |
191. |
green waste bin |
192. |
green waste bin |
193. |
Green waste bin |
194. |
Green waste bin |
195. |
green waste bin |
196. |
Green waste bin |
197. |
Green waste bin |
198. |
Green waste bin |
199. |
green waste bin |
200. |
Green waste bin |
201. |
Green waste bin |
202. |
Green waste bin |
203. |
Green waste bin |
204. |
Green waste bin |
205. |
Green waste bin |
206. |
Green waste bin |
207. |
Green waste bin |
208. |
Green waste bin |
209. |
green waste bin |
210. |
Green waste bin |
211. |
Green waste Bin |
212. |
Green waste bin |
213. |
Green waste bin - as provided in other councils areas e.g. Wollongong, Shellharbour |
214. |
Green waste bin - fortnightly |
215. |
Green waste bin - like most other councils |
216. |
Green waste bin - once/month. Please note - I believe that charging for green waste is ludicrous. This is a source of mulch for all the wonderful public gardens in the Shoalhaven |
217. |
Green waste bin and collection service |
218. |
green waste bin and metal recycling / polystyrene services |
219. |
green waste bin at premises fortnightly collection |
220. |
Green waste bin collected |
221. |
Green waste bin collection |
222. |
Green waste bin collection * A priority |
223. |
Green waste bin for each house and fortnightly pick up |
224. |
Green waste bin for each household |
225. |
Green waste bin for garden stuff like grass clippings, trees, leaves etc. |
226. |
Green waste bin for households |
227. |
Green waste bin for kerbside collection |
228. |
Green waste bin fortnightly |
229. |
Green waste bin like other councils. Twice yearly clean-up campaign home service or continue twice year vouchers |
230. |
Green waste bin or pick up days |
231. |
Green waste bin pickup fortnightly |
232. |
green waste bin possibly |
233. |
green waste bin service as not everyone can access trucks or trailer once a month |
234. |
Green waste bin to be collected fortnightly - then green waste part of tip could be closed. Many other councils have green waste bins. |
235. |
Green waste bin weekly collection and red bin fortnightly collection |
236. |
Green waste bin weekly or fortnightly collection |
237. |
Green waste bin with fortnight pick up |
238. |
Green waste bin, optional for residents |
239. |
Green waste bins |
240. |
Green waste bins |
241. |
Green waste bins |
242. |
Green waste bins |
243. |
Green waste bins |
244. |
Green waste bins |
245. |
Green waste bins |
246. |
Green waste bins |
247. |
Green waste bins |
248. |
Green waste bins |
249. |
Green waste bins |
250. |
Green waste bins |
251. |
Green waste bins |
252. |
Green waste bins |
253. |
Green waste bins |
254. |
Green waste bins |
255. |
Green waste bins - this is long overdue. We need this urgent |
256. |
Green waste bins and fortnightly collection service |
257. |
Green waste bins and larger red bins especially for holiday rental properties |
258. |
Green waste bins as regular service |
259. |
Green waste bins at home for pickup once per week. Also an extra free tip voucher with rates notice |
260. |
Green waste bins collected monthly |
261. |
Green waste bins collected weekly. On-call bulk waste for free |
262. |
Green waste bins for fortnightly curb side collection |
263. |
Green waste bins for garden material |
264. |
Green waste bins for weekly/fortnightly collection |
265. |
Green waste bins like most other councils have, collected from homes 1 x fortnight or 1 x week. |
266. |
Green waste bins like Sutherland shire council - Byron Bay council |
267. |
Green waste bins provided to collected fortnightly |
268. |
Green waste bins provided to each resident of Currarong |
269. |
Green waste bins provided to residences with quarterly pickup |
270. |
Green waste bins provided with bi-weekly street pickups |
271. |
Green waste bins supplied like in other council areas |
272. |
Green Waste bins supplied to households |
273. |
Green waste bins too |
274. |
Green waste bins would save a lot of landfill |
275. |
Green waste bins. Recycling collected weekly |
276. |
Green waste bins/month |
277. |
Green waste collected fortnightly |
278. |
Green waste collection |
279. |
Green waste collection |
280. |
Green waste collection |
281. |
Green waste collection |
282. |
Green waste collection |
283. |
Green waste collection |
284. |
Green waste collection |
285. |
Green waste collection |
286. |
Green waste collection |
287. |
Green waste collection |
288. |
Green waste collection |
289. |
Green waste collection |
290. |
Green waste collection |
291. |
Green waste collection |
292. |
Green waste collection |
293. |
Green waste collection |
294. |
Green waste collection |
295. |
Green waste collection |
296. |
Green waste collection |
297. |
Green waste collection |
298. |
Green waste collection |
299. |
Green waste collection |
300. |
green waste collection |
301. |
Green waste collection |
302. |
Green waste collection - 'on-call' |
303. |
Green waste collection and give 4 x 'No Charge' domestic vouchers |
304. |
Green waste collection bin |
305. |
Green waste collection bins as in Shellharbour and Wollongong. |
306. |
Green waste collection bins, collected at least bi-weekly |
307. |
Green waste collection by Appt |
308. |
Green waste collection days & bins alternating with recycling collections (i.e. yellow bins) |
309. |
Green waste collection days for bins fortnightly collection |
310. |
Green waste collection days, say fortnightly or monthly |
311. |
Green waste collection every 2 weeks |
312. |
Green waste collection fortnightly |
313. |
Green waste collection fortnightly |
314. |
Green waste collection fortnightly |
315. |
Green waste collection fortnightly - Other councils provide this service and we could take any extra waste to the Nowra Depot with our 2 vouchers we receive per year. |
316. |
Green waste collection on a fortnightly basis like other councils |
317. |
Green waste collection or scheduled collection days |
318. |
Green waste collection separate from landfill collection |
319. |
Green waste collection service |
320. |
Green waste collection. 90% of all non-recyclable waste in Culburra is green waste |
321. |
Green waste collections |
322. |
Green waste collections |
323. |
Green waste collections |
324. |
Green waste fortnightly pickup |
325. |
Green waste on call |
326. |
Green waste once per week |
327. |
Green waste pick up |
328. |
Green waste pick up collection |
329. |
green waste picked up fortnightly |
330. |
Green waste pickup |
331. |
Green waste pickup |
332. |
Green waste pickup service |
333. |
Green waste recycling |
334. |
Green waste regular collection |
335. |
Green waste scheduled collection - free. Free scheduled bulky waste collection days |
336. |
Green waste service (Community, paper recycle) |
337. |
Green waste service weekly |
338. |
Green Waste, Chemical Waste, Electronic and Computer Waste specific collections to recycle reuse. I also want local access to buying recycle materials for home building gardening, hobbies, crafts, and DIY activities. More people are seeking 2nd hand materials for home DIY others are making producing reclaimed products for markets, retail and online on-sell. |
339. |
Green/Garden waste bin |
340. |
Green/Garden waste bin like metro councils |
341. |
Green waste bins like every other council |
342. |
Green waste |
343. |
Hard rubbish day 4 times a year |
344. |
Have a green waste bin |
345. |
Have green waste collected, bulky waste collection at no extra charge |
346. |
household green waste collection bins |
347. |
I am unable to drive now and depend on neighbours |
348. |
I pay rates so expect a service |
349. |
If tip was closed, you should supply green bins like other councils |
350. |
if waste facilities close there will be significant increase in dumping and destroying the surrounding forest |
351. |
Improved recycling services - We consistently have too much for our bin - is it a possibility to be issued 2 x recycling bins? |
352. |
Include a green bin collection for green waste to be collected fortnightly & have the green & yellow bin collected alternatively |
353. |
Include green waste and recycling |
354. |
Including green waste |
355. |
Increase recycle collection to weekly. Add green waste bin |
356. |
Increased services during school holiday periods |
357. |
Introduce a green bin |
358. |
Introduce a Green waste mulching service |
359. |
Introduce fortnightly Green bin collection |
360. |
Introduce green bins for fortnightly collection |
361. |
Introduce green waste bins for fortnightly collection |
362. |
introduction of free kerbside pickup twice per year |
363. |
Introduction of green waste bins and collection |
364. |
Issue green recycle bin |
365. |
Issue large green bins to residents effected by any change |
366. |
It suits us as it is |
367. |
just like most councils have in place |
368. |
Keep it open |
369. |
Kerbside collection |
370. |
Kerbside green waste |
371. |
Large dedicated green waste bins (currently only general waste and recycling bin are provided for each household) |
372. |
Large dedicated green waste bins (Currently only general waste and recycling bins are provided for each household) |
373. |
Large green bins &/or large red bins |
374. |
Large Green waste bin is needed, fortnightly pick up |
375. |
Larger waste bins provided at same cost or a separate greens waste bin like other shires. |
376. |
Leave as is |
377. |
Like Sutherland Shire Council |
378. |
Make available a 'Green waste bin' and collection service for residents that apply for them. Each resident would have a red top, yellow top and green top bin and service if Callala is closed. |
379. |
Make sure each type of waste is accommodated with council pick up from residential on a regular week/fortnight dates |
380. |
Monthly green waste bin collection |
381. |
Monthly green waste collection no matter the size |
382. |
More bins for green waste and recycling |
383. |
More green waste collection |
384. |
More recycling especially all public holidays and school holidays |
385. |
Most councils in Sydney offer 4 days a year bulk collection days. Shoalhaven council gives us nothing in outer areas. |
386. |
Must have a bin for green waste |
387. |
Need a garden bin for collecting lawn clippings |
388. |
No Change |
389. |
On call - Suth. Shire has this. People don’t bother getting their waste together (much better) |
390. |
On- call bulky waste collections |
391. |
On call free collection. |
392. |
On call green waste collection |
393. |
On-call' domestic excess waste collection. Such a service is available in many other municipalities |
394. |
Once every 2-3 months have a bulky waste collection day, so we can throw what we want out of our house (to an extent of course) |
395. |
Option for 2 pickups per year at owners request in advance |
396. |
Or a combination of both for those who do not live here full time. |
397. |
or Scheduled bulky waste collection days |
398. |
Our rates should sufficient to fund fortnightly green waste collection as in most other municipalities. |
399. |
Paper Recycling bins as well as grass recycling bins at Culburra |
400. |
Perhaps each resident has right to 4 pickups per year. |
401. |
Pick up from our house |
402. |
Please do not close this facility |
403. |
Plus green waste |
404. |
Provide a fortnightly kerbside green waste pickup |
405. |
Provide fortnightly green waste service |
406. |
Provide Green bin service |
407. |
Provide green waste bins, collectable fortnightly as in other councils e.g. Baulkham Hills. |
408. |
Provided these were no charge to ratepayers |
409. |
Provision for green waste at no cost. Green waste is our biggest problem in Culburra Beach |
410. |
Provision of 240L Green waste bin collected weekly. |
411. |
Provision of a green waste bin to households |
412. |
Provision of a green waste collection bin for removal of garden debris |
413. |
Provision of green bin for garden waste |
414. |
Provision of green waste bin for regular collection |
415. |
Recycle cardboard and paper at Culburra drop off |
416. |
Recycle food scraps (as just introduced in Shellharbour). I used similar service in England and general waste only collected fortnightly, recycling weekly |
417. |
Recycle lawn clippings pickup |
418. |
Recycle weekly collection. Green waste bins |
419. |
Recycling bins at shops and picnic areas |
420. |
Recycling bins for Green waste. To be picked up once a fortnight |
421. |
Red bin -Yellow bin - Green bin |
422. |
Reduced rates |
423. |
Reduction in council fees because of reduced services |
424. |
Reduction of Council Administration. A green bin for garden waste. |
425. |
Regular (fortnightly/monthly) green waste collection - Bins with green top available in many other areas. Would reduce amounts in red lidded bins |
426. |
Regular green waste collection |
427. |
Regular green waste collection. At worst, scheduled or on request (2 x year) free collection |
428. |
Regular green waste collections |
429. |
Regular Green waste pick up |
430. |
Regular green waste pickup |
431. |
Regular green waste recycling and bulky kerbside recycling pickup |
432. |
Regular green waste collected as is recycling |
433. |
Regular monthly clean up collections on the first Friday of each month. |
434. |
Schedule green pickups. If facilities were closed, I think there is an increased risk of dumping |
435. |
Schedule green waste collections |
436. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days |
437. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days |
438. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days |
439. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days green waste bins provided by council |
440. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days, on call bulky waste collection this facility should remain open and free so stops dumping in the bush |
441. |
Scheduled council cleans ups each year |
442. |
scheduled green waste |
443. |
Scheduled green waste collection |
444. |
Scheduled green waste collection and on call collection |
445. |
Scheduled green waste collection day with a green bin once a month winter/twice a month summer |
446. |
scheduled green waste collection- monthly |
447. |
Scheduled green waste collection. |
448. |
Scheduled green waste collections Sept to April |
449. |
See above |
450. |
See above |
451. |
See above |
452. |
See above |
453. |
See note above |
454. |
Separate green waste bin on alternate weeks to recycling |
455. |
Service to remain as same. |
456. |
Some area close to Callala, Currarong, Culburra for garden waste recycling |
457. |
Some green waste facility for disposal of green property waste. |
458. |
Some sort of green/garbage waste collection scheduled or 'on-call' |
459. |
Supply a 360 Litre green bin to residents that can be collected on request to council |
460. |
Supply a green bin service each 3rd week and a larger red bin |
461. |
Supply a green waste bin (similar to our yellow recycling bin) to be collected on the alternate week to the recycling bin |
462. |
Supply every household a large green waste bin and have collection day on Monday once a month, so holiday/weekend home owners can utilise/plan green waste system |
463. |
Supply extra bin to collect green waste |
464. |
Supply Green bin |
465. |
supply green waste bins for all residents |
466. |
Supply Green waste bins. Collect recycle weekly year round |
467. |
Supply households with 1-2 green waste bins for collection fortnightly or monthly. |
468. |
Supply of a green waste bin. Have a bi-annual bulk collection for white goods and bulky items |
469. |
Surveillance and increased penalties for anyone caught illegally dumping |
470. |
Take back to Sydney |
471. |
Take to another transfer station |
472. |
The above could be used for general clean-up. Could there be 2 times a year for general waste. |
473. |
The majority of waste generated at Callala is green waste provide a fortnightly or monthly bin pick up service. |
474. |
There should be a green waste collection as other councils do about fortnightly otherwise residents tend to dump their green waste somewhere causing more costs and problems for council |
475. |
There should be more green waste collection. There is a lot of trees in Culburra |
476. |
These would need to include domestic waste - e.g. from doing a renovation |
477. |
this collection must be free, via a voucher system - same as current tip vouchers |
478. |
This is a great idea but needs to be widely advertised including at any entrance to bushland areas where people are dumping. |
479. |
this might be a better option my biggest concern is people dumping in the bush |
480. |
This would be an unfortunate situation as there are many retired people living in the area, who use the waste disposal and particularly buyback for fixing bit and pieces and furnishings etc. It would be good for the council to back up their recycling reputation and supporting their community by keeping both waste and tip shop Open |
481. |
To be supplied with green waste bins |
482. |
To discourage people footpath dumping - free to all ratepayers at all times |
483. |
Twice per year. Common with other councils |
484. |
Waste collection in town. Everything the council does is part funded by the rate payers of the Shoalhaven. |
485. |
We don’t not want them closed |
486. |
We need green waste bins |
487. |
We need some facility to dispose of green waste. |
488. |
We suggest the introduction of fortnightly 'green bin' collections would mean that we would not need to visit Callala tip. |
489. |
We would like a green waste bin |
490. |
Weekly council clean-up of rubbish dumped in the bush or national park. Close the tip and dumping will increase. |
491. |
Weekly green waste collection from home |
492. |
Weekly recycling collection over Xmas and also Easter |
493. |
Weekly recycling pickup |
494. |
Weekly recycling rather than biweekly, and green waste collection |
495. |
Weekly recycle bin collections like we have in January. |
496. |
Weekly yellow bin collection |
497. |
What about volunteer options to run the site, community fund raising etc. |
498. |
What is covered by "bulky waste" old lounges, fallen trees etc. |
499. |
whatever is affordable within your budget |
500. |
Why not introduce Green bins to residents 'on request' |
501. |
will need frequent bulky waste collections |
502. |
Yard Bin |
Comments for Question 7:
Do you have any other comments on how your local waste facility could provide a better customer experience for you?
1 |
If Callala facility was closed completely, the amount of illegal dumping (in Currambene State forest) would escalate & the West Nowra facility would become more congested. |
2 |
When are we getting a green bin |
3 |
Also why do pensioners have to have smaller bins? We have just as much as everyone else |
4 |
The bottle bank needs to have other forms of recycling like plastic and cardboard recycling at the same site |
5 |
If it would be closed undoubtedly we'll end up with more illegal dumping |
6 |
I would like to see no limit in materials you can put out as if you own a trailer you can carry large items which are prohibited on kerbside pick ups |
7 |
It is important that Callala does not close, The inconvenience would be enormous, especially for the many absentee owners |
8 |
Please tell me why our
roads to Culburra are bad, dangers |
9 |
It is important in you discussions to understand that 'making a profit' is not an obligation of local council. Your number 1 priority is to provide services for ratepayers and use the millions of dollars in rates effectively. |
10 |
Will council elected 'members & staff' drive to Callala and pick up our |
11 |
Need a paper recycle as well |
12 |
Return to local unsupervised tip. This was much cheaper than you’re over regulated significant and increasing costs. |
13 |
The only time this council operated effectively was when they had an administrator i.e. no waste |
14 |
Sticks and branches are always a problem. Rather put them in a green bin than landfill bin |
15 |
If it ain't broke - don't fix it. Or otherwise I will just dump my rubbish on the roadside |
16 |
We are holiday home owners who reside regularly about monthly, at weekends and school holidays. We would find it difficult to always time our visits to coincide with monthly tipping opportunities. |
17 |
Perhaps council should reconsider the funding of 'non-essential' services. Garbage collection is an essential service |
18 |
West Nowra & Huskisson are reasonably accessible from Currarong. |
19 |
As a person living alone, I have no other way of getting rid of lawn waste or household rubbish |
20 |
Surely our rates can subsidised a transfer station |
21 |
I often have bulky green waste as I try to maintain a large native garden. If I'm not able to rid excess waste (i.e. cuttings) then I will need to remove bushes/trees and that would be unfortunate as there needs to be more emphasis of (native) gardens in Culburra. |
22 |
A substantial improvement in all other areas which are significantly lacking considering our rates and flooding in streets. |
23 |
This is a well
maintained depot at Callala with very helpful staff. To close we think would be
a big mistake. Some people would dump waste in bush area. |
24 |
Waste collection transfer and recycling facility to remain in order to prevent residents from having to travel to other facilities |
25 |
Did you know a large proportion of properties out here only put out a bin a few times a year & pay full garbage rate. Win win for council. |
26 |
The free tipping vouchers are great, thank you |
27 |
As I've never used
Callala, I’d go with the new decisions. |
28 |
The garbage service SCC
provides is sub-standard. We have no green bin and no free kerbside
collection - like other councils. |
29 |
When you started charging for green garden waste at the tip, people refuse to pay and started dumping their garden waste into the bush. This really isn't satisfactory. If you reduce opening hours or close Callala tip, this dumping will increase and ruin this beautiful place we call home. |
30 |
Waste facilities should
not be closed and a bulky waste collection should also be available. |
31 |
Do not close. |
32 |
Sometimes there are services to a community which does not pay for itself but necessary for health and welfare of the community. |
33 |
If you close this facility the council will incur more costs due to the retrieval of dumped waste in the surrounding bushland as West Nowra is a long way from the Culburra, Currarong and Callala areas, as is Ulladulla and Huskisson. |
34 |
Profit should not be the only main consideration in conducting these facilities |
35 |
Such a shame - keep it for the future |
36 |
Poor timing for weekend visitors (but you knew that) |
37 |
If Callala closes we will have no choice but to use West Nowra |
38 |
Please note, if you decrease availability of tips you will increase dumping of rubbish in our state forests. |
39 |
The tip has been affordable for the last 60 years so why is it suddenly unaffordable? |
40 |
Callala waste facilities needs to remain open. This council is a disgrace. |
41 |
Feel general concern that there will be more rubbish bags or whitegoods, TV's etc. dumped roadside, in the bush or at a charity bins and second hand shops |
42 |
Would disapprove a closure - essential rate service. Waste collection days always result in waste getting left/blown out and rubbishing the street. |
43 |
Please consider these
suggestions. Contact Wade who runs compost workshop. |
44 |
Maybe you should consider 2 a year clean up days for residents that cannot make it to the tip |
45 |
We live in a fire danger zone and the village needs to remove a lot of green waste this is a problem. |
46 |
Continued green waste pickup using vouchers if green bins not provided |
47 |
Provided council don't
start limiting what items can be put out for collections. |
48 |
Regular cleaning patrols to clean up rubbish dumped roadside because facility closed and most wont drive to alternative facilities |
49 |
The distance to West Nowra is to far you will find people dumping more rubbish |
50 |
Increase illegal waste dumping surveillance and increase rewards for public who 'dob in a dumper' |
51 |
Think how difficult it is for a pensioner without transport to dispose of green waste particularly not to mention normal waste |
52 |
We will have rubbish dropped in the streets and on the sides of the road. |
53 |
(Bottle/Bin Bank) It is inconveniently located 1km from town. It is not publicised, and I discovered it by chance |
54 |
Closing the Callala tip will result in rubbish dumped in bush or in other hidden areas. Also not all older drivers can drive long distance due to age/driver restrictions |
55 |
Cost of staff/vehicles cleaning up increased dumping in bush areas will be astronomical - cost efficiency of subsidised tips may be the only alternative "Public will dump rubbish" |
56 |
The manager/worker at Callala could be more customer service oriented. |
57 |
Schedule bulky waste collection on a weekend. This is a location where there is a large amount of holiday homes. Where the homes are unoccupied during the week and a weekday pickup would render it difficult to put out in time |
58 |
I have a number of trees on my land creating a regular quantity of branches, leaves etc. which the above items (On-call Bulky waste collection, Schedule bulky waste collection) would not suit me |
59 |
People need a way to manage waste. And according to the people I hear talk about the tip, they say it is too expensive |
60 |
Of little use to 'weekenders'. Use of user pays for waste/recycling services. My service is used 5/6 times per year as compared to permanent residents use weekly/fortnightly |
61 |
Do not close- we pay our rates |
62 |
Due to the
unpredictable nature of storms, SCC needs to be called upon to remove damaged
trees & shrubs to allow safe access. |
63 |
Do not close facility |
64 |
Our recycling bin is sufficient. Bin bank only caters for illegal parties |
65 |
P.S We pay rates |
66 |
None in Callala that I know (Bottle bin/Bank) |
67 |
Not aware of one in Callala bay (Bottle Bin/Bank) |
68 |
No bottle bank in Callala bay - would use if there was. |
69 |
Close the tip and there will be more dumping |
70 |
This is not an option- it just needs to be promoted more in our communities |
71 |
Is there are bottle/bin bank, Never seen it. Would use it. |
72 |
Use the recycling bin |
73 |
Why Callala tip is not effectively managed? Why a loss anyway? |
74 |
closing the tip more rubbish will be dumped in the bush |
75 |
No |
76 |
not aware of bottle/bin bank in Culburra |
77 |
My local facility provides an excellent service I am just very disappointed that the buyback centre has been shut down |
78 |
Green waste recycling bin program please |
79 |
Regular green waste collection or on call green waste collection |
80 |
If the cost of local
Callala facilities is running at a loss, close & direct customers to West
Nowra or reduce operation to one day/week (prefer Saturday or Monday). |
81 |
Do not charge for mattresses - utilize the recycling facility available. Do not charge for green waste - it is recycled and mulched, charge a nominal amount for mulch instead. |
82 |
No. Currently provides a good convenient service. |
83 |
no |
84 |
If Callala closes we will not drive to West Nowra etc. - the travel cost would be too high. |
85 |
Please don't close. |
86 |
The fee structure for green waste and recyclables is too high. As mentioned earlier a fortnightly green bin service must be introduced. If closure of the Callala depot is to be seriously considered then Council has the obligation to provide services for green waste collection and scheduled bulky waste collection. These services are the norm in very many other Councils. |
87 |
Waste is a problem - if you close the facility altogether it will encourage dumping which would be worse than the current $$loss. I think the option of on call or schedule of large objects is an excellent options. Whatever the outcome let’s keep the rubbish in appropriate containers and ensure users pay for the privilege. |
88 |
Making sure that this facility remains open otherwise the bush will become the dumping ground for those who have little regards for bushland. This will certainly increase the cost to the SCC and to rate payers in removing rubbish, garden waste building materials from these areas. Tracking down illegal dumpers is difficult and unless evidence is available or dumpers are witnessed then the dumping would continue unchecked and increase around Currarong. Keep this facility open is the bottom line and keep prices as they are as it discourages people from using the facility. |
89 |
Green waste collection |
90 |
I already put my paper
tins, and bottles (glass and plastic) into my yellow bin so the bottle
recepticles in Q14 are really aimed at visitors. |
91 |
Please don't close it - just reduce operation hours/days |
92 |
Green waste bins please. |
93 |
Continue Free Green & Recycle Collection |
94 |
Lobby the federal
government to remove its levies (Taxes) from an essential community service
and start reducing tip fees they are too expensive. Just drive down forest Rd
and have a look at what you have created with all the tracks closed or go to
a tip and listen to most |
95 |
The last time I used it the operator was very unpleasant. You could perhaps train staff in basic customer relations. |
96 |
Better to close facility and fund Council Clean up days twice a year, pending a costing comparison showing this is viable. |
97 |
I believe the increasing cost of waste disposal is seeing an increase in dumping and should the service at Callala be closed, dumping will dramatically increase |
98 |
Keep Callala tip open! |
99 |
Continue Callala waste facility as is |
100 |
I believe it already provides an excellent service and a needed one for a regional remote area. |
101 |
Didn't even now there was a local recycling depot in Culburra so perhaps advertising on rates notices if you don't already? |
102 |
I have driven past the recycle bins but can't get stuff in the bin because there's a chain on it!! |
103 |
Friday to Monday opening is fine |
104 |
Garden Waste, Lawn clippings etc. should become a green recycling service, every 2 or 4 weeks. |
105 |
Stay Open |
106 |
Bring back the buyback facility which seems to have disappeared, |
107 |
Reduce fees. Allow paint and chemical drop offs. |
108 |
We MUST have a green waste pickup in Culburra (and elsewhere) |
109 |
Have the Council be more responsible for the upkeep of footpaths and verge, and walkways in the area so they do not become dumping grounds for the green waste and general rubbish which would also help to keep the vermin - rabbits etc., away from the homes in the area. Thank you |
110 |
Many visitors to the Callala Centre seek products, items and other materials for DIY, Hobbies, Men’s Shed Projects. Having categorised items by type and groups creates an easy user friendly find it yourself culture. If it is easy to find people repurpose items also helping low income households. There is a better way, it’s simply a different way of managing waste. I look forward to hearing the outcomes of this community consultation review. Thanks Alex |
111 |
Better value for green waste as it's recycled and the council should enhance the service. |
112 |
I own 4 properties in this region. My properties attract visitors, generate income and provide jobs (cleaners, gardeners, and trades people all directly employed by me); closing the local recycling facility will encourage me to relocate my significant investment commitment to this are to a more economically rational municipality. Closing these facilities will return us to litter, rubbish and waste dumped in the bush, on the foreshore and in the sea/lake. It is economic short-sightedness on a grand scale. |
113 |
I wouldn't need to go to the waste facility if Council introduced a green (organic) kerbside weekly or fortnightly collection service. All materials could be composted and sold to cover costs. |
114 |
Better signage at the entry point and inside showing what type of waste is allowed and where to dump it once inside. |
115 |
I think teaching people to be responsible for their waste is great. The facility near us at Callala has had its shop closed. That's a shame, it was a great community engagement activity and encouraged less waste. Please reopen the shop. Run workshops on how to fix stuff. Create a local business there that needs rubbish to make its products. Do research on creative uses of a tip internationally. |
116 |
Have regular bulky waste pickups, aboard introduce a green waste collection service on a fortnightly basis. |
117 |
No. The service is excellent. I do worry that if you close regional waste services, there is no question, naughty people will illegally dump. This worries me - I think that will be an outcome of a full closure of any of the regional waste facilities. Thanks for the opportunity to comment. Kind regards Stephen Judge (stephenjudge@bigpond.com) |
118 |
It's a great facility. Clean, tidy and handy to town. Really contributes to being able to maintain a tidy garden. It's a long drive to Huskisson or Nowra West otherwise. |
119 |
Any reduction in services should result in a reduction in council rates and fees |
120 |
Previous comments extant. Keeping the transfer station well organised so that visitors can place their rubbish in the appropriate place easily is the key. Also, from a staff operational perspective, it will be more effective and efficient to maintain. Management/staff being open to continuous improvement processes. |
121 |
We are very pleased with the facility and would hate to have it closed! |
122 |
free green waste disposal |
123 |
A bi-annual kerbside clean-up combined with a green waste bin would cover the facilities offered at Callala. If you close Callala without offering local services, I feel further illegal dumping will occur as people will be reluctant to drive the 70km round trip and pay already hefty fees for the privilege. This is a false economy as cleaning up this mess would surely cost more than managing the waste at the collection point. |
124 |
Not sure why we have community recycling bottle/bin banks when everyone has individual recycling bins. Most of these attract rubbish which then has to be cleaned up at a cost. |
Ordinary Meeting – Tuesday 04 October 2016 Page 406 |
Berry Recycling & Waste Facility
In June 2016 Council invited the community to provide input into a review of their local recycling and waste transfer facility operation. Survey forms were widely distributed, letter box dropped in specific areas, made available at the transfer facility and available on-line on the Council website. The response was very pleasing with a total of 5534 survey forms received. The information was manually entered into the database so that the results for each of the individual recycling and waste transfer facilities could be analysed individually.
Berry recycling and waste facility received a total of 1085 responses, summarised as follows:
Total Respondents = 1085
Total Responses to Occupancy: 1080
Total Responses to Q1: 1049
Total responses to Q2: 1043
Total responses to Q3: 104
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Total response to Q4a: 802
Total responses to Q4b: 654
Total responses to Q5: 804
Total responses to Q6: 1026
Further suggestions/comments for Question 4:
These waste facilities are running at a significant and increasing annual loss. Please number in order of preference (1 through to 10) which of the following options you consider appropriate to improve the efficiency of the facility, with one (1) being your most preferred option and ten (10) being the least preferred option. Please number all boxes. Do you have any further suggested options?
1 |
supply all householders with a green waste bin, to be collected fortnightly (alternating with recycling bin) and continue weekly collection of general waste |
2 |
(Increase gate fees) Will encourage bush dumping |
3 |
1) Green waste bin -
Why are we behind other councils in NSW |
4 |
2 weekends/month or 2 days during the week |
5 |
8am - 4 pm |
6 |
9am - 4pm |
7 |
A community waste depot should be considered by council as a service that must be provided in order to stop illegal dumping etc. Not as a business to make money or break even |
8 |
A fortnightly green waste bin collection would alleviate our summer trips to the tip |
9 |
A green bin for green waste |
10 |
A green bin pick up service once a fortnight - garden waste, lawn clipping etc. |
11 |
A green waste bin for each household with collection once a month |
12 |
all waste facilities
except west Nowra consistently operate at a loss does west Nowra
operate at a profit |
13 |
Allow it to sell recycled materials like before |
14 |
Annual kerbside pickup for bulky whitegoods and other household goods. |
15 |
Are there practices at the Berry site that could be improved to reduce cost? |
16 |
As rate payers & an increase in population how can you justify the cost of dumping waste products? |
17 |
Assume same means as it was when we had buyback. |
18 |
Being a plumber, I often have to drop off a lot of iron waste. |
19 |
Being a rural property there are time we need to remove fencing wire and other bulky items |
20 |
Berry facility is an essential service for Mount hay road, Berry residents |
21 |
Berry has operated well with Col running it. He always tries to recycle in the 'buy back' and does a great job. If council were serious about recycling they would keep as much ' Buyback' as before |
22 |
Berry is a prime tourist destination. Don't want stuff left all over footpaths/roads |
23 |
Berry is always busy! |
24 |
Berry people/Shoalhaven Heads pay big rates and accordingly subsidise Nowra. Imagine all the travellers etc having to travel to the highway to Nowra and the extra distance. Risk factors and wasted time |
25 |
Bring back Buyback |
26 |
Bring back buyback. I cannot see a single reason why it was closed in the first place. |
27 |
Bring back filthy Phil. |
28 |
Bring back the buyback centre to help raise money to support the operation. |
29 |
Bring back the tip shop at Berry - really useful and good to recycle things. |
30 |
Bulk waste collections (Scheduled) |
31 |
Buyback section to remain |
32 |
Cease general waste and have a general waste kerb pickup annually. |
33 |
Cease giving out free
vouchers each year. Charge for garden mulch. Look for saving within council
chambers not at the point of service delivery. |
34 |
Cease handing out the annual vouchers except for pensioners. |
35 |
Change nothing. It was recently changed, nut reopen the buyback shop (Tip shop) |
36 |
Clearly let us know again what goes in the yellow bin? I understand that the (triangle) logo does not always mean it will get recycled |
37 |
If the optional rubbish and or recycling collection now operating to areas such as Brogers creek does not run at profit or break-even, discontinue it, damage to road surface from trucks is significant |
38 |
operate 2 days per week alternate the hours 1 day 9-1pm day 2 1pm-5pm covers those working odd hours, increasing gate fees will only make people dump on side of road or in the bush |
39 |
If you cut down on tip waste will go in landfill bin you defeat your purpose |
40 |
give
us green waste bins |
41 |
|
42 |
obviously this cannot happen if operating at a significant loss |
43 |
strong preference for 1-2 weekdays at berry location |
44 |
to close berry is short sighted ill-informed we need this facility |
45 |
increase gate
fees - no no no to dear now |
46 |
Close recycling option (5) & have recycling stations in Berry town. |
47 |
Close swimming pools, recreation centres, libraries which make little or no money and use the savings for garbage and garden waste recycling. |
48 |
Close the buyback |
49 |
Close waste drop off while buyback is open so the staff are not required to do both at once. |
50 |
Closing Berry involves an 80km return trip The Shoalhaven needs tips - otherwise Dumping becomes worse. Because Shoalhaven is so long North to South it makes sense to have tip facilities North to south and in the middle- hence leave Berry open. |
52 |
Closure of local tips will lead in an increase in illegal dumping which places pressure on out natural areas, and the beauty of our region. |
53 |
Closure will bring more dumping/burn off. Trucks/trailers full of waste from North of Nowra will be funnelled to Nowra bridge and onwards to West Nowra on already busy roads. These are community services, paid out of our rates. They were never meant to be profit making! |
54 |
Collect green waste from kerb in specified bin |
55 |
Collection of waste is not a commercial venture but a primary service to ratepayers who have to pay for it. Maybe look for savings in admin. Or amalgamation of councils. |
56 |
Comments all waste facilities except west Nowra consistently operate at a loss Does west Nowra operate at a profit. recycling and waste depots are a service to the community they should be subsidised rather than closed serve us council - don't dictate to us currently 12km return to tip I don't wish to travel 60km return to tip with a trailer thought the CBD and traffic to west Nowra we do not consent. |
57 |
consider off-shore dumbing |
58 |
consider the cost to ratepayers of not having the facility IE the cost of clean-up of illegal dumping |
59 |
Consider why the Council does not see this as a community facility. Why does it have to make a profit? |
60 |
Considering the distance involved to another site you could be guarantee if a severe reduction in this facility is introduced you will be presented with a considerable illegal dumping problem |
61 |
Continue subsidy from Main facility or increase funding from Council |
62 |
Cost to operate Berry tip is minimal verses the availability of the service. The ability of Berry residents to travel 25kms to West Nowra is not an option. |
63 |
Could green waste be mulched, bagged and sold on site at depots? Using staff to max |
64 |
Council (booked) kerbside collections - See below |
65 |
Council could introduce a clean-up regime like operated be some metropolitan council in Sydney e.g. 3 or 4 collections each year when people can put waste out for collection |
66 |
Council must consider the illegal dumping of material into the bush, roadsides etc. which will increase tenfold if council also closes completely |
67 |
Council needs to provide a separate bin for green waste. Green waste does not fit in waste bin??? Always be mulched and it’s not safe to be left lying around. |
68 |
Council should not always look at profit as a driving factor in running waste depots, instead see them as a service to a sustainable community. Find a way to return the buyback centres, it can't be that difficult. |
69 |
Council truck once a month for shredding sticks/branches shed from trees - usually dead branches |
70 |
Cut out kerbside weekly recycle service over Christmas. People will place rubbish/waste on kerbside if nowhere to take it. 'Blow ins' from Sydney are already doing this to Berry already as that is how they live in Sydney. Unwanted items go foot path |
71 |
Direct more commercial recycling to Berry where possible, and supply green waste bins. |
72 |
Direct more of my rates
towards maintaining or at least keeping the Berry tip open. |
73 |
Discontinue tip vouchers. Introduce a system of user pays at reasonable rates |
74 |
Do not close Berry facility. Other facilities are too far away - you will only encourage illegal dumping in bush |
75 |
Do what most council do and have collection days 2-3 times per year |
76 |
don’t put fees up as it only puts people to tip in streets |
77 |
Don't put fees up as people will drop in the street. |
78 |
Efficiency should be measured with a bigger picture in mind. For example did the review consider the deports role in preventing illegal dumping, contamination of landfill due to poor sorting of toxic materials such as oil/batteries etc., recycling targets and providing a service wanted by residents (& independently at making a profit or breaking even) |
79 |
encourage people to use facility advertise in town crier to stop people burning off waste advocate recycle and renew do more publicity |
80 |
Establish green waste bin collection weekly, reduce red bin to fortnightly, keep existing yellow bin fortnightly. Establish 2 monthly collection of bulky items - e.g. fridge, mattress etc. from home |
81 |
Examine the costliest parts of the community service and make users pay accordingly - reducing operating hours may not be the big cost saving required. |
82 |
For a lot of people, including ourselves, who don't receive garbage collection, Berry waste transfer is an important facility |
83 |
For our rural property
the Berry facility has been our only option. |
84 |
Fortnightly collection of green waste, eliminate plastic bags, investigate more efficient systems of waste disposal and use of collected glass |
85 |
Fortnightly on opposite recycling collection week operating 4 days Fri- Mon with Col at their helm |
86 |
Fri-Mon on 2nd and 4th,
5th weekends each month (avoids Berry Markets on 1st weekend) Have staff work
at another tip on 1st and 3rd weekends. |
87 |
Garden waste should be processed for free to keep the shire weed free and environmentally sustainable |
88 |
Garden waste to be collected every 2 months from kerbside |
89 |
Get community volunteers to run the buyback so things don't go into landfill. |
90 |
Get on with running your business but remember that local government was never meant to be a money making exercise - consider why you exist! |
91 |
Given that Berry is the only facility for the coastal community north or east of Nowra it would be disastrous to close it. |
92 |
Go back to large house bins |
93 |
Green waste (if collection days introduced) |
94 |
Green waste bin |
95 |
Green waste bin - taken
directly to West Nowra. |
96 |
Green waste collection |
97 |
Happy to have higher
fees if exemptions for those on social services etc. |
98 |
Have a green waste bin option - monthly? |
99 |
Have a green waste bin |
100 |
I am happy to pay more at the gate as it saves time and petrol to be able to go to our local facility |
101 |
I am not sure when it is open so often I take waste to Nowra rather than drive there & have to turn around. It is an issue driving through town to get to Nowra tip |
102 |
I believe items 1, 2 & 3 are reasonable options, the other options would be too drastic for the residents and commercial operators |
103 |
I do not use the Kangaroo Valley facility as the Berry one is closer. |
104 |
I don't believe that services as this should be assessed on profit/loss, it is a service which should be provided to ratepayers. |
105 |
I find most of the suggestions unacceptable and can't rate them as options. Waste management for all areas is a council service, even at a loss |
106 |
I know you won’t do this but I suggest reduce tip cost at tip. Less illegal dumping and the cost of inspection saved and less the cost of picking up the illegal dumped. This cost is by state government give to council (true) |
107 |
I live outside of the berry town and I have no roadside rubbish collection so it’s unfair to close the Berry tip |
108 |
I may only take green waste on small incidental on I accumulate which is all I would require. |
109 |
I pay a lot of money in rates and water charges which are already subsidising plenty of other council facilities. I will be unimpressed driving a trailer 30 minutes to West Nowra. I appreciate budget needs balancing but I don't feel I'm getting value |
110 |
I pay over $2000 year council rates. We do not have town water. The garbage and waste transfer service is the least I should get for these rates. What else could council cut back on? |
111 |
I suggest council views its services and their provision from a perspective of 'service' & not merely profit and loss. If council adopted a more practical approach to recycling then the Berry, & other waste facilities would be providing a monetary return |
112 |
I thought this facility was part of the service to the residents funded by our rates. |
113 |
I was under the assumption that our rates covered that. Since when is a tip a profit making enterprise |
114 |
I would hate to see Berry closed |
115 |
I would like to see the collection of mulch for rate payers and residents to be reintroduced at Berry, with a paid delivery option added. |
116 |
I would not drive to Nowra tip |
117 |
I'd like to see
mandatory community composts for area (shops, nursing homes, retirement
villages) so everyone can prevent/reduce organic waste going into landfill.
Need creative ideas in central areas. |
118 |
If Berry facility is closed, I would expect the result would be a sharp increase in illegal dumping. This could happen throughout the council area and create a big problem |
119 |
If Berry is closed completely, it will mean a 50-60km round trip from home through Nowra to the West Nowra facility. Also it could lead to dumping of rubbish etc. in the area. |
120 |
If closed, a green waste bin service should be provided. Dumped rubbish will become more prevalent & surely this will mean more staff to remove it & protect the environment. |
121 |
If gate fees increase, limit to 10% |
122 |
If the berry facility is closed I have little doubt that dumping would increase and cost the council more if cleaning up the trees around the area |
123 |
If the facility at Berry or any other location is closed, rubbish will end up all along our roads. More dumping will take place by people unable to make it to the facility at West Nowra |
124 |
If the facility is open it should service all the options 5 days a week. All residential areas are important and should not have to travel to Nowra for waste facilities. Also could Nowra facility handle the traffic problems that would occur? |
125 |
If the local facility closes, offer kerbside recycling to all residents in all rural areas. Also if waste facility closes offer reduction in gate fees to those who have to drive 30 minutes plus to get there |
126 |
If this facility close
with the exception of West Nowra, will feed drop? |
127 |
if we were issued with green waste bins we would not need to go to the berry tip more than once or twice a year |
128 |
If you close it, it’s too far to travel from Shoalhaven Heads. Also people will just dump it on the side of the road (No good) |
129 |
If you close the Tips or excessively charge for domestic waste then people illegally dump. A strategy around waste needs to be broader than just addressing the costs of the Berry Tip. (I.e. Christmas Day collection is a god idea). |
130 |
If you take the facility away we are going to have more rubbish dumped on the roadsides and bush areas. It is bad enough now |
131 |
Improve management practices |
132 |
Improve recycling and
buyback at Berry. Reinstate the buyback hours to be the sane as operating
hours. |
133 |
IN the 7 years as residents, due to regular storm and wind actively in the region it is imperative Berry facility remains open as usual. Our 5 acres generates weekly clean ups. |
134 |
In view of the council reluctance to open Shoalhaven river at the heads(Specified to do so in river management 2003 recommendation) in there of flood x 3 in last 3 years- getting rid of debris is a problem, what to do? Go to Berry tip or dump illegally - your choice |
135 |
Increase all
ratepayers’ rates to cover the losses, which will help the environment.
People get used to paying rates, though will balk at paying high tip fees,
which could lead to dumping and burying dangerous products that will cause
long term environmental damage. |
136 |
Increase availability of mulch and charge a nominal fee for self-loaded mulch (say $10 large trailer, $5 small trailer/ute well). Advertise mulch availability so customer can coordinate their waste drop off and mulch pick up. |
137 |
Increase gate fees for non-residents who use our dump i.e. Kiama, Gerringong |
138 |
Increase gate fees to commercial waste |
139 |
Increase Recycling. |
140 |
Increase the hours of operation and the days you are actually providing a service. If the other tips are subsidising Berry then your overall operations are not losing money, are they? If you could do it 30 years ago, you can do it now. |
141 |
Increased gate fees only result in illegal dumping. Fees are high enough now. |
142 |
Install an electric fence to stop burglaries and vandalism. |
143 |
Introduce a green waste bin |
144 |
Introduce and provide fortnightly green waste collection service. (As per the majority of other councils provide) |
145 |
Introduce garbage and recycling collection at Shoalhaven Heads on a Saturday or Sunday. Wednesday is inconvenient when sharing residences between there and Sydney. Introduce Council Clean-ups or on-Request Clean-ups) like other councils have. |
146 |
Investigate methods used by Wingecarribee shire council with Moss Vale depot. It is a transfer facility but apparently is a viable one. |
147 |
Is this not why we pay rates to have these facilities? |
148 |
Isn’t this what our rates should cover? why are they supposed to be profitable It is an essential service |
149 |
It is 1 hour return to Nowra tip. A greatly reduced charge or discount? |
150 |
It is important to keep berry open to prevent illegal dumping which would cost more |
151 |
It is necessary to maintain waste disposal at Berry as other locations are not convenient, so it’s best to reduce operation to 1 day a week and increase gate fees. |
152 |
It is not feasible for residents as far away as Wattamolla to drop domestic waste at Nowra |
153 |
It seems to work pretty
well as is. |
154 |
It’s a community service not a business. Its subsidised by rate payers not council |
155 |
Just leave it the same but open the buy back again. If you start to close this Berry TIP people will just dump rubbish in the streets. We used to live on Backforest rd. Berry and people used to dump rubbish at night and that's when the TIP was always open. |
156 |
Just retain as is |
157 |
Keep Berry Open |
158 |
Keep service as it is now. But could go to 2 weekends a month but longer opening hours 8am-5pm winter, 8am-6pm summer |
159 |
Keep this facility local |
160 |
Kerbside rubbish removal bi annually |
161 |
large bins recycling general waste garden waste picked up weekly at no extra cost |
162 |
Leave it alone. This is part of our rates |
163 |
Leave it the way it is. It will cost too much to travel to Nowra to get rid of my rubbish |
164 |
Less paid staff? |
165 |
Like us, there are many Shoalhaven residents that have weekenders. While normal bins can be put out by neighbours etc., the green waste can’t be left on kerb for lengthy periods. So an option might be more regular green pickups of green piles not bins - but that may be just as costly. |
166 |
Living out of town (Berry) no other kerbside service are offered to us. Difficult to clean up. |
167 |
Local green waste bins. |
168 |
Low labour option? Roadside deposit system where people segregate their waste into different deposit chutes/bins. Closed circuit TV to monitor abuse of system, with warning signs, locked facilities on closed days |
169 |
Make red bins collection once a fortnight |
170 |
More emphasis on recycling and buyback in advertising and signage. |
171 |
My red bin is 3/4 filled with garden clippings every week. We need a green bin every 2 weeks. Also yellow bin, I need a smaller bin for my needs. I use yellow bin once a month, as I am a single household |
172 |
No |
173 |
No charge for domestic waste for rate payers |
174 |
None of these options are acceptable. This is an essential service for the Berry community |
175 |
North of Nowra needs a waste disposal area as well. If the Berry tip is being subsidised by West Nowra tip, well this is good because the waste disposal should not be a profitable business, but a community service |
176 |
Not sure why this needs to make money. If closed, illegal dumping will increase which costs more to clean/police than keeping this open |
177 |
Not very good options given. |
178 |
Note: If the facility
at Berry is closed there will be a lot more illegal dumping in northern
Shoalhaven. |
179 |
Only acceptable option |
180 |
Only endorse closing the facility if the cost of dumping at remaining facilities is significantly reduced from current high price. This would reduce illegal dumping |
181 |
Only Shoalhaven residents to use facility. A lot of Gerringong residents use Berry, they should use Kiama Council Tip |
182 |
Open for special events (flood etc.) only, and open day service once a quarter to facilitate buyback. |
183 |
Open fortnightly Sat, Sun, Mon |
184 |
Open Fri/Sat/Sun/Mon & Buyback |
185 |
Open weekends only but more than once/month. |
186 |
Operate?? Part of work. Expect after storms, service needs to be open for??? dumping on these occasions |
187 |
Perhaps consider one weekend per 2 weeks to be open from 9 to 4, Would need a flyer to go out. |
188 |
Perhaps promote the depot live Kimbriki with a separate website showing what is available for sale as well as a drop off zone. It's not just a rubbish dump |
189 |
Perhaps the buyback and recycling areas could be developed more - there could be a higher standard, so people could be surer of getting building materials and perhaps collectables |
190 |
Place recycling bins at
various locations in heads for council pickup or give each residence a green
waste bin (Fortnightly pickup). |
191 |
please do not close berry tip |
192 |
Please remember - we pay rates. Therefore not all council services must operate profitably - That's absurd. |
193 |
Please restore the buyback at Berry tip. It’s very popular and a good way to recycle, councils decision to close the buyback is just plain dumb. |
194 |
Please see attached letter |
195 |
please supply green bins you can control where garden waste goes |
196 |
Please supply green waste bin |
197 |
Prior to closing of the recycle section |
198 |
Privatise Berry tip? |
199 |
Problem if Berry waste
transfer facility relates(?) to increase in illegal roadside dumping or is
SCC going to continue to ignore this as it does presently in areas like
Tindall’s Lane bus turning bay. |
200 |
Provide a green bin for green waste at home that gets picked up by council for processing. This will then reduce the required hours to open the recycle centre. |
201 |
Provide a green bin
with savings made by operating only 2 days per week. |
202 |
provide better kerb side service i.e. green waste bins |
203 |
Provide garden waste kerbside service |
204 |
Provide green bins |
205 |
Provide green bins |
206 |
Provide green waste bin |
207 |
Provide green waste bin |
208 |
Provide green waste
bins to households. |
209 |
Provide green waste bins |
210 |
Provide partitioned mini skip service |
211 |
Provide recycle green waste compost products for sale to public for income. |
212 |
Provide residents with green waste bins |
213 |
Provision of a fortnightly kerbside green waste collection from a wheelie bin (such as is done in Kiama council) |
214 |
Put buyback in again.
Small charge for mulch |
215 |
Put the tip back in to private hands and lease it out to tender. |
216 |
Rate payers should have free tipping for household rubbish. I believe as the local tip is not a money making business |
217 |
Rather than reduce the operation to 1 weekend per month, one Sunday/Monday or Friday/Saturday operation per month would be an option. |
218 |
Re open Buyback facility |
219 |
Re open Buyback please |
220 |
Recycling and waste disposal should be seen as a community service and some depots should be allowed to make a loss |
221 |
reduce / compliance / red tape / that operates the high cost to serve these smaller facilities I have no doubt they could be run more efficiently or privatise operation on a cease arrangement |
222 |
Reduce days/hours/opening |
223 |
Reduce number of bins. |
224 |
Reduce the daily opening in summer to a few days instead of everyday |
225 |
Reduce the size of the waste transfer station size area and sell off part of the area |
226 |
Reduced days would be ok, close completely would be not an option. I have no waste collection and Nowra would be too far to travel |
227 |
Regular advertised open days with themes such as oil disposal, paints, batteries advertised |
228 |
Re-introduce recycling unit and a revenue stream |
229 |
Remove the tip vouchers and keep the facility. Some people don't use it at all and others use it lots. Berry residents NEED this tip - we often do 3 or more trips in one day on the weekend because we work and going as far as Nowra as the closest facility is totally ridiculous... |
230 |
Reopen buyback and supply of shredded garden mulch |
231 |
Reopen buyback facility at Berry. This is a great service which locals want |
232 |
Reopen the Buy Back section. |
233 |
Re-open tip shop supplement income |
234 |
Resume buyback. I use the facility to deposit metal, cardboard & bottles. General waste is very rare. Buyback is a very effective recycling strategy and should be encouraged not shut down. |
235 |
Sat 9am - 1pm & Sun 1pm - 5pm |
236 |
Sell the mulch instead
of it being free. |
237 |
Sell whitegoods still operational after electrical checks |
238 |
Set up a recycling centre for building waste - reusable for owner builders and other company concerns - not much of this available |
239 |
Shoalhaven Heads is occasionally hit by floods and storms. The Berry tip has been very handy for clearing and deposing of storm and flood waste. |
240 |
Shoalhaven Heads is the only area o have resided in that does not have a 3 monthly council pick up. |
241 |
Shoalhaven Heads pickup
return to Monday pickup. Worked well for absentee owners and holiday homes. |
242 |
Sign post and advertise it better |
243 |
Sometimes council services shouldn't need to make money/ pay for themselves to be considered worthwhile - I'm very concerned about illegal dumping if services are cut back |
244 |
Stop mulching green
waste. Thermal treatment to generate electricity and biochar. |
245 |
Stop people from
outside using the tip |
246 |
Supply domestic green waste bin |
247 |
Supply green waste bin |
248 |
Surely we need some service |
249 |
Take no action.
Shoalhaven is a wealthy council, in view of their reluctance to 'open' the
Shoalhaven river in times of flood (despite flood plan 2003 states Heads to
be open at 2.65 metres at bridge. The council refuses to do so in coloration
of the recommendation (under the guide of 'too dangerous'. not don't want to
spend $ than cause the suggested flood damage and I need to dump to get rid
of flood damaged goods. |
250 |
The Berry facility must
be retained - Berry is growing, more homes and more residents means a
necessity. |
251 |
The Berry tip is integral to both private and commercial. Closure would entail a 50+ kms round trip to the nearest alternative. It will likely increase local illegal dumping. Berry tip must not be closed. |
252 |
The Berry tip is very
necessary to residents. We are rate payer like other residents and should be
entitled to keep the facility for usage. |
253 |
The closure of the Buyback facility means that more waste is going to landfill |
254 |
The current loss is due to subloos demise and the poor council decision is the first place. Residents should not be expected to drive 1 and half hours to dispose of waste. |
255 |
The facilities have functioned well for decades with less population and waste being produced. Just provide and maintain the service and associated jobs |
256 |
The Kangaroo Valley facility is too far away. We use the Berry facility |
257 |
The more expensive and difficult you make it for people to rid of their ever increasing household waste, you increase the propensity for people to dump. I would rather you ran it at a loss |
258 |
The principles I would
recommend are: |
259 |
The problem with reducing services is you will find more rubbish dumped on the side of the roads. |
260 |
The recycling and
buyback areas need to be organised much better and the buyback area well
presented. Maybe reduced tip fees for quality buyback articles. |
261 |
The recycling and waste
facilities at Berry is a convenient location for local residents at Berry,
Shoalhaven Heads, and Gerroa & Gerringong. It should remain in operation. |
262 |
The service does not need to make a profit. Most services provided by council do not make a profit |
263 |
The Sutherland Shire
has 2 weekly green bin. |
264 |
The tip has provided an excellent recycling opportunity for the community. We have taken items for the buyback scheme that otherwise could have been landfill. If you want to reduce landfill here, increase recycling buyback. |
265 |
The tip is not supposed to make a profit. We pay rates for garbage removal. High fees or reduced access encourage illegal dumping. |
266 |
The tips are a service
to the rate payer and I don't understand why you think they must run at a
profit. |
267 |
There may be retired people this may want to run the facility on a volunteer basis |
268 |
This facility should be available as part of our rates. Profitable sites such as Nowra should subsidise those that are not. |
269 |
This is a joke, we had subcontractors running the facility and providing a business for someone. Council (forced) took it over and now we see result, typical how bout reduces wages and benefits and keeping community. |
270 |
This is a public service that you are obliged to provide. Failure to do so will increase illegal dumping with environmental impacts. If you need to save money, fire the accountant who thought this up |
271 |
This is a service for the community. If it is restricted, there will be more roadside dumping and more burning of rubbish |
272 |
This is ridiculous, there's more waste is the Shoalhaven council then garbage tips. If it close people will dump rubbish anywhere |
273 |
This is the main useful service council offers northern residents (highest ratepayers). Alternative would be to increase revenues (e.g. payment for boat ramp/parking services) or reduce number of council managers |
274 |
this is the only one that charges for green waste disposal |
275 |
Tighten security to reduce theft/vandalism |
276 |
To close the Berry waste centre is unfair on the residents who live in the Northern area. Nowra is too far and with growth rate projections council must provide for the future in the area. |
277 |
To help with costs- I
think the best idea is to open weekends only. |
278 |
To reject the dogma of economic rationalism that maintains that every aspect of a community's services must cover the cost involved |
279 |
Try using a bigger envelope to return address |
280 |
Under no circumstances should the Berry tip be closed as this would possibly lead to dumping in the community |
281 |
Unmanned with appropriate receptacles |
282 |
Up my rates - this
place employs people |
283 |
Upgrade and promote 'local' buyback centres (tip shops) & facilitate 'local' reclamation of vehicle tyres 'end of life' to separate rubber, textile and steel to offset costs |
284 |
Use Berry tip site as a green waste depot where our GREEN GARDEN WASTE could be taken and turned into mulch, then sold back to community |
285 |
Vary days/hours according to seasonal demand e.g. Spring/Summer may be higher peak times (esp. leading into Christmas) |
286 |
Waste paper etc., picked up once a month (Example) first Wednesday each month |
287 |
We (The residents of this part of the Shoalhaven) pay more than enough rates. If savings need to be made make them elsewhere, maybe in administration. It is unfair to leave residents of the northern part of the Shoalhaven without this facility. |
288 |
We are concern that if the facilities are closed, this may lead to increased rubbish dumping |
289 |
We consider the Berry tip is a very well run community service and should be supported by the council |
290 |
We don't see that the Berry transfer facility needs to be a profit making operation and haven no desire to travel to West Nowra. |
291 |
We need the buyback facility included, (otherwise morons dump things in the bush and it promotes recycling) |
292 |
we need this service in Berry otherwise I feel people will dump rubbish anywhere |
293 |
We would like to see
weekly collection of at home recycling and perhaps a green waste bin. Could
reduce need to go to tip. |
294 |
What a joke. You should
be increasing services not decreasing. Look at Kiama and Shellharbour council
- fortnightly or weekly green waste collection + food scraps weekly. |
295 |
What else can council think of to make our life more difficult? No green waste bins - no rubbish pickup. You garbage systems is a disgrace. There will be an avalanche of illegal dumping if our Berry tip is closed, your bean counters know this fact. |
296 |
When you close you will get more general waste |
297 |
Whether the facility is running at a profit or loss, it is council’s primary responsibility to provide this service. Like many rural properties we don't have any garbage collections, we rely on this facility |
298 |
Why cut services, why not think how to make money like buy back a better option. |
299 |
Why do Huskisson &
Ulladulla get special treatment? |
300 |
Why does a tip have to make money, It is a service that rate payers should have to dispose of green waste? Most of ours comes from trees on council land at our front yard |
301 |
Why does waste management have to make a profit? We pay our rates for the service to be provided |
302 |
Why is this cross subsidy a problem? It’s meant to be a service not self-sufficient or profitable business for council. |
303 |
Why not sell the mulch. It’s currently free for all. Also re-introduce buyback for the profit to go to council. Everyone used buyback |
304 |
Work well for us as is. |
305 |
Would like a clean-up collection (Street) once or twice a year (Like lots of other councils). |
306 |
Would like to see open at 7:30 |
307 |
Yearly Clean up |
308 |
You must realise that the harder council makes it to legally dump waste, the more illegal dumping will occur. You are walking on dangerous grounds |
309 |
You realise if you shut Berry depot people are not going to West Nowra to drop off grass clippings. Expect more waste on back streets. Pensioners cannot afford the extra cost to drop off at West Nowra |
310 |
You’re joking what about a green waste home service. |
311 |
Closing down Berry tip is ridiculous. So many people use it. West Nowra is not an option |
312 |
In our opinion closing the service will increase incident of dumping in the surrounding areas - also cost is too high should be free to residents add to rates |
Comments for Question 5:
If waste facilities were closed, what services would you like to see in the area?
1. |
2 'clean up' days per year free - should be covered in rates. |
2. |
2 per year, free of charge and ability to throw out dome types of waste as per current facility |
3. |
3 monthly household rubbish pickup |
4. |
A bigger recycle in Berry |
5. |
a bin for garden waste |
6. |
A community green waste point in the village would greatly reduce material currently going to landfill |
7. |
A council clean-up of the local roadside and bush, where all the rubbish will be dumped after closing the facilities |
8. |
A daily operation of council trucks and workers cleaning up the rubbish that will be illegally dumped along our roads and lanes |
9. |
A fortnightly green waste bin collection |
10. |
A free green waste facility |
11. |
A green bin fortnightly |
12. |
A green bin supplied to all households (large) |
13. |
A green bin waste collection every 2 weeks from each household. Kiama council has even provided small bins for inside |
14. |
A Green waste bin collection weekly or fortnightly |
15. |
a green waste garbage bin like Kiama |
16. |
A new Council Elected |
17. |
a privatised approach to facility operation |
18. |
A recycling/ buyback scheme |
19. |
Add extra recycling bins per household, this would greatly reduce the visits to the tip. |
20. |
Additional waste services for rural areas at no additional cost. It is already difficult and expensive enough to dispose of waste correctly, closing the facility would make this even worse. |
21. |
all of the services currently available at the transfer station |
22. |
all unsuitable along Tourist Road |
23. |
An Appropriately scheduled green waste collection possibly similar to Wollongong |
24. |
And "on call" bulky waste collection. You could have weekends when skips are available for residents to get rid of unwanted items. Failure to address the needs of the community will inevitably lead to dumping. |
25. |
Another bin for garden waste |
26. |
Any other services are of no use to me |
27. |
As above |
28. |
As above |
29. |
At no additional cost |
30. |
At no cost to residents |
31. |
Bigger red & yellow lidded bins for roadside collection |
32. |
Bin & Collection |
33. |
Both of the above plus large green bin collection fortnightly - if my rates must pay for the green bin collection, just keep the tip open. |
34. |
Bulk garden waste collection (as I have limited means of getting green waste to the tip) |
35. |
Bulky reclaim recycling |
36. |
Buy back centre |
37. |
Buyback Centre |
38. |
Buyback definitely |
39. |
Buyback, Garden mulch |
40. |
Cameras at black spots to limit the amount of illegal dumping that is going to occur, due to lazy whingers |
41. |
Can’t see how any of these would work for us - were 5km up from highway |
42. |
Central green waste collection, Central recycling collection bins |
43. |
Clarification needed for collection service available for rural residents directly accessing Princes highway. Current RMS upgrade plans show no access for kerbside pickup. |
44. |
Clean up roadside & reserves from illegal dumping increase |
45. |
Close it in Berry and you will see roadside dumping. |
46. |
Closing service is unacceptable |
47. |
Collection of green waste |
48. |
collection of sump oil, paint etc. |
49. |
Commence green waste collection service |
50. |
Council enforce fireweed and Parramatta grass control on properties and also council land |
51. |
Council to specify pick up day and goods to be placed in front of premises the day prior to pick up. |
52. |
Council would need to send and schedule with rates each year |
53. |
councils are there to 'Don’t close it ' provide a service not make a profit |
54. |
Do not close Berry otherwise people will illegally dump waste, not everything is about profit |
55. |
Do not close facility |
56. |
Do not close our tip! |
57. |
Do not close. The impact will be too severe. |
58. |
Domestic waste collection from farm |
59. |
Don't CLOSE IT - PLEASE! |
60. |
Don’t close our tip |
61. |
Don’t close the tip |
62. |
Don’t know what we'd do without the Berry tip |
63. |
Don’t like the idea of bulky waste collection. Leaving things in native strip is unsightly |
64. |
don't reduce existing service |
65. |
don’t reduce existing services |
66. |
Don’t shut it |
67. |
don’t want it closed |
68. |
Don’t want it closed at all. Is the council going to reimburse our travelling costs to West Nowra |
69. |
Don’t want tip closed |
70. |
Dump in bush! |
71. |
Either option above (except none) or should include Saturdays. Mon to Friday does not cut it anymore in a 7 day a week environment that is Shoalhaven heads. It is a holiday and tourist community as well as normal residential. |
72. |
e-waste facility |
73. |
Facility for paper collection in Berry town |
74. |
Fortnightly green waste bin |
75. |
Free council clean ups once a quarter |
76. |
Free for residences as per I have in Manly Council. But then it has to be release and not let out to water the street |
77. |
free garden waste |
78. |
Garbage |
79. |
garden - green waste bins |
80. |
Garden waste |
81. |
Garden waste bins |
82. |
Garden waste collection |
83. |
Garden waste collection |
84. |
Garden waste collection & one kerbside collection per year for bulk household waste |
85. |
garden waste collection service "green bin" |
86. |
General collection of rubbish |
87. |
Good if monthly or bi-monthly pick up of green cuttings - not in bins - which would help 'weekender' residents |
88. |
Green bin |
89. |
Green bin |
90. |
Green bin |
91. |
Green bin |
92. |
green bin |
93. |
Green bin |
94. |
Green bin supplied for regular use and regular pickup - like other councils nearby |
95. |
Green bin collection |
96. |
Green bin facility |
97. |
Green bin for garden waste |
98. |
Green bin pickup |
99. |
Green bin service |
100. |
green bin supply and collection service |
101. |
green bin would be a big help |
102. |
Green bin would be handy for collection once fortnight |
103. |
Green Bins |
104. |
Green bins |
105. |
Green bins for each householder (Along with kitchen scrap bins for compost) |
106. |
Green bins for garden waste |
107. |
green bins for garden waste |
108. |
Green bins for garden waste picked up each week |
109. |
Green bins like other councils have. |
110. |
Green bins to each household with collections. Maybe 1-2 times monthly in line with other councils |
111. |
Green garden waste |
112. |
Green waste |
113. |
Green waste |
114. |
Green waste |
115. |
Green waste |
116. |
Green waste |
117. |
Green waste |
118. |
green waste |
119. |
Green waste - where does it go? |
120. |
Green waste after storms |
121. |
Green waste bin |
122. |
Green waste bin |
123. |
Green waste bin |
124. |
Green waste bin |
125. |
green waste bin |
126. |
Green waste bin |
127. |
Green Waste bin |
128. |
Green Waste Bin |
129. |
Green Waste Bin |
130. |
Green waste bin |
131. |
Green waste bin |
132. |
Green waste bin |
133. |
Green waste bin |
134. |
Green waste bin |
135. |
Green waste bin |
136. |
Green Waste Bin |
137. |
Green waste bin |
138. |
Green waste bin (like many other councils) |
139. |
Green waste bin and collection |
140. |
Green waste bin as well as current red and yellow bins |
141. |
Green waste bin collection (every 2 weeks during spring-autumn and every 4 weeks - winter) |
142. |
Green waste bin collection at kerbside |
143. |
Green waste bin collection weekly, reduce red bin collection to fortnightly. |
144. |
Green waste bin collection, fortnightly |
145. |
Green waste bin F/N |
146. |
Green waste bin like most other councils. Then significantly lower need to visit tip |
147. |
Green waste bin service -fortnightly |
148. |
Green waste bin service introduced |
149. |
Green waste bin would be great |
150. |
Green waste bin. Continue to issue. No charge domestic tipping vouchers |
151. |
Green waste bins |
152. |
Green waste bins |
153. |
Green waste bins |
154. |
Green waste bins |
155. |
Green waste bins |
156. |
Green waste bins |
157. |
Green waste bins |
158. |
Green waste Bins |
159. |
Green waste bins |
160. |
Green waste bins |
161. |
Green waste bins collected fortnightly |
162. |
green waste bins collected fortnightly |
163. |
Green waste bins collected once per fortnight |
164. |
Green waste bins every 2 weeks (as most other council areas) |
165. |
Green waste bins for each dwelling |
166. |
Green waste bins for regular collection |
167. |
Green waste bins for Shoalhaven Heads |
168. |
Green waste bins like Kiama council |
169. |
Green waste bins, weekly collection of recyclables |
170. |
Green waste bins. Scheduled (monthly) green waste collection days |
171. |
Green waste chipping weekend (Sat morning) - able to get a trailer load of wood chips/mulch on same day |
172. |
Green waste collected fortnightly (bins provided) |
173. |
Green waste collection |
174. |
Green waste collection |
175. |
Green waste collection |
176. |
Green waste collection |
177. |
Green waste collection |
178. |
green waste collection |
179. |
Green waste collection |
180. |
Green waste collection |
181. |
Green waste collection |
182. |
Green waste collection |
183. |
Green waste collection |
184. |
Green waste collection |
185. |
Green waste collection |
186. |
Green waste Collection |
187. |
Green waste collection |
188. |
Green Waste Collection |
189. |
Green waste collection |
190. |
Green waste collection |
191. |
Green waste collection - most other councils offer this service |
192. |
Green waste collection (as per Kiama council) |
193. |
Green waste collection (at least monthly) |
194. |
Green waste collection biannually |
195. |
Green waste collection bin, More frequent recycling collection |
196. |
Green waste collection by providing NSW garbage bin. |
197. |
Green waste collection days |
198. |
Green waste collection fortnightly |
199. |
Green waste collection maybe 1 day per month, Bi-annual kerbside council clean up |
200. |
Green waste collection once per month (collect grass cuttings/leaves/branches/plants) - otherwise will continue to put in 'red' bin which I am sure would save landfill |
201. |
Green waste collection. |
202. |
Green waste collections |
203. |
Green waste for recycle |
204. |
Green waste fortnightly pick up bin, like in Sydney |
205. |
Green waste fortnightly, eliminate plastic bags & restore recycle centre |
206. |
Green waste in Berry needs to have local disposal |
207. |
Green waste Otto collection |
208. |
Green waste pick up I.E. green bin as per Kiama municipal council |
209. |
Green waste pick up, particularly after storms |
210. |
Green waste pickup |
211. |
green waste removal |
212. |
Green waste service increase voucher to 3 so Nowra tip can be used |
213. |
Green waste wheelie bin |
214. |
Green waste wheelie bin |
215. |
Green waste wheelie bin, large. (Berry is the town of trees, and lovely gardens which need regular maintenance) |
216. |
Green waste, + Buyback + Mulch |
217. |
Green waste, Food waste |
218. |
Green waste, Free recycling pickup |
219. |
Green/Garden waste collection bins |
220. |
Have 2 house hold collection days per year, have a green waste bin supplied |
221. |
Home pick up of green waste of rubbish collection |
222. |
household chemical and e-waste drop off days, Scheduled bulky recycling pickup |
223. |
Household green waste collection bin |
224. |
Household Green waste kerbside pickup on bi annual |
225. |
Household rubbish pick up and recycling once a week. In Toolijooa road we have no rubbish service. |
226. |
I believe this tends to be more costly to council as it tends to generate greater volumes of waste |
227. |
I do not agree with the intent of this question as it implies closure of our existing facility |
228. |
I don’t consider closing the facility as an option |
229. |
I don’t expect any of these waste facilities to be closed |
230. |
I feel that if this facility was closed it would lead to increase in dumping |
231. |
I wouldn’t like to see the tip closed |
232. |
If costs are the same as current costs of using the tip |
233. |
If costs to remain the same |
234. |
If waste facilities are closed, I expect a reduction in rates |
235. |
If you live out of town there are not too many options as none of the services mentioned would come out this far anyway. |
236. |
include rural properties with green waste bins |
237. |
Increase council rates to meet your overheads, this review is not in the residents best interests and councils |
238. |
Introduce green bin for green waste from homes. |
239. |
Introduction of a green bin to be collected once a fortnight |
240. |
Irrelevant - keep facilities as they are or change the council |
241. |
issue of green bin for green waste |
242. |
Keep service operational - Keep waste/rubbish of roadside -dumpers will only increase if costs and/or availability reduced/ removed. |
243. |
kerbside fortnightly green waste |
244. |
Kerbside garbage facilities to Bellawongarah |
245. |
Kerbside green waste pickup |
246. |
Large community recycling bins e.g. at skate park, shopping central |
247. |
Large green bins |
248. |
Large item and domestic item recycling facility |
249. |
Leave the facility as is |
250. |
Leaving bulk waste on council nature strips is outright ugly and causes problems if not retained in adverse weather |
251. |
Maintain existing |
252. |
Metal waste |
253. |
More bins required (For garden waste) |
254. |
More options for recycling at back of Berry mall |
255. |
More recycling |
256. |
More recycling bins in town |
257. |
Mulch pick up days e.g. truck deposits big pile at Berry showground bi-monthly and residents know to collect it that weekend. We really value the mulch |
258. |
Must not close existing facility at Berry |
259. |
N/A This is an essential service |
260. |
N/A This is an essential service for Mount Hay Rd residents |
261. |
Need recycling depots in Berry area |
262. |
No Change |
263. |
No change - people will be forced to dump their extra rubbish |
264. |
no way leave it open - closing the TIP is a big mistake |
265. |
not a good solution really for us |
266. |
Not acceptable to close |
267. |
Not an option |
268. |
Not an option |
269. |
Not clear '(West Nowra is a waste depot in your opening letter), Sadly i think you would need roadside clean-up service |
270. |
Nothing if it means that piles of things are left on front lawns |
271. |
On call bulky green waste collection |
272. |
On- call bulky waste collections |
273. |
On call with no additional charge |
274. |
One Centre opened north side of the Shoalhaven river. |
275. |
One or Two days per year |
276. |
paper recycling facility in berry |
277. |
perhaps introduce green waste bins like Illawarra councils have ( green waste, red bin, recycling ) |
278. |
Pickup of green waste at reasonable cost |
279. |
Provide a green bin at the home |
280. |
Provide green bins for garden and lawn clippings |
281. |
Provide green waste bin for collection once a fortnight |
282. |
Providing fee structure is reasonable. |
283. |
Recycling |
284. |
recycling |
285. |
Recycling |
286. |
Recycling bin, green waste bin collection, green waste on call, bulky collection |
287. |
Recycling Centre |
288. |
Recycling collection. Whatever is economical |
289. |
Recycling drop off point. Bottles and paper |
290. |
Recycling of bulky goods collection |
291. |
Recycling of metal, oil, fridge, freezers, electrical etc. |
292. |
Recycling for recovery drop off point |
293. |
Reduce landfill by having green bin collection service on alternate weeks (opposite to recycling) |
294. |
Reduced cost weekly landfill and recycling collection - currently we don’t use this due to small amount of waste generated. |
295. |
Regular council clean-up days - other councils do so |
296. |
Regular garden waste collection i.e. green bin |
297. |
Regular green waste bin collection |
298. |
Regular green waste collection |
299. |
regular green waste collection being able to use a tip voucher for green waste pick up at kerb side |
300. |
Regular green waste collection bin - kerbside |
301. |
Road side waste collection |
302. |
Roadside collection with council providing initial appropriate bins free of charge |
303. |
Say once per month |
304. |
Schedule waste collection days are very untidy |
305. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days - need green waste bin |
306. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days and green waste bin |
307. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days green waste collection |
308. |
Scheduled (booked) kerbside council collections recently introduced in Sutherland Shire and work very well. Each property allocated 2 collections per annum. |
309. |
Scheduled bulky green waste days |
310. |
scheduled bulky waste collection days and green waste collection do a study to see if introducing a green waste bin with fortnightly pick up is the answer or even monthly, but they may not work for those with a lot of green waste |
311. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days. |
312. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days. |
313. |
Scheduled green collection day. |
314. |
Scheduled green waste collection with normal waste & recycling pickup. Scheduled household clean-up days say twice a year |
315. |
scheduled green waste collections |
316. |
Scheduled green waste pick up i.e. Green Bin provision of additional 'free' tipping vouchers |
317. |
Scheduled recycling recovery |
318. |
See above |
319. |
Services for drop off facilities for green waste locally at Berry |
320. |
Shoalhaven to provide and collect green waste bins as part of normal waste collection. Works well in Kiama and I have seen it work very well in the UK |
321. |
Should consider number of bins allowed for rubbish pickup by rubbish trucks each week (e.g. currently 1 red, allow 2 reds) |
322. |
Simple "Don’t close Berry tip" |
323. |
Some form of collection service (monthly) |
324. |
Stay the same |
325. |
The bottle/bin bank in Berry must remain in place |
326. |
There is no practical alternative for me |
327. |
There should be a big kerbside pickup day for other waste, as not everyone has a car to take rubbish to the tip. This could be done 4 times a year. It may even reduce roadside dumping. Please note I know there will always be tossers |
328. |
These alternatives are back to the dark ages |
329. |
These are not acceptable options as they presume withdrawal of the current facilities. |
330. |
These occur in Gerringong |
331. |
This is irrelevant as I do not want it closed |
332. |
Tip Shop |
333. |
To arrange for a refuse collection service in Riddles Lane |
334. |
To include electronic & electrical items |
335. |
Too far to go somewhere else, we need our service here. |
336. |
Twice yearly waste collections like other councils. Shoalhaven council already provides fewer services to ratepayers than most other councils - to reduce further is appalling m'ments and totally unacceptable |
337. |
Twice yearly 'clean up' collection like other councils |
338. |
Unlimited' on-call bulk waste collections |
339. |
Villas have mostly one person and most of us go out yellow bin quarter full, I personally once a month |
340. |
Waste collection must include garden waste |
341. |
We currently have to drive to have our wastes removed |
342. |
We do not want the Berry location closed |
343. |
we don’t have main street frontage so bulky waste collections are not appropriate |
344. |
We have never had a kerb side bulk pickup at the heads. |
345. |
We have no green waste bins in Shoalhaven Heads. We need green waste bins |
346. |
We have no green waste collection and therefore much of this goes into landfill bin. Where this is not possible there is no alternative but a trip to the tip. |
347. |
we need a facility green waste disposal |
348. |
we need a green bin collection |
349. |
We need a green waste bin. All our green waste goes into general waste as we have no other means of getting rid of it. |
350. |
Weed collection, recycling, drum muster, metal recycling i.e. all of what is being done now which must be cheaper than collecting from all homes |
351. |
Weekly |
352. |
Weekly collection of domestic waste and recycling |
353. |
Weekly green waste collection days |
354. |
Weekly recycling collection |
355. |
Weekly recycling. Monthly green waste curb side collection |
356. |
what is classified as "bulky waste" if facilities are closed back road dumping and use of street park bins will increase maintenance of tipping vouchers essential |
357. |
What will you do about fireweed? |
358. |
Why don’t we have (green) lid green waste bins? |
359. |
Works well. The fortnightly kerbside recycling works well. |
360. |
Yearly Clean up |
361. |
You will only pass this extra cost on to rate payers |
Comments for Question 7:
Do you have any other comments on how your local waste facility could provide a better customer experience for you?
1 |
You will need to
provide trucks to pick up all the rubbish that would be dumped on the side of
the road. People will not drive 30-40 mins to West Nowra. |
2 |
I recycle everything at home. I think recycling bins should be put throughout towns. They even do that in the Peruvian Amazon |
3 |
Closure of the Berry facility will have major consequences for the community |
4 |
Local specific recycling services still required such as bulk cardboard , polystyrene, oil, batteries, plastics etc. |
5 |
We have no garbage collection because of our location and rely on being able to take our (small amount) of waste to the Berry tip regularly |
6 |
The more services you shut down, the more rubbish will be illegally dumped |
7 |
The service is one of the few council services that provides a good return for our rates. |
8 |
Nonsense, Why go to Berry, as this is where we are told it is |
9 |
Not aware that we have ever had one (bottle bank) |
10 |
- Rural residence -
with no services if Berry closes |
11 |
We live along the way from West Wollongong tip. We pay our rates and have a right to a tipping/buyback system locally. |
12 |
A facility for paper waste? |
13 |
We live rural and are always getting rubbish dumped on the side of the road - usually tues, wed, thurs, when tip is closed. |
14 |
For rural residents without waste collection - security gated, CCTV'd drop off sites (containers) with eligible residents being issued with security access device for domestic and recycling |
15 |
(bottle bank) Since it’s almost always full and can’t dispose of paper/cardboard waste. |
16 |
Berry facility works well and should be maintained. |
17 |
Don't close it please |
18 |
You need to think about people dumping waste in bush |
19 |
I don't have a computer - Could results be published in town Cryer? |
20 |
We need a waste facility, we all can’t drive to West Nowra |
21 |
Closing the tip would be a great loss to the community |
22 |
We (ratepayers & residents) put all rubbish and recyclables at front of property for collection by council during the next 5 days - warn ahead |
23 |
Green bin would be useful |
24 |
If the facilities are closed or more costly more people will dump in the bush etc., which is very sad. |
25 |
I'm very against closing our waste facilities. I think it’s time to have GREEN WASTE bins and cut down services to the waste facility and stop methane getting into the atmosphere. |
26 |
Also remember that overload by a 300%??? In townships in rural/holiday periods am then increase gas emissions by thousand??? to collect |
27 |
Provide all houses with green waste bins. Its embarrassing that Shoalhaven doesn't already do this and that people put it in their general waste. |
28 |
Our question here is what provision would be available for residents not able to access the usual weekly/fortnightly services? They need the local facility |
29 |
Just finance the Berry
tip effectively. |
30 |
You would see a lot of illegal dumping of facilities would close. |
31 |
You should be ashamed,
killing local facility once again, good on you. Very insightful. |
32 |
Supply bins for paper/Cardboard collection |
33 |
Don't close the
outlying facilities. We see lots of rubbish dumped on the side of the road and
in the bush areas now. This problem would get worse. |
34 |
If waste facilities
were closed 'bush tipping' would increase, with it associated costs of clean
up to the environment. |
35 |
We live on a private road, so it is imperative that we have local tip facilities as we cannot use any green waste on bulky collection services unless there is a designated area to take them |
36 |
If you close this facility you will see waste dumped everywhere. No one will drive 1 hr 15min round trip to drop a bag green waste or rubbish. |
37 |
Why even think of closing the facilities. Council should not be so stupid. |
38 |
West Nowra is too far away from Shoalhaven Heads. People will dump rubbish rather than travel to West Nowra |
39 |
Please don't close. |
40 |
We need our tip. Travel to other tips only increase cost due to petrol more waste would be dumped by roadside |
41 |
Those of us who maintain council land at our home frontages, try to beautify our village with our gardens, are not recognised by the battalion of clipboard warriors who infest this council |
42 |
I would like to make
the following points. |
43 |
Non-Government options - privatised buyback yard, subsidised biochar production from green waste |
44 |
If you close this facility people will dump rubbish in the bush. |
45 |
An option would also include supply of a larger red bin or large green bin to accommodate green waste. |
46 |
recycling provided fortnightly |
47 |
Its vital waste disposal is not maintained, illegal dumping becomes more prevalent, which may result in more expense for the council. |
48 |
Dear Ben, |
49 |
Use to tip monthly until hours became somewhat erratic. Now I go to West Nowra BUT I am retired. Working people find it harder to do this. |
50 |
Expand community bottle/bin bank, include recycle of cardboard and paper. |
51 |
Retain a readily
availability for local waste drop off at convenient time/days. |
52 |
Advise us - where is
the community recycling. |
53 |
It will be costly for council to supply resources to clean up all the rubbish which would be dumped illegally |
54 |
Without the local facility to drop off green waste, more of this will go into landfill with people using their red bins for waste which could be recycled. This is not good news for Berry |
55 |
Grafton council provide
of a small cost, special 'plastic' bags which can be used as an inside bin
liner and can be placed into the green waste with household compost. |
56 |
If any more facilities are closed more waste will be dumped roadside costing more to clean up |
57 |
Install a weighbridge.
Taking a full tip voucher for a small/light load is ludicrous. I prefer to
drive out to West Nowra, be weighed and have the option of paying or using my
voucher. |
58 |
Don't know what the bottle/bin bank is |
59 |
Don't have a bottle bank in our area |
60 |
What are the significant loss driver as they must be addressed in a strategic manner? To close Berry would increase local dumping of rubbish and further increase road traffic to Nowra etc. Strongly appose closing berry. |
61 |
where is the bottle / bin bank |
62 |
west Nowra subsidising operating cost of smaller facilities is probably cheaper than cleaning up and policing illegal waste disposal |
63 |
Recognise it as a community facility. Sometimes the cost for disposal is more than the original purchase cost for items. |
64 |
Yes, keep the Berry recycling centre operating the same as it used to and improve the recycling centre by modelling it on the superb recycling centre at Moss Vale. |
65 |
No - we used the facility on a regular basis before we had a regular waste collection but now only require occasional visits. We receive excellent service from the staff & I hope that the facility can be maintained, if only on reduced hours. I believe that by closing the facility completely, dumping of rubbish will be encouraged due to some people not wanting to drive further to dump their waste. |
66 |
Bring back the buy back at the Berry TIP - people came from all over the south coast to recycle and buy back great stuff. What a great loss to the south coast. |
67 |
the current service is excellent |
68 |
We find the current
facilities, operation and staff of the Berry tip to be professional and
efficient. It is always busy when we are there. |
69 |
Very satisfied with service at Berry |
70 |
Berry is far and away the best and most well operated facility I have ever used!! Thank You |
71 |
Keep it operational |
72 |
A better customer experience would be for the Berry waste facility to remain open, even if it is only on the weekend. We are very concerned as it would not only be inconvenient but very dangerous for people not used to driving trailers long distances, filled with rubbish on the highway to West Nowra. |
73 |
Do not put ugly bins in our area, keep berry tip open |
74 |
The Berry facility was brilliant, convenient and perfect - the buyback is essential for reuse of otherwise perfect items. The proximity was essential for out dispersed community. Should we have a truck taking sorted waste or 100 cars dragging spilling loads through to West Nowra? |
75 |
No, it provides a good experience. |
76 |
we go there when we are down there taking garden waste and looking at what there is to buy |
77 |
Close waste facilities and people will start dumping. Easily done in rural areas. |
78 |
No |
79 |
Urban garbage services do not provide for the type of bulky waste generated by rural properties. Even more inadequate when council vehicles can't enter rural driveways. What is more expensive? Have everyone move on to bins and increase number of pickups required or pay to keep the tip open and allow us to manage our waste ourselves? |
80 |
bring back the tip shop - recycle more things - it was very good as it was before you changed it |
81 |
Find a way to return the buyback centres to local communities who make use of this valuable resource. Driving a 1 hour round trip on the off chance of finding the required items at centralised depots may suit council but is unworkable as a system for residents. |
82 |
The current experience is most satisfactory apart from the recent lack of buy back. It is necessary to maintain accessible waste disposal centres to prevent illegal dumping of garbage in bushland/public land. it should be cost negative not necessarily 'profitable' |
83 |
The Berry service is very good and needs to stay open, even if it is for 3 days a week. |
84 |
This is a service to local residents - not a profit generating business. |
85 |
Provide increased waste services for Brogers creek at no additional cost. We are currently paying for a waste service in our rates that we don't have the option of utilising. If we want to have a bin pick up, this is at an additional cost. Our only other alternative is to go to the waste facility. Closing this would make it even more difficult and expensive for us to dispose of waste in an environmentally friendly and economic manner. |
86 |
What is the bottle/bin
bank? As I have not seen it in Berry. |
87 |
Reinstate the recycling / buyback centre. Provide pickup service for bulky items, recyclable and general |
88 |
Educate the public to recycle correctly, and compost as much as possible. Ready availability for green waste disposal which cannot be composted. |
89 |
The waste facility is a necessary service for outlying residents without a kerbside collection option. It does not have to make a 'profit'. I doubt if kerbside collections in the suburban areas are profitable but there is no suggestion that they be discontinued. With no local tips many residents will be required to travel long distances to dispose of kitchen and general waste. With the closure of the buyback facilities more waste is going into landfill and we will need another hole to fill. |
90 |
I have no problem with the current facility or the service provided. I do notice 2 stations (Bendalong & Conjola) very close together and equidistant from Sussex and Ulladulla - on less busy roads. Are they both necessary? |
91 |
I would like to see the Berry waste transfer station supply the free garden mulch again |
92 |
If increasing rates
would be necessary to provide a fortnightly green waste pickup throughout
Berry, then seriously consider keeping the tip open albeit for less time than
the present and subsidize it from rates. |
93 |
No |
94 |
Berry is very efficiently managed and Col is very helpful. No changes needed. |
95 |
Keep the "No
charge Domestic Tipping Vouchers" |
96 |
No - the guys who work at Berry are fantastic, helpful and very on top of what goes where. Please make sure there is still a service at Berry |
97 |
We use the Berry tip because we live on a private road and don't get a garbage service. If we were able to take a bin(s) to the nearest public road our requirement to use the tip would reduce significantly. However, I notice that there is often litter from bins on the public road due either to wind blowing over bins or animals. Since we compost and sort our waste most of what we take to the tip is recyclables and no litter is created from placing bins on the road. |
98 |
refer to answer no 10 |
99 |
No, the Berry facility is a pleasure to deal with and I would be happy to pay more to keep it open. |
100 |
See previous comments. |
101 |
The Berry waste facility works well and is easy and convenient to use. Reduction in service will likely lead to greater dumping of rubbish in the council area |
102 |
I didn't realise you could buy garden mulch, maybe that could be advertised better |
103 |
no - it is perfectly adequate as it is (Berry) |
104 |
No. |
Ordinary Meeting – Tuesday 04 October 2016 Page 437 |
Kangaroo Valley Recycling & Waste Facility
In June 2016 Council invited the community to provide input into a review of their local recycling and waste transfer facility operation. Survey forms were widely distributed, letter box dropped in specific areas, made available at the transfer facility and available on-line on the Council website. The response was very pleasing with a total of 5534 survey forms received. The information was manually entered into the database so that the results for each of the individual recycling and waste transfer facilities could be analysed individually.
Kangaroo Valley recycling and waste facility received a total of 399 responses, summarised as follows:
Total Respondents = 399
Total responses for Occupancy: 399
Total responses to Q1: 389
Total responses to Q2: 385
Total responses to Q3: 384
Total responses to Q4: 384
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Ordinary Meeting – Tuesday 04 October 2016 Page 443 |
Total responses to Q4a: 303
Total responses to Q4b: 159
Total responses to Q5: 252
Further suggestions/comments for Question 4:
These waste facilities are running at a significant and increasing annual loss. Please number in order of preference (1 through to 10) which of the following options you consider appropriate to improve the efficiency of the facility, with one (1) being your most preferred option and ten (10) being the least preferred option. Please number all boxes. Do you have any further suggested options?
1 |
Remains |
2 |
A green waste bin needed by households (so doesn't go in household waste) |
3 |
A place like KV which has been so innovative in the past regarding 'no plastic bags', need to continue to show how they deal responsibly with waste. |
4 |
All recycling should remain as it is. What the council and governments and people want all councils to have recycling bin, and green bin |
5 |
Allow council to run it, not outsource, many govt services run at a loss, because they are a necessary service to the community i.e. Medicare, legal aids, roads |
6 |
Allow the community to operate the buyback/household recycling using the shed on site at the KV tip |
7 |
Any action must result in residents being able to manage waste with minimal impact on environment e.g. reduced emissions by having local access, not travelling to other sites, adequate operating hours |
8 |
As above (Mon 10am -
2pm, Sun 12pm - 4pm) |
9 |
As I have no garbage collection I am already subsidizing all other ratepayers. If closed I will dump on budgong rd and you can collect |
10 |
As I pay rates on 2 properties amounting to over $4000 per year I don't think I should a poor waste service |
11 |
As we pay rates perhaps you will start a garbage collection service if you take away the tip? |
12 |
Basically shouldn't waste services be a service offered by a local council. If you cut services you will have an increase in Illegal dumping which will cost you more to clean up than leaving the transfer station open. |
13 |
Being pensioners in our seventies, it is not possible to travel to Nowra with household garbage, come facility must be made available |
14 |
Bulk rubbish days two days every second week |
15 |
Buyback is a very important part of the recycling/re-using commitment of Kangaroo Valley. Council should be fostering this. |
16 |
Change attitude that waste has to be profit-making! We pay over $1400pa rates for NO other Council service. |
17 |
Change viewpoint - This
service can never be a business - it is a service provided to ratepayers. KV
has no kerbside collection days - do I pay same rates as those who do?? |
18 |
Charge small fee for trailer load of green waste. Council mulch it on site then sell for reasonable price |
19 |
Class action vs Council for reduction of essential services ... neglect of outlying districts within council... leading to degradation of environment |
20 |
Closing the Kangaroo Valley facility is unthinkable. My farm does not have wheelie bin collection. How is my family supposed to get rid of household garbage? |
21 |
Collect our waste from our house so we don't need the tip. Accept that rate payer are funding the tip and that a tip should not be considered a profit maker for the council. |
22 |
Consider volunteer operation before any decision to close operations or facilities. Perhaps through Lions or Community Assoc. |
23 |
Continue with extended hours in Xmas school holidays due to very high number of holiday makers in Kangaroo Valley. This will hopefully keep the incidence of illegal dumping of waste to a minimum |
24 |
Council has an obligation to provide a reasonable tip facility to ratepayers and should not be looking at this as a standalone business line. As a minimum the KV tip needs to open part day Sat & Sun & until early afternoon Monday for holiday -let rubbish. |
25 |
Council must realise that some services must be subsidised and not deemed to be a way to generate profit. |
26 |
Council should just subsidise this facility as it currently stands. Our rates help pay for this. If necessary rate increase across the board should be made to address this issue. |
27 |
Council should not expect their customers to drive app 30km to a tip |
28 |
Council should provide the service that are the basis of councils responsibility i.e. waste management |
29 |
Council should shift its perspective - you say running a tip at a loss is a negative - that is like saying that a school runs 'at a loss'. Waste disposal costs - accept that and pay up. |
30 |
Council should stop
considering the services as a business and remember they exist to provide an
essential service to ratepayers. |
31 |
Council to subsidise this SERVICE to ratepayers they say they provide |
32 |
Customers should crush
recycling not put 2 litre plastic bottles with lids on. |
33 |
DONT CLOSE THE TIP! |
34 |
Elect a new council for considering closing (or reducing) the tip in the first place....if this is done it will only led to a huge increase in illegal dumping |
35 |
Extend waste collection services to areas that don't not presently have it. |
36 |
Find another contractor to look after our waste disposal. The present one needs a 'cleaner' to come in after them and clean up. Have reported them leaving rubbish strewn right down Bendeela Road after a pick up from Kangaroo Valley Road. What are their qualifications if they can't get it right?????? |
37 |
Gate fees'? At the
moment I thought they were dropping fees. Closing the facility would be a
disaster for B & B's, etc. and there would be a huge increase in roadside
and bush dumping of rubbish. |
38 |
General waste & Recycling bin collection currently not provided at 673 Tallowa Dam Road |
39 |
Give us regular garbage service - trucks can easily turn at the bottom of our drive 79 Nugents Creek Rd. How we have no service at all. |
40 |
Given that we pay adequate rates for this service, leave it as it is and don't charge any more. |
41 |
Go back to the way it was with Buyback & recycling open only Sat & Sun 9am to 1pm |
42 |
Having just spent time in a number of European country areas why can't the council take a look at installing recycle, garbage pods in community collection areas where council garbage trucks do not service. Seems to work very well overseas particularly France and Italy. We are very concerned that if you remove this basic council service you will be encouraging large scale dumping in what is a major tourist attraction for NSW. We pay rates to the council and receive next to know service for the trouble, we are wondering why a council should be making a profit out of the basic necessity of garbage collection and keeping our community. |
43 |
Household collection of non-recyclable waste once a month in rural locations. |
44 |
I am a rate payer and wonder why services are depleting when rates don't. There is no garbage collection in the Valley and I rely on taking my waste to Currarong/Callala |
45 |
I am assuming this does not impact the weekly waste collection from the property? |
46 |
I can reduce my landfill waste and we compost everything but one collection per week of recyclables is not enough. We are a family of 5 and are forced to visit the tip because we can't dispose of the recycled waste via collection. Even a second big for particular families with the one collection would work for us and save you money. |
47 |
I do not believe any reduction in services to be appropriate. Council has an obligation (founded by the rates I pay) to provide waste, services. Use of alternatives outside the valley is not feasible. Profitability of the service is irrelevant, this is a basic obligation of council. |
48 |
I don't have the time,
money or transport to go anywhere but Kangaroo Valley. |
49 |
I go to the tip every Saturday, taking recycle from shops to recycle - A service I have been doing for many years |
50 |
I have now twice lived
in towns where the council decided to close tips. The consequence is that the
rubbish is dumped in the bush, and recycling of materials ceases. |
51 |
I have purchased and left to be sold many items in the past and I fell closing the shop is a backward step. |
52 |
I like the voucher system 2 tickets ok - May 4 tickets would be very good |
53 |
I note you have already close the buyback area already - so why ask? |
54 |
I pay rates for this service. I use no other council facilities. Why should it run at a profit? Rates All of mine to go to this |
55 |
I think the profitability of waste services needs to be aggregated so the whole equation is balanced for the council. If one is profitable and one isn't, then if the net result is zero - so be it. |
56 |
I think the valley would be a good community to trial an unmanned tip, where you rely on the community to do the right thing as long as there are guidelines in place. (Not sure how fees would be handled) |
57 |
I would like to see at least Sat Sun Open |
58 |
If action is required reduce opening days to 2 days per week. KV is extremely concerned with recycling and effective waste services. If you close the tip, more waste would be dumped in the bush |
59 |
If closed, garbage will be dumped everywhere, anyway. |
60 |
If dropping to only 1-2 days per week - please vary these days through the month (e.g. Sunday and Wednesday in first 2 weeks, Saturday and Tuesday in the 2nd 2 weeks). |
61 |
If reduced to 2 days either Fri/Sat or Sun/Mon. Not Sat/Sun |
62 |
If the fees go up too high, or the operating days are too few, we will see an increased incidence of waste being dumped illegally in bush land. |
63 |
If we had a garbage pick-up one a week like other places we would not need to go to the tip as there is no other option to dispose of household rubbish |
64 |
If you reduce the
availability of service in the area you increase the potential for illegal
dumping. Most people who use KV facility are on rural land. We pay higher
rates than Sydney council rates and get no waste and recycling collection and
poorly maintained roads. What services do we get? Surely keeping the services
available is a benefit to the environment and the ratepayers in the long run.
Does the residential waste and recycling run at a loss? Why should rural
areas get a dud deal? |
65 |
If you take this service away you need to offer an alternative for residents who don't have curb side pick up |
66 |
Increase days/hours of operation. Council is meant to provide services, not take them away. Close the tips and there will be illegal dumping everywhere - & council will have more work expenses. |
67 |
Increase price of Buybacks. Introduce a small levy to rates for Kangaroo Valley residents. |
68 |
Increase roadside
residential services where possible. Change hours, opening of transfer
station for use of home owners, non-residents |
69 |
Install large 'skip' bins at the tip (or various locations) and council can collect on a regular basis. Perhaps 3 bins at each spot for the various waste |
70 |
introduce garbage collection for whole kangaroo valley area (all properties) and maintain 2 mornings tip operation for recycling and dumping of larger items (steel fridges fencing and browse buy shop at least on weekend per month |
71 |
It is already 9am to 1pm so change 3 days 9 - 1. |
72 |
It’s a service covered by rates not a profit business |
73 |
Just imagine if there was no tip. People would leave their garbage everywhere in the forest and on the side of the road or on their properties instead of driving to Nowra. How much would the clean-up cost to the council? |
74 |
Kangaroo Valley is 40+ mins from Nowra waste facility. This mean a 1 1/2 hr travel time to drop off. Tourists will dump waste on roadsides if closed Unsustainable for locals to drive 1 1/2 hrs |
75 |
Kangaroo Valley is a remote regional town and to take a trailer of rubbish to West Nowra would take over 2 hours return if its closed it will only encourage illegal dumping over here |
76 |
Kangaroo Valley tip is used by many residents who are not on the Council garbage collection so is very essential. |
77 |
Keep it open. It is important due to the pristine nature of a Tourist/ rural area and helping residents to reduce bushfire/ waste material. |
78 |
Keep the wee shop that sells the second hand goods, therefore it continues to recycle one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. |
79 |
Kerbside pick-up does not meet the needs of aging people in rural acreages. It is often physically too difficult to get full bins to the kerb. |
80 |
KV already has reduced hours 9am - 1pm |
81 |
Larger red bins for domestic waste |
82 |
Leave as is and reintegrate Buyback centre |
83 |
Leave as was, with buyback. What's the councils roll if not to provide this type of service |
84 |
Leave tip operate as is, people from Nowra etc. can travel to west Nowra, lots of people here are elderly and don't have trailers to take over the mountain all the BB's need to be able to take excess rubbish to tip there will be more road side dumping if you shut kangaroo valley tip down |
85 |
Less often would be an issue of you missed that weekend and not convenient for getting items for upcycling. |
86 |
Look after rate payers |
87 |
Main concern in closing facility is increased chances of bushland dumping in an environment visited by many. |
88 |
Make a comment really: We pay council rates and expect a level of service for this. Sewage and garbage disposal are 2 of the essential services. Not every service can be run at a profit. Think of how some elements of the community will respond to not being able to 'tip' waste. They will just do it in the bush and ruin the beautiful environment. |
89 |
My home is a long way from the other facilities. |
90 |
No other options because if facility is closed than dumping will no doubt increase particularly during holiday periods. Locals should not have to drive over the mountain to West Nowra towing their rubbish. |
91 |
None. Take re action is the only option. Tourism is a massive economic focus in KV, and the WMF is essential for these businesses to operate. |
92 |
Not all services make a 'profit' and are supposed to - e.g. mayors salary |
93 |
Offer to tender the site to a local kangaroo valley businessmen. Let them run an alternative business on site for free rent, however they must also run the tip. |
94 |
Open one extra day per week for longer hours |
95 |
Place skip bins for public use with easy access |
96 |
Please consider if KV residents have to travel to Nowra to dispose of their waste. It is an additional 40 minute trip each way. Who will compensate us for this extra time and fuel costs for us to dispose of our waste |
97 |
Please do NOT close the Kangaroo Valley tip. |
98 |
Please don't close as it encourages people to dump in the bush |
99 |
Please note that the buyback section of the KV tip is of great value to the community. People like dropping off useful items knowing that their neighbours will take them. It is also one of the great social area of the community. Such a shame if it remains closed |
100 |
Please note the buyback
area in KV is already closed. |
101 |
Please please keep our tip operational |
102 |
Please see attached |
103 |
Please, We object very
strongly. |
104 |
provide a kerbside collection service |
105 |
provide household garbage waste collection at home gate with sufficient bins for glass, paper, plastic and household |
106 |
Rate payers deserve services - no every facet of Council operations needs to make money. |
107 |
Realise that at Jacks Corner Rd the council supply zero services except badly patching the road and the tip. In spite of ever increasing rates |
108 |
Reduce Council income at top end so that these services remain for the people at a reasonable cost. Otherwise the rubbish will end up where we Don’t want it. |
109 |
Remember- Council is
supposed to be providing a service, not making a profit. |
110 |
Run the facility as it has always been run. It is a service covered by our rates. |
111 |
Scrap green waste fees,
but sell mulch (works well in ACT). |
112 |
Self-serve recycling collection area |
113 |
Self-serving recycling
drop off area/point/facility |
114 |
Sell recycled and unwanted goods and materials from the site |
115 |
Stem 7 above is not an option as Nowra, Huskisson or Ulladulla are too far from Kangaroo Valley |
116 |
Stop treating is as a business. A tip is a public utility. Better to run it at a loss than see increased dumping/environmental degradation. |
117 |
Suggest opening of tip shop. Also reduce to 3 full days possibly Friday, Sunday and Monday. Having no tip is not an option as to dumping of rubbish on dead end roads |
118 |
Suggest Saturday 9am to
1 pm/ Sunday 9am to 1pm/ Monday 9am to 5pm |
119 |
surely the purpose of council rated is to provide facilities for residents this is usually a cost to council and should not be operated on a profit motive |
120 |
Surely this facility is a public service and local councils are set up to provide public services even though they may run at a loss - so many people I know use this facility to recycle material for projects they have I hand. |
121 |
Take better care of
recyclable articles. (?) |
122 |
The Kangaroo Valley facility is important to me for maintaining the pristine nature of the area and helping residents to reduce their bushfire/waste material |
123 |
The possibility of
total closure is not an option. Currently we keep Budgong and surrounds clear
of road rubbish and need to be able to dispose of this. If tip was to close
??? believe quantity of rubbish would seriously increase to a level of not
being able to handle. |
124 |
The reuse of material
from the tip is very important. Things like pushbikes can be refurbished
easily, total waste to crush and recycle metal. |
125 |
The service is already only 4 mornings per week - it should remain the same and all services, especially recycling should remain. |
126 |
The transfer station provides a vital service. Operating hours could change to all day Sunday and Monday, however a 50km round trip to dispose of rubbish is not acceptable |
127 |
This facility must not
close. |
128 |
This is a crazy idea. To reduce service or even close it. Managers need to look at other non-essential items to make up for negative revenue on essential services. |
129 |
This is a service - KV attracts the largest number of visitors in Shoalhaven as a thank you to the community, providing us with a tip is the least you could do :) |
130 |
This is a service not a facility. We need to have the complete service operational as it will be distractions to the environment here in our beautiful valley |
131 |
This is an important service to the community. Not all council services make a profit. If rubbish disposal becomes too difficult it will increase illegal dumping at a greater cost to the community |
132 |
This would be impossible 30+ km drive to get ?? of household rubbish |
133 |
to close the tip is this a cost cutting purpose for the council |
134 |
To have the facility close when we don't have side of road pick up would be very difficult. I'm sure it would increase illegal dumping of rubbish. |
135 |
Totally understand that a waste management facility in an area such as Kangaroo Valley may be a cost burden on Council, however surely it is a service to be provided to rate payers (even at a loss). Not everything is about making a profit and not everyone uses every service that they fund via their rates or taxes (parents who chose private education still fund public education; people with private health care and Medicare levies fund public health care etc. etc.). We are a society which needs to look after each other - and sometimes that comes at a cost. |
136 |
Variation on days and hours of operation offered i.e. Monday 1pm - 5pm, Sat 9am -1pm, Sun all day. According to popular use |
137 |
volunteer operators |
138 |
Waste collection and
recycling is a core responsibility of council. It is a service not a profit
centre. What profit does roadside collection make - None! It is a service. |
139 |
Waste collection &
recycling is core function of council & should be seen as a service not a
profit centre. Efficiency is important. Reducing waste recycling too much
will result in rubbish being dumped on all the back roads at great cost to
council & ratepayers. A 60k trip over the mountain to West Nowra
discourages recycling in a country town where people are happy to recycle if
they know something is going to be re-used locally. |
140 |
Waste removal is council’s responsibility whether or not it costs. There are scores of B & B's, Guest houses bringing huge $$ into the valley. They must be able to dispose of waste. |
141 |
We all rely on the
services the tip provides especially businesses which are vital to our
economy. |
142 |
We have no bin service from council so our only option is to transfer waste to KV facility |
143 |
we have no roadside service we need an accessible tip |
144 |
We live in a water catchment area and a small village. Land valuation are high so this makes our rates high. This is the main service we need to stop illegal dumping. Many residents are not on a bin collection service |
145 |
We need 2 trailer loads
of bulky per year and we could take that to West Nowra if necessary. |
146 |
We need to be provided
with the audited accounts. What are the costs, how are the costs allocated?
What is the revenue? |
147 |
We pay extremely high rates for little service. We have no mail delivery or waste collection at our property. If the Kangaroo Valley facility is removed, we would demand a rate reduction |
148 |
We pay for the service
leave it alone. Go and cut costs somewhere else. Less staff. I will not
travel to west Nowra. |
149 |
What a joke, council give kangaroo valley nothing now don't take away one small facility |
150 |
What would you expect my options as an 80 old person (with no pick up facilities) do with my recycling and waste (I compost what I can!). The depot is important part of any civilised community. |
151 |
When wind blows there is a great need for green waste dumping. I am surrounded by trees and branches and leaves are always falling |
152 |
Whichever option is chosen, kerbside dumping will be increased. |
153 |
Why does council expect to make money on a service that is meant to be provided in lieu of payment of rates every year? You seem to be forgetting what your primary roles as a council should be. This facility is a basic right and should not be closed |
154 |
Why does West Nowra
make so much money and why does Kangaroo Valley cost so much? |
155 |
Why not see if you can get community volunteers to work - perhaps organising the tip shop. |
156 |
Why should this facility operate at a profit? Do roads, parks and other facilities operate at a profit? What price do you put on saving illegal dumping? |
157 |
Why this is supposed to be a service paid by rates. This and the terrible job you do on the road (Jacks corner) is all we get for our rates. (Time for a change of council) |
158 |
Yes, please reconsider a closure. KV is a tourist town and needs a facility for tourist operators every few days. The residents all need a place to dispose of their waste and recycling without the time and cost associated with going over the mountain once again. In Nowra everything is close including the tip and shopping - in KV we must drive for everything! It may save council to shut the tip, but its adding time and costs to every resident and business in KV and that is inappropriate and inconsiderate. Council needs to make a decision on looking after the community, and not increase costs to KV to rate payers by closing the facility. There will be impact environmentally as tourists and locals begin to illegally dump rubbish in the bush and street bins. It is clear what will happen and council will get a lot of trouble from this as they will need to clean it up! Not all decisions need to be financial - look at better hours and days and leave a service in place for this town. |
159 |
You do not give us any collections now. You will force us to burn rubbish or dump it illegally |
Comments for Question 5:
If waste facilities were closed, what services would you like to see in the area?
1. |
A normal weekly garbage collection |
2. |
A pick up at my property would work. Please this is 2016 |
3. |
A reduction/credit on rates commensurate with the cost of engaging a commercial waste service should be made. |
4. |
A regular service to pick up the mountains of rubbish that will be dumped in the bush if the facility is closed |
5. |
Advise collection required by last Friday of each month, collections then scheduled for following month |
6. |
already rubbish is dumped up Barrengarry mountain closing the tip or increasing charges will make this worse |
7. |
As above |
8. |
at current rates x volume |
9. |
Better recycling facilities within the Kangaroo Valley township i.e. not just waste bins but dedicated bins for all recycling including green waste, to be collected daily |
10. |
Better recycling services where locals could reuse unwanted items in the local community like star pickets, chicken wire, etc. |
11. |
Bigger recycle bins, Rubbish/recycling pickup days per week |
12. |
Budgong has very poor collection due to remoteness so not an option |
13. |
Bulky waste collection days are not appropriate will spoil the ambience of a pristine rural tourist area |
14. |
Closure is an anathema |
15. |
Council cleaning up dumped rubbish from bush on a very regular basis |
16. |
council needs to keep kangaroo valley tip open |
17. |
Council to immediately pick up illegally dumped rubbish wherever it is dumped as soon as advised by concerned residents |
18. |
Daily clean-up of the Kangaroo Valley roads to pick up all of the rubbish that people will dump in the street. |
19. |
Do not accept closure as acceptable option |
20. |
Do Not close the facility |
21. |
Do not close the tips. |
22. |
DO NOT CLOSE waste facility!!!! |
23. |
Domestic waste collection as a regular service |
24. |
Don’t close |
25. |
Don’t close it!! |
26. |
Don’t close the facility |
27. |
Either On call or scheduled collection days as long as they would reach rural properties (10mins from town centre) and allow waste to be collected on a Monday morning after a weekend trip to the property. |
28. |
Establish Buyback as a more commercial enterprise i.e. charge nom fee for deposited goods (less than waste fee). Re sell at a small profit, including scrap metal (better return than re-processing) Facility operator to receive commission on sales. |
29. |
Extra council services to address fly tipping and additional refuse on roads and lanes. |
30. |
Facility should NOT be closed! |
31. |
feel closure not possible as we have enough dumping of rubbish in bushland now |
32. |
Free garbage/recycling pickup from front gate every fortnight |
33. |
Free or heavily subsidised kerbside collection maybe every 3-4 weeks |
34. |
free recycle and waste collection for all rural properties |
35. |
free recycling pick up and transfer on a regular basis |
36. |
Free to access recycling at least (on a weekly basis) |
37. |
garbage collection at home gate |
38. |
Green recycling bins |
39. |
Green waste |
40. |
Green waste bins |
41. |
Green waste collection also |
42. |
Green waste collection scheduled like recycling & waste removal fortnight basis like Sydney |
43. |
Green waste removal wheelie bins |
44. |
I just want our tip open please |
45. |
I suggest you check with central west council they have their act together this is a basic service |
46. |
I would like a 'green bin' for garden clippings etc. like they have in Gerringong/Kiama etc. I would also like the monthly curb side recycling. |
47. |
I would like the facility to stay open. |
48. |
I would not like to see the waste closed as we have a lot of B&B in the area then owners would have to tell their guests to take their own rubbish home, then you will see rubbish throw into the bush |
49. |
If facilities close this would be a breach of ratepayers' trust |
50. |
If you close the KV tip, you will cause much dumping on roads. Bad publicity for SCC |
51. |
If you have pick up bulk collection days how will that look, rubbish on kerbside & this is a place people come to because of the beauty & cleanliness. NO NO NO thank you |
52. |
In our farming community, waste metal seems impetrative. Do not close |
53. |
Increase recycle to weekly for commercial in town |
54. |
Increased limit on garbage collection; weekly recyclable collection. And on call FREE bulk waste collection. |
55. |
increased recycling collection OR a second recycle bin for larger families |
56. |
Iron & Drums need collection, everything else burns. No way are we going to West Nowra |
57. |
It doesn't make sense to close it, It's a service not a profit centre |
58. |
Just leave our rubbish on the land for the next generation |
59. |
Kerb side waste and recycling pickup |
60. |
Kerbside collection of waste & recycling (Not currently available to me in Quirk St) |
61. |
Kerbside recycling and household waste collection to all properties |
62. |
Larger red bin, increased pickups after holiday or during holiday periods |
63. |
Local availability for small domestic waste drop off / collection points if council does not come to property |
64. |
Major increase in roadside clear up |
65. |
Monthly bulk waste drop off |
66. |
More enforcement of illegal waste disposal as this will increase if depots are closed |
67. |
More tip vouchers |
68. |
Must retain a tip and recycling service to support Shoalhaven tourism, & KV's commitment to environmental sustainability |
69. |
no |
70. |
N/A As it it’s not allowed to close |
71. |
No bulky waste collection days. It just gets left on the side of the road for days. There is already extra litter on the road since household bins have been introduced to Kangaroo Valley |
72. |
No way |
73. |
Non would be satisfactory |
74. |
not a preferred option |
75. |
Not applicable to us |
76. |
Not one bit interested in tip closure |
77. |
Offer rate payers weekly collection |
78. |
On- call bulky waste collections recycling and green waste on call or scheduled |
79. |
On- call bulky waste collections we are located in the township of kangaroo valley putting waste on the street would not be practicable |
80. |
Option of fortnightly roadside collection. I produce very little landfill. It is mainly recycling |
81. |
Option of fortnightly roadside collection. We produce very little landfill-mainly recyclables |
82. |
Perhaps 'Clean up' twice a year |
83. |
Pick up from my home |
84. |
Please do not close K.V facility. I have already seen a marked increase of roadside dumping outside our place along Moss Vale Rd. |
85. |
Please don’t close |
86. |
Please don’t close the tip. |
87. |
Quarterly bulk waste and recyclable material (e.g. metals, reusable goods) |
88. |
Recycle bins in KV, plus large waste bins close to Village |
89. |
Recycling |
90. |
Recycling & rubbish collection in outer areas of Kangaroo Valley |
91. |
Recycling bins somewhere |
92. |
Recycling centre |
93. |
Recycling Collection |
94. |
Recycling for recovery |
95. |
Recycling Options |
96. |
Recycling service |
97. |
Regular collection days for general waste and recycled goods (e.g. Wheelie bin service) |
98. |
Regular garbage collection on Jacks Corner Rd, Kangaroo Valley |
99. |
Regular general waste collection at property boundary |
100. |
Regular waste collection, as you do not service our property. |
101. |
Rubbish pick up from all gates in the Valley including 930 Jacks Corner Road once a week |
102. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days |
103. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days |
104. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days |
105. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days |
106. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days |
107. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days |
108. |
Scheduled bulky waste will ruin the look of a pristine tourist area. |
109. |
Scheduled recycling extend regular garbage trucks services for those who have none. |
110. |
Scheduled waste pickup would make our village look untidy. An awful mess |
111. |
See above |
112. |
See above comment. |
113. |
see my earlier comment, community garbage and recycle pods ( commercial size) bins located in easily accessible areas for residents who do not receive weekly garbage truck pick up |
114. |
selected waste to utilise waste when this is relevant to good uses of earth / soil etc. |
115. |
self-serve recycling collection area |
116. |
Self-serve recycling drop off area |
117. |
Should not closed |
118. |
The closure would result in waste being dumped in bushland, many elderly people would not be able to travel to west Nowra |
119. |
The same one. |
120. |
there is no alternative, closing tip would result in massive illegal dumping |
121. |
They should not be closed |
122. |
This facility must not close |
123. |
This is not an option |
124. |
This is really of little help, we all need a place to take domestic and business waste each and every week! |
125. |
This would be unthinkable - It is impractical to travel 35kms to drop rubbish off, and I cannot get a wheelie bin down to the road from my house (150metres) |
126. |
This would need to be an 'at-the-house' personalised collection as our house is some way from the road. Moving waste to the road is not a feasible as 1) no room kerbside and 2) defeats the purpose as loading is half the trouble |
127. |
This would not work as said above. |
128. |
Tip shops are busy everywhere else. How can they fail but to generate income |
129. |
Vouchers for use at other tips to offset the cost of travel |
130. |
Waste & Recycling |
131. |
waste 4 recycling collection points around the area |
132. |
Waste facility reopened as an essential service. Group action / media coverage council overturned by vote / litigation for neglect of 'some' council ratepayers and residents |
133. |
We are a rural property which does not have a waste collection service at all. The 3 options above are of little use to us. If the waste facility was closed we would probably be forced to going back to burying on site. |
134. |
We have never had a home rubbish collection in the 35 years we have lived here, as we are some distance from the main road - so we depend on our local KV facility |
135. |
we have no councils regular waste collections presently council doesn't collect our waste at gate kangaroo valley facility is the only service for us if it will close we need waste collection at our gate |
136. |
We have no kerbside collection service in Budgong. The kangaroo valley tip is essential |
137. |
we so not have any collection so require to facility to remain, Come out the fire trail on a monthly basis to collect our rubbish and save us having to drive anywhere to dispose of it |
138. |
We would require kerbside collection as we currently do not have this service and have limited resources to transport waste anywhere else as we are elderly seniors. |
139. |
Weekly Bin pick up for all rate payers. Closing KV down will lead to significant "illegal rubbish dumping" for a heavily reliant "tourist town". |
140. |
Weekly 'Christmas holiday' kerbside recycling service in Kangaroo Valley |
141. |
Weekly collection - recycling, garden waste, household rubbish already exists |
142. |
Weekly collection for household garbage |
143. |
Weekly ordinary waste collection, nothing that there is no waste collection in this area at the present |
144. |
Would these be at the roadside or at the transfer station? |
145. |
You will need to dramatically increase your costs of cleaning up rubbish being dumped in the bush |
146. |
You’re kidding we live 20 mins out of kangaroo valley, we get no services as it is, do you honestly expect us to drive 1 hour to the waste depot in Nowra If so then reduce rates |
Comments for Question 7:
Do you have any other comments on how your local waste facility could provide a better customer experience for you?
1 |
Can I remind you that
results posted on a website will not reach 50% or your residents? |
2 |
If the tip is closed,
illegal dumping would massively increase, making clean-up costs far higher
than the current tip. |
3 |
The council has to keep the KV tip open. It is a non-negotiable service that is its responsibility |
4 |
2017 ??? Regulation will require 'Return facilities' |
5 |
It took 40mins to gain entry to Nowra facility due to traffic and 1 operator working |
6 |
If waste facilities were closed, please be aware of the impact it would have on elderly rate payers. |
7 |
I don't want to see it closed. Regarding the fact it runs at a loss; it’s a service not a business, I'd rather see my rates go for running the tip than into waste of money like the Nowra entertainment centre. |
8 |
I don't believe KV can function without a waste facility - an important service council must provide (not a business) |
9 |
If we are not entitled to roadside pickup, then I feel we should have fee free rubbish disposal as we incur the cost of time and energy to take rubbish to tip. If we now have to get it over to Nowra, more time, more energy/petrol. It is not right that we have the cost as well as inconvenience as compared with suburban town dwellers who have a paid kerbside service. |
10 |
This is not about profit, it is about community service. No waste facilities is not an option. |
11 |
Please don't close our tip |
12 |
If this service is terminated, aside from inconvenience and annoyance to rate payers in having to travel further afield with a large visitor and holiday making community we would expect that rubbish dumping would increase. More remote areas, for instance along jacks corner road, would expect to suffer dumping. Aside from being a visual blight it would present a health hazard to our community that possibility is not acceptable. |
13 |
If the facilities were closed or reduced to much, would the cont. of picking up dumped (illegally) rubbish be higher than the cost to stay open. |
14 |
The Valley needs a waste facility. If this is closed it will make rubbish disposal a problem and will add to the problem of illegal dumping |
15 |
If you are currently not ???, I see no alternative than the existing facility. Please reopen 'Our Shop' |
16 |
We receive no pickup
(live on a farm). Deliver our own rubbish to the tip and pay for the
pleasure. |
17 |
Lack of facility my result in increased dumping and pollution of our environment. Given the high level of visitors to this area, adequate waste management access is essential. |
18 |
We need the facility to be kept and operational for all our waste management needs |
19 |
If this facility closes it will increase illegal dumping which I believe is more expensive to rectify. Waste is a core council function |
20 |
In country areas everyone should be encouraged to recycle. The present weekly service just encourages people to throw everything out - creating more landfill. |
21 |
We would be most
disappointed if KV facility was closed. There is no acceptably close facility
to Barrengarry. We do not have waste or recycling collection offered. |
22 |
Living in Kangaroo
Valley plus seniors, taking rubbish over the mountain is out of the question
as is dragging garbage bins down a 1km unsealed road to the main road for
collection. |
23 |
How about council pick up the garbage and sort it out later in Nowra. |
24 |
Please don't close the tip, as we have many B & B's, & tourists and I know rubbish will get thrown over the mountain. |
25 |
A big problem is people coming into town and using (untidy) the 'collected' bins and placing any rubbish in any bin - it will only get worse. |
26 |
Many KV residents have
NO refuse collection at all. Closing the KV tip will have ??? impact on
wildlife, tourism and health. |
27 |
If facility was to close I can only see an increase in illegal dumping that in the end would cost council more than keeping it open. |
28 |
Along with other residences, the buyback centre in the Valley is much missed, |
29 |
If Kangaroo Valley was closed, it would be a catastrophe as we have no rubbish pickup and therefore would not endorse complete closure under any circumstances. |
30 |
Please don't close the
tip. We upcycle lots of things that reduce landfill and save us driving to
Nowra. |
31 |
Previous owners have dumped a lot of rubbish on our property which we are still cleaning up and the Kangaroo Valley tip is invaluable. Thank you |
32 |
Pickup days every Wednesday costs too much for general waste as we only generate 1 otto bin every 2-3 weeks but we always have lots of recycling to dispose of. A trip to West Nowra is an approx. 60km round trip which seems un-economic & un-environmental for recycling. |
33 |
There must be a tip or
large bins to drop off rubbish, including recyclables. If not, locals are
severely put out, and the tourist operators will be really disadvantaged. |
34 |
Perhaps a clearer understand of the area including our large tourist industry will assist you decision making. |
35 |
Closing the KV tip
would be a disaster. The only solution is to keep the KV waste management
facility, or be prepared for people dumping rubbish in the bush. |
36 |
Closing KV tip - you must have rocks in your heads |
37 |
Many residents are not on bin collection services. This is a council service and paid for by the rate payers. Bin in the main street overflow on most weekends and need to be emptied more times a week and more bins available. |
38 |
We would need daily collection of the rubbish that will be dumped in the bush, on roadsides, piled around existing bins in town. Plus regular pest/vermin control. Please just provide waste service to ratepayer. |
39 |
Close the facility and rubbish/green waste will just be dumped in the bush |
40 |
At present I cannot see where my rates go - how does council think closing the recycle and waste area in KV - A tourist area - will not lead to extensive 'dumping' of rubbish |
41 |
There is no substitute for a waste transfer facility. Illegal dumping will result. Council is not there for profit but to provide services paid for by our rates. Council wishes to 'reduce' waste in landfill - yet closes down the Kangaroo Valley buyback centre. All those goods now go to landfill. Re- open please. |
42 |
As we live neat tip, we see all the rubbish that gets dumped in the bush when the tip is closed and never gets cleaned by council. This will happen more if the tip goes. |
43 |
Many properties (the
majority) do not have rubbish collection. What are these households supposed
to do with their waste? |
44 |
Kangaroo Valley is a beautiful tourist destination. Unless convenient garbage and recycling services are maintained, it will be trashed. |
45 |
Don't close it. The nearest tip would be 40 minutes away. This is simply not feasible or appropriate. |
46 |
Shutting the tip and the distance to alt would encourage illegal dumping |
47 |
Without adequate garbage disposal there will be a significant increase in illegal dumping which ??? no one. |
48 |
Enough money spent to
ensure no illegal dumping of rubbish occurs, instead clean-up services post
our frequent wind damage with trees and health services to manage depression
and social networks in the KV area. |
49 |
Keep the facility open as is. What an inconvenience cost in fuel and time to have to drive all the way to South Nowra |
50 |
Please do not close this vital facility. Public health is one issue, we are an important water catchment zone. Rubbish would be dumped in streets and national parks and wilderness |
51 |
Because we are too old to bring the bins to your pickup points - we prefer the current situation. |
52 |
Rural should have garbage pickup as they do in town. I know we can have it picked up but cost a lot. |
53 |
Having no garbage collection door to door service our local waste facility is crucial to us and the sustainability of the environment |
54 |
It is important service
to locals. I don't want to drive 40km's for recycling regularly! |
55 |
You are not a profit making company, you are supposed to supply services to ratepayers |
56 |
Waste facilities cannot be closed. It will be too negatively impartial on K.V. |
57 |
The Buy and Browse
system works very well for K.V people. Please understand that many people
don't have garbage pickup. |
58 |
In this era of
increased emphasis on waste management, it is outrageous to consider reducing
current services. |
59 |
Waste management is part of the council’s responsibility it should not be a profit and be environmentally sound. |
60 |
Maybe you should close our tip and use the money to put another aeroplane on a pole in a park in Nowra |
61 |
Note if tip closes there will be more illegal dumping |
62 |
Only use tip for tip
shop which I think is an important asset for our community, to recycle old
wares. |
63 |
Please not that waste collection services are a service and should not be expected to be always profitable and run as a business |
64 |
If Kangaroo Valley tip was closed there would be more illegal dumping. I am sick and tired of picking up rubbish outside my property |
65 |
This is a service and should not be expected to be always profitable, it should not be seen and run as a business |
66 |
The Kangaroo Valley facility should not be closed |
67 |
Being remote and a long way from other tips, the tip should stay in the valley. |
68 |
We don't want facility closed. There are no collections in our area. |
69 |
This service needs to remain open. We cannot afford for this valley to become polluted because of bad council policy and tourists not bothering to take their rubbish out of the valley. We are a pristine valley, tourism and we need good waste management from council |
70 |
How would Kangaroo Valley look with garbage at the kerbside? No very appealing for tourists |
71 |
Metal slides need to be provided for easier dumping into the bins. |
72 |
Definitely open tip shop - someone’s trash is someone’s treasure. Recycle as much as possible and encourage people to be welcome at the tip. |
73 |
The facility at the
moment is acceptable, being open 4 days a week. The recycling is an important
environmental service and the ability to put unwanted but usable items in a
secure environment for sale is an initiative that should not be lost. |
74 |
Stay open, don't charge so much. Recycling and waste collection is a service not a business surely? |
75 |
By not hassling customers every time they use a tipping voucher. A trailer load should be a trailer load not some arbitrary amount that is less than a standard 6th or 8th trailer. Bulky items are by their definition bulky and unable to be compacted without damage to less than 1 cubic metre |
76 |
Customer experience?? We go there to dump rubbish and recyclables Current service is fine. |
77 |
The service provided at the Kangaroo Valley site is very good, as it is. However, if the savings have to be made then a reduction in the days open is probably the preferred option, although this would make the site very busy? If the reduced opening hours caused long delays or increased the cost to the ratepayer, then Council risks the options of roadside dumping and onsite burying increasing significantly. |
78 |
I think they do a great job. |
79 |
I think it was fine just the way it was being run previously with the little shop. |
80 |
Don’t close!! |
81 |
Be open so people do not dump illegally |
82 |
As an owner of a holiday rental it would be more convenient to have the tip open in the afternoon as it can be difficult for the cleaners to get the waste there before closing time. (I have opted out of the council bin collection service). I imagine that this would benefit many other of the numerous holiday rental places in Kangaroo Valley. I have been impressed by the services provided at the waste facility and, as a lover of recycled items, I would love to see the 'buy-back' area improved and expanded. |
83 |
no |
84 |
Waste will always be an issue for council. Would like to see a responsible, sustainable example set by council in how they process waste. |
85 |
no, it operates very well currently |
86 |
Recycling is very important in the town which is very environmentally friendly. |
87 |
Be there. Stay open... it is an essential service. Some revenue areas will always be revenue negative. Managers look to other non-essential areas to cut. |
88 |
I think it's important to be able to re-use others waste, such as fencing materials and pots etc. |
89 |
bring back the buy back |
90 |
The current service is just fine. How come the rates we pay don't cover the costs of providing a service???? They used to. |
91 |
Sell recycled building materials, including crushed bricks & stone etc. |
92 |
It may encourage people to use facility if the was a price for a quarter load for a car. I would be prepared to bet that this would reduce the amount of rubbish that is illegally placed in roadside bins. |
93 |
Stay open |
94 |
The tip shop should be reinstated so that locals can recycle, reuse, upcycle items that are still usable. Landfill waste will increase if people don't have this option. |
95 |
- |
96 |
1
Reintroduce local recycling and buyback They are both services not profit centres |
97 |
By remaining OPEN, this will affect many community businesses in Kangaroo Valley |
98 |
The current facility works well and is a community asset |
99 |
Option for silage wrapping recycling during peak times. Most goes into landfill unnecessarily. Also probability of recycling feed bags. |
100 |
Ability to pay by eftpos/credit card. |
101 |
It's fine just as it is |
102 |
Its fine as it is. |
103 |
I really don't "need" a better customer experience, but reinstating the old shed where items could be dropped off and then re-used by other members of the community would make environmental sense and help the community reduce their impact on the environment - which is surely also within the councils remit also? |
104 |
Ideally, we just want waste facility!!! A lot of us live partially or fully off the grid - we do our bit for the environment by harvesting water, using solar, growing fruit and veg and taking our own waste to the tip but don't take that away too!! |
105 |
Keep it as it is in Kangaroo Valley - it's awesome |
106 |
I dislike seeing things go to waste. If there was an effort to allow a type of swap/sell/buy/trade centre for unwanted items, that would be a massive step towards reducing landfill in all areas! |
107 |
Stay open. It is a fundamental right to be able to dispose your rubbish without having to drive over 50 - 60 mins (return trip) to Berry or Nowra. The idea of closing or reducing this service will lead to more illegal dumping of rubbish. I would like to know the numbers of exactly how much the council is spending on basic - essential services such as these Recycle and Waste Stations against other "initiatives" that area "nice to have" services. |
108 |
Certainly!!!!! Reported rubbish dumped on Barrengarry Mtn nearly 18mths ago - still there!!!!!!! Have rung council numerous times. |
109 |
Our local Kangaroo Valley waste facility was running fine just as it was - it provided employment, regular hours for disposal of items and a buy back scheme which creased landfill. Not everything should be purely about profit. Service is still a word in the English dictionary. |
110 |
We live in a small community (Kangaroo Valley), known for its pristine beauty and being the first mainland plastic bag free town. We are doing our bit - Council needs to provide a service which does their bit. Our four day a week service accepting all manner of refuse and recyclables with a buy back facility (very useful to recycle unwanted by one, but perfect for another) should stay. The fear is that any closures or reduction will lead to dumping - surely not good for our environment. |
111 |
By being there and open for business. Isn't this what we pay rates for? |
112 |
As a rate-paying customer, I need my tip to be operational the way it has been. |
113 |
"Customer experience"????? This is a service that the Council provides, paid for out of the property rates. Just leave the tip alone..... |
114 |
Don't change it! |
115 |
Bring back local re-use and buy back centre. The amount of quality items and re-usable materials being wasted since this service was removed from Kangaroo Valley is criminal and is in direct opposition to councils reduce / reuse / recycle policies. |
116 |
Be open - as is |
117 |
Keep Kangaroo Valley open - whilst I understand the cost concerns, you can't remove the waste depot AND not provide waste collection. There has to be one or the other, for domestic waste at least - it's not feasible to keep domestic waste on property for long periods of time. |
118 |
None. The service has been excellent and the staff terrific. |
119 |
accommodate buy back scheme |
Ordinary Meeting – Tuesday 04 October 2016 Page 463 |
Bendalong Recycling & Waste Facility
In June 2016 Council invited the community to provide input into a review of their local recycling and waste transfer facility operation. Survey forms were widely distributed, letter box dropped in specific areas, made available at the transfer facility and available on-line on the Council website. The response was very pleasing with a total of 5534 survey forms received. The information was manually entered into the database so that the results for each of the individual recycling and waste transfer facilities could be analysed individually.
Bendalong recycling and waste facility received a total of 478 responses, summarised as follows:
Total Respondents = 478
Total Responses to Occupancy: 476
Total responses to Q1: 465
Total responses to Q2: 466
Total Responses to Q3: 460
|
Ordinary Meeting – Tuesday 04 October 2016 Page 470 |
Total Responses to Q4a: 349
Total responses to Q4b: 198
Total responses to Q5: 374
Further suggestions/comments for Question 4:
These waste facilities are running at a significant and increasing annual loss. Please number in order of preference (1 through to 10) which of the following options you consider appropriate to improve the efficiency of the facility, with one (1) being your most preferred option and ten (10) being the least preferred option. Please number all boxes. Do you have any further suggested options?
1 |
1) Closure of
Bendalong/Manyana facility would result in an increase in illegal dumping -
already a problem here |
2 |
1) Regular kerbside
collection of green waste |
3 |
a combination of 1 and 2 |
4 |
A small increase in rates would solve our issues with the local tip. Don't up the tip fees. Currently we have No footpaths, bike tracks, green waste bins |
5 |
after 1,2,& 3 the other options weren't really options and need disregarding |
6 |
all day if reduce to 1 day per month |
7 |
All house owners in the
Bendalong/ Manyana area pay for weekly garbage collection, yet few get to use
it as they are only there on weekends or holidays. Why not collect garbage
fortnightly to save money and keep a tip that all can use. My bin is 1 of
very few in the street that goes out weekly & is then only half full. I
could easily use a fortnightly instead of weekly service (like the
recycling). |
8 |
Alternate days available for local tips that are near one another. i.e. Bendalong Sat, Conjola Sun the following week alternate to Bendalong Sun & Conjola Sat |
9 |
Any changes to current system are unacceptable as it would be disastrous to the environment, national parks, residents and visitors |
10 |
As it is, I don't use the facility. As it is a holiday home I go once a month and I recycle my organic waste and I take my rubbish bulk to Sydney. You people are waste space. |
11 |
As we are about 30-35km to Ulladulla and old residents we feel the above would be satisfactory. |
12 |
At Manyana we have many trees, with winds they generate, debris - it can't be dumped other than in the tip extra vouchers for green waste only would be welcome |
13 |
Bendalong facility currently operates 2 days per week (except Xmas holidays) so I don't see how the option I've marked 2 Is a reduction. |
14 |
Bendalong in the summer is a very busy place with No tip I can just see what would happen - rubbish dumped everywhere |
15 |
Bring in green bins for garden waste like most other councils |
16 |
Canvas the local community for volunteers to assist in the operation of the facility e.g. the environment committee. Locals may be able to help run the facility more efficiently as it is in their interest to keep it open. |
17 |
Rates go up every year, so why can't the council leave the waste depot as it is to provide the area with a much needed service. If this depot is closed, this beautiful bushland & beach will become a local dumping ground |
18 |
We need the tip to remain as it is Sat 9-12pm, Sun 1-5 pm, as we have no green bins, other councils provide green bins. People will start dumping their rubbish in the bush if you close the tip. |
19 |
Closing Bendalong facility will increase illegal dumping in the area and also add to road traffic into Ulladulla loaded with waste |
20 |
closing Bendalong tip would a substantial imposition, taking waste to Ulladulla Nowra is not an option |
21 |
Closing the Bendalong
facility will only result in more illegal dumping and degradation of the
local bushland. |
22 |
Closing the facility completely might encourage people to dump rubbish in the bush. I believe facility should be available even at reduced hours. Holiday traffic around Ulladulla during holiday season is ridiculous. |
23 |
Closing the local tip at Bendalong will cause dumping of rubbish in bush and roadside and change the beautiful area forever |
24 |
Closing the tip will result in increased illegal dumping in Bendalong district resulting in additional council expenditure in clean ups |
25 |
Closing the transfer facility will increase dumping and pile up rubbish around public streets bins |
26 |
Closing this facility,
especially operating hours in summer holidays, will result in more illegal
dumping along the Bendalong Rd and into Conjola NP. |
27 |
Collect bulk rubbish 4 times a year from households |
28 |
Community run or lease to recycler |
29 |
Consider just green waste once a month. |
30 |
Council could use some of the income from the Bendalong holiday haven van park to subsidise the Bendalong waste facility. As I understand it council is supposed to be spending a larger proportion of that money in our area. To consider cutting services is outrageous. |
31 |
council has a responsibility to provide a rubbish and large item disposal site in distant locations this will prevent street litter and access for disposal in easily accessed location |
32 |
Council should consider
the funds generated by the Bendalong camp/caravan park (which are
substantial) as a means of offsetting the running costs of the waste
facility. |
33 |
Council should implement a Green waste collection bin service therefore eliminating a green waste operation at Bendalong |
34 |
Council should provide a garden waste green bin, if so we would be in favour of closing Bendalong facility |
35 |
Councils are the 'local' part of the government whose obligations are to supply services to the local community |
36 |
Curb side vegetation
bin pick up once a fortnight |
37 |
Don't forget if there is no tip people will dump rubbish in the bush which we don't want |
38 |
During summer months - open 1 day per fortnight. Rest of year - 1 day per month - Sunday 1pm-5pm both |
39 |
Either open 1 day only on weekend, weekly or 2 days fortnightly 1 - 5pm |
40 |
Either reduce
operational hours or fortnightly operations but do not close the facility
which will likely create illegal dumping locally. |
41 |
Extend opening times during school holidays periods |
42 |
Fees are too expensive, cheaper fees, people will go more. If closed Bendalong waste facility like you did about 20 years ago. People will dump rubbish in the bush like what happen back then. Keep Bendalong waste facility open thanks. |
43 |
For Bendalong, which is usually only open 2 half days on the weekends any reduction in service is unreasonable. A modest increase in gate fees is the most acceptable option. |
44 |
fortnightly Sunday 1pm-5pm |
45 |
Green bins for locals |
46 |
Green bins!!!!! |
47 |
Happy for facility to close if there is free pick up from the house as below |
48 |
Having lived in an area where the local tip became inaccessible to many residents due to price hikes the amount of rubbish dumped by the roadside became a major problem- think hard before reducing access by pricing or time restriction- the pristine areas may becoming de facto tips. |
49 |
Hours of operation are already reduced |
50 |
How about offering
people a 'green bin' on top of recycling bin? |
51 |
I (Robyn) am the
coordinator of clean up Australia for redhead villages association. We will have
more dumping than now if the tip is closed. People will not travel to
Ulladulla/Nowra. |
52 |
I am sure if waste facilities were closed, dumping would take place at a huge clean-up cost |
53 |
I believe if you close the facility the council may have more dumping in the area. |
54 |
I cannot understand why you would consider closing as people will dump and this will be a lot more expensive to council. |
55 |
I consider service at the moment to be the only one that is acceptable |
56 |
I have No 2 -7
preference. |
57 |
I think it is an
eyesore and not needed |
58 |
I think it will be a shame if the tip was closed as it is only open for a couple of hours on a Saturday and Sunday and if closed the rubbish around the place would be dreadful as holiday makers don't care and leave rubbish all over the place which is a right hazard. |
59 |
I wouldn't mind the tip closing if there was an alternate way to dispose of garden waste (or perhaps there is and we don't know about it) |
60 |
If Bendalong closes, site to be reinstated to natural bushland (& extra screening to sewage treatment plant) |
61 |
If Bendalong is closed or reduced significantly, there will be increased dumping in the bush or at tip gate |
62 |
If gate fees are put on - people will just dump their rubbish. By keeping some form of collection, will stop dumping. |
63 |
If outcome was to reduce operation to one weekend per month then that open weekend must be at the long weekend (Public holiday weekend) if one occurs that month |
64 |
If the facility is closed would providing the residents with a green bin be optional. |
65 |
If this tip is closed, non-local part time residents will dump in the bush. Please be mindful of this. Thanks |
66 |
If tip is close who puts up with and pays for rubbish dumped in street or surround bush. |
67 |
If tipping hours are reduced or gate fees increased, there will be more dumping of waste along the numerous bush tracks at Bendalong |
68 |
If waste service is not provided, there will be increased dumping in the bush and along road edges. |
69 |
If we were supplied with a green waste bin we would not need to use the facility as much |
70 |
If you close Bendalong facility people will dump waste in the bush giving the community a bigger problem. Have it open at least once a month |
71 |
If you close the tip, people will put their waste in the national park, bush or wherever they wish, we personally are constantly clearing bush at the back of our home. Council does not consider our environment |
72 |
If you go to 1 day a month the facility needs to be open all day, with additional storage capacity for landfill operation |
73 |
In other council areas where waste facilities have closed or increased gate fees, there has been both a substantial increase in illegal dumping in bush areas which would cost council a lot more to recover than keeping the Bendalong facility running at a small loss. |
74 |
Inappropriate suggestions above as several do not apply to Bendalong!!! Poor survey design!!!charge no tip fees and recoup costs as there will be less dumping in bushland and therefore less call on ranger/council service to clean up illegal dumping |
75 |
Increase cost at the bigger facilities. |
76 |
Increase size of general waste bin and introduce a green waste bin |
77 |
Introduce a green waste recycling bin for fortnightly pickups |
78 |
Introduce Buyback or free takeaway |
79 |
Introduce composting |
80 |
Introduce large recycle bins open all hours for glass, paper, plastics and metal |
81 |
Introduction of Green Waste Bin alternate weekly service |
82 |
is already operating at 1 day per week 1/2 day sat and 1/2 sun hours are minimal now increase gate fee not practical |
83 |
-Issue Household Green
waste bins |
84 |
It is unacceptable to not have access to green waste disposal residents will consider dumping green waste in the national park and risk contamination |
85 |
It must stay open. There is no green waste bin at our residence. If you close it where will we take our grass clippings and green waste? |
86 |
It would be grossly unsafe and costly to expect Manyana, Bendalong & Cunjurong property owners to drag waste up and down the highway to Nowra or Ulladulla. It is irresponsible and preposterous to even suggest such an option. What are our rates for? |
87 |
local tip is an essential service please note there needs to be a seven day a week service for recycling of garden refuse |
88 |
Make all tips free but fine illegal dumping severely. |
89 |
Manage finances - the depot consists of an essential service for which I pay revenue (rates) |
90 |
monthly and 1 day a
Saturday and Sunday, let’s all locals prepare for that day or days
every mth |
91 |
More carefully enforce existing fees |
92 |
Need an alternative for Xmas/holiday extra waste if no facility |
93 |
Need availability of facility at some time which is predictable and reliable |
94 |
Needs to stay open as illegal dumping is a big problem in area. |
95 |
Negotiate for higher scrap metal prices and let the scrap buyers handle all aspects of collection & removal at their cost with their own staff on site. |
96 |
Nil - pls keep it open, it is a very convenient service |
97 |
No |
98 |
no |
99 |
No |
100 |
No increased rates!!!!!! |
101 |
No, the Bendalong facility is already restricted to 2 days and limited hrs. |
102 |
One day a week full day 9am - 5pm |
103 |
Open 1 day (Sat or Sun) all day i.e. 9am - 5pm. |
104 |
Open a 'Buyback' facility to facilitate the residents of Bendalong/Manyana/Cunjurong Point/ Berringer Lake to re-use items deemed trash by other to re-coup some cost. |
105 |
Open it one day a week, from 1pm - 5pm on Sat, and increase fees. |
106 |
open Monday morning |
107 |
Opening 1 day through the week will allow commercial & domestic collection, & 1 day on the weekend instead of the currently 2 days on the weekend. |
108 |
Our greatest fear is
that if the facility is closed there will an increase in 'illegal dumping' in
the bush by out of towners who consider they don't have time to go further to
tip. |
109 |
People will dump illegally if you shut this site down, we need to avoid this at all costs. |
110 |
Please bear in mind if the waste facility is closed we believe the environment will suffer as some people may dump their waste in the local bushland which may only add further costs to remove |
111 |
Please get real. Bogans
and redheads already dump their stuff in the bush. Close the tip and the
borderline bogans will start dumping stuff illegally. |
112 |
Please keep Bendalong
tip open!! |
113 |
Please see letter to general manager |
114 |
Please supply all houses with a green waste bin with monthly pickup. Residents only |
115 |
Please, please keep this open. Bendalong & Manyana pay rates too. There will be a huge dumping problem if it is closed. A garbage tip should not be there to make a profit. |
116 |
Population
in this area is growing and land is going to the developed. Absentee owners
come down regularly during holidays, weekends, explosion of people. |
117 |
Proceed with caution. Unfortunately residents/holiday makers will resort to dumping waste in bush land/national parks. Cleaning up will also be costly and environment will suffer. |
118 |
Provide a green bin. |
119 |
Provide a weekly green recycling service for garden waste. |
120 |
Provide all residents with a green bin. This can be collected every fortnight for green waste, in conjunction with yellow bin. |
121 |
provide buyback opportunity for Bendalong |
122 |
Provide each household with 1 green waste bin and collect it fortnightly I can’t believe we so not have a green waste bin service |
123 |
provide green waste bin |
124 |
Provide green waste bins - would reduce the need for green waste at the tip. Would also reduce the amount of green waste in the red bin |
125 |
Provide green waste bins and an area in RHVA area where mulch can be collected |
126 |
Provide Green waste bins and pickup service from home |
127 |
Provide residents with a green bin, so that we can reduce need for tip. |
128 |
Reduce costs make it easier to dispose of rubbish - by closing it will only increase the amount of illegal dumping |
129 |
Reduce operation to one weekend per month but also provide green waste bins for collection once per month |
130 |
Remember we are rate payers - so perhaps reducing rates for Bendalong owners if you are reducing services |
131 |
Run by local volunteers |
132 |
Shoalhaven shire rates are extremely high compared to other NSW council rates. Surely Shoalhaven can supply council rubbish collection or free tip one or twice a year. |
133 |
Should the Bendalong tip be closed, illegal tipping of rubbish will end up in local bushland |
134 |
Small buyback fee for processed mulch. Unable to do this at Bendalong at present time |
135 |
Supply each property with green waste bin, perhaps collecting once a month |
136 |
Supply green bins |
137 |
Supply green waste bin or alternative with yellow bin or free drop off green/ garden waste. |
138 |
Supply green waste bins and retain 2 tip vouchers or 2 kerbside rubbish collections per year |
139 |
Supply green waste bins for kerbside collection for permanent residents |
140 |
Supply green waste bins to every dwelling. |
141 |
supply households with Green waste bins as in Sydney |
142 |
The Bendalong facility is so convenient. It would be great to see it remain in same capacity. Thanks |
143 |
The Bendalong transfer tip works well now |
144 |
The facility is only open 2 days a week at present (Saturday and Sunday) |
145 |
The facility is vital and a basic facility that should be provided by council even at a loss. If closed or changed in operation, people will dump waste in the forest. I am happy for my rates to subsidise any loss. It is a required facility |
146 |
The high proportion of holiday homes for rent must be taken into account. Conscientious renters tend to use tip on way home. If close on Sundays, rubbish would be dumped at tip entrances in bush |
147 |
There is a need after
violent wind storms to get rid of small branches and twigs that get blown
down. |
148 |
This is a council
facility. Do all facilities have to make money? |
149 |
Tip to be opened only one day of the weekend. Concern if tip closes increase of illegal dumping in bushland |
150 |
to generate income council could link in with local business that recycle reuse different parts of the operation e.g. paper recyclers |
151 |
Waste bins/Skips scattered around the community and along Bendalong road to control the dumping of rubbish |
152 |
We can't accept the financial information without detailed costings. We also need an indication of alternatives under consideration with conflict of interest statements. |
153 |
we need a green waste collection bin |
154 |
We only get weekend service now. |
155 |
We pay rates and don't get a lot spent on our area e.g. Children's parks so I think we could keep the tip open as it’s a long drive to Ulladulla or nearest tip. Otherwise people start dumping in the bush |
156 |
We suggest Bendalong should be fully operational 2 weekends a month |
157 |
We will have to burn our vegetation and option we don't take but is getting so expensive even now to take vegetation to the Bendalong facility |
158 |
We would prefer to have the tip open one day per week with restricted times |
159 |
What other service
could the facility provide to make more commercially viable? |
160 |
Why does it have to be
profitable? |
161 |
Will only lead to illegal dumping in bushlands (Increase gate fees) |
162 |
Would like to keep Bendalong tip open. Restricted Hours |
Comments for Question 5:
If waste facilities were closed, what services would you like to see in the area?
1. |
2 collections per year, per household, size one metre cubed |
2. |
2 x year free waste collection bulky goods |
3. |
3 or 4 per year or it will just appear in the bush somewhere |
4. |
A 20% reduction in rates |
5. |
A bulky waste collection service must continue to be provided |
6. |
A green waste collection fortnightly be worthwhile considering. |
7. |
A green waste recycling bin for fortnightly pickups |
8. |
A weekly facility for green waste should be a standard for any responsible council |
9. |
Add extra 'No charge' domestic tipping vouchers (3 extra per annum) |
10. |
As above. If the tip is closed it would only lead to more illegal dumping of rubbish, meaning more money being spent cleaning it up. |
11. |
As absentee owners cannot leave our garbage out as once emptied the bins get stolen as we cannot always bring them in. hence we use the waste depot for our recycling |
12. |
at least one day a month green waste only |
13. |
at least one day a month green waste only |
14. |
At least quarterly, plus additional collection over busy holiday periods. |
15. |
at no extra cost |
16. |
Bigger red bins, green bins, weekly recycling all year round |
17. |
Bring in green waste bin to residents houses. |
18. |
But this makes area look untidy |
19. |
Chemical waste drop off days in area. |
20. |
Clean up crews to regularly attend Manyana to pick up rubbish that will end up in bush |
21. |
Council has a responsibility to have green waste facilities, if you don't it will be dumped in the bush as is the case at Lucas Heights and a reasonable quantity should be allowed as this is a very leafy suburb |
22. |
Council rangers patrolling roadside and bushland 7 days a week and impose heavy fines |
23. |
Council to provide a 2 weekly kerbside greens bin. It is quite obvious that the main services at Bendalong tip is to receive green waste and recycle this into green mulch, which would surely operate as a profit. |
24. |
Don’t close for given reason above |
25. |
Don’t close it |
26. |
Don’t close the facilities |
27. |
Don’t close. Vote |
28. |
Either on-call (if free) or scheduled - whichever is cheaper/easier for council. |
29. |
extra as above |
30. |
Fortnightly green recycling bin |
31. |
free on call bulky waste collection |
32. |
Free use of trailer upon booking to accommodate those who ran currently do multiple drop-offs due to proximity - that will be lost so replace that option. |
33. |
Garbage service and recycling service to our front gates as we have none at the moment |
34. |
Garden Bins |
35. |
garden green waste collection |
36. |
Garden waste bin collection |
37. |
Given Bendalong is mostly holiday homes and on call scheduled pick up service would work well, provided there are no time delays and it is not a long wait list. |
38. |
Green bin collection |
39. |
Green bin facility |
40. |
Green bin fortnightly p/up |
41. |
Green bins |
42. |
Green bins |
43. |
Green bins |
44. |
Green Bins for residence |
45. |
Green bins, bigger bins including green waste |
46. |
Green side waste collection bins |
47. |
Green waste |
48. |
Green waste bin |
49. |
Green waste bin |
50. |
Green waste bin |
51. |
Green waste bin |
52. |
Green waste bin |
53. |
Green waste bin |
54. |
Green waste bin (green bin) |
55. |
green waste bin collection |
56. |
Green waste bin in each household - This would alleviate the number of residents dropping off green waste at the waste facility. |
57. |
Green waste bin or green/garden waste drop off |
58. |
Green waste bin per house, weekly collection along with other bins the domestic bin is far too small to use for garden clippings as well as domestic waste |
59. |
Green Waste Bin Service |
60. |
Green waste bin with fortnightly collection |
61. |
Green waste bins |
62. |
green waste bins |
63. |
green waste bins |
64. |
Green waste bins |
65. |
Green waste bins |
66. |
Green waste bins ( fortnightly collection 4 free kerbside waste collections annually |
67. |
Green waste bins and collections. |
68. |
Green waste bins introduced for fortnightly collection |
69. |
Green waste bins on a fortnightly basis |
70. |
Green waste bins should be provided as part of regular domestic waste collection (at a reasonable cost) |
71. |
Green waste bins to be collected fortnightly |
72. |
Green waste bins with a fortnightly collection |
73. |
Green waste bins, weekly recycling pickup all year. |
74. |
Green waste collected fortnightly |
75. |
Green waste collection |
76. |
Green waste collection |
77. |
Green waste collection |
78. |
Green waste collection |
79. |
Green waste collection |
80. |
Green waste collection |
81. |
green waste collection |
82. |
Green waste collection (curb side) preferably on a Monday for absentee residents who mostly visit on weekends |
83. |
Green waste collection bin monthly |
84. |
Green waste collection days |
85. |
green waste collection once per fortnight |
86. |
Green waste collection, Green bins. To prevent dumping in our local area & national parks estate |
87. |
Green waste collections bins |
88. |
Green waste disposal of some sort. |
89. |
Green waste like other councils offer |
90. |
green waste material bin |
91. |
Green waste or garden rubbish pick up once/month |
92. |
Household Green Waste bins and twice yearly free to dump passes |
93. |
I would just Dump it at the gate as happens now |
94. |
If no charge |
95. |
If the Bendalong facility closed people would dump on the side of the road or in the bush. we have never been at the tip when no-one else was there |
96. |
If the Bendalong transfer tip is closed this will start dumping rubbish in the local bush and national park areas. This is a small problem now |
97. |
If the facilities were closed people will use the bushland to dump the rubbish |
98. |
If the facility at Bendalong is closed dumping in the area will significantly increase and Council is not in a position to enforce relevant laws...much like the inability to enforce illegal camping rules in the area |
99. |
If this is the option the n you will only encourage illegal dumping. Bulky waste collection is unsightly |
100. |
If tip is closed', On call for removing white good and bulky goods (etc. old furniture), would help to prevent dumping |
101. |
If we have to travel - 30mins to get to the nearest facility we should be given more tip vouchers so we don’t have to pay |
102. |
Important green waste bin service fortnightly of week of recycling |
103. |
Increased recycling collection |
104. |
Just keep the service as is |
105. |
Just provide green waste bins |
106. |
Keep Open |
107. |
keep tip open simple |
108. |
Large Green bin picked up each week |
109. |
LARGE Green Bins picked up fortnightly |
110. |
Larger garbage bins, green waste bins |
111. |
Last time the council closed the tip. A pile of rubbish the size of a block of land was found at the corner of in yadda drive and curvers drive, costing the council thousand to clean up. Think about it. Closing these tips is not the answer. |
112. |
Leave it as it is |
113. |
More frequent disposal arrangement for chemicals/oils, paint etc. Note: 2 days/year is not sufficient. Suggest at least 4 days/year. |
114. |
N.A. this a council wide service irrespective of individual facilities, an overall solution must be found |
115. |
No |
116. |
No change |
117. |
No increased rates!!!!!! |
118. |
None because you people can’t be trusted with anything. 26 yrs. I’ve been there and nothing has been done to the kerbs and gutters in my street |
119. |
None of the above |
120. |
Not an acceptable option. We have had rubbish to be disposed and otherwise it’s a 70km round trip |
121. |
On- call bulky waste collections |
122. |
On- call bulky waste collections 10 Scheduled Bulky waste collections per year |
123. |
On- call bulky waste collections and fortnightly green waste collection |
124. |
On- call bulky waste collections and other It has been an ongoing issue with illegal jumping - rubbish has been dumped on our property several times - please make it easier to dispose of rubbish in Manyana |
125. |
On call green waste collection, but obviously much more expensive. |
126. |
on weekends |
127. |
Periodic green waste |
128. |
Pick up waste types from our homes. We pay adequate rates fees and insurances to keep our homes. We do not want the facilities to close. Many thanks |
129. |
Please do not close this facility |
130. |
Please don’t close the facility |
131. |
Please see letter to general manager |
132. |
Provide a green waste bin similar to other councils |
133. |
Provide a larger 'green' bin for garden waste |
134. |
Provide green waste bin |
135. |
Provide green waste bin service |
136. |
Providing green waste collection bins |
137. |
provision of green waste service for those of us who mow and collect green clippings green waste is essential I mow approx. 40 metres of lawn back which generates substantial green waste in the summer months |
138. |
Recycling has to remain or bushland area will be illegal tips for rubbish/electrical/whitegoods |
139. |
Recycling pick-up |
140. |
Regular clean ups of rubbish dumped in bushland. Closing the tip would most certainly lead to an increase in illegal dumping. |
141. |
Regular green waste collection |
142. |
regular green waste collection |
143. |
Regular kerbside collection of green waste with dedicated green wheels bins. "Hard rubbish" days, at least 3 a year. We have a high level of concern that reduced access to the Bendalong tip will lead to green waste being disposed of in the bush with increased fire risk. We also call from a statement from Council about what they would do with the Bendalong site if the tip was closed, with complete conflict of interest statements. |
144. |
Roadside waste collection, twice a year like Sydney suburbs |
145. |
Schedule bulky waste collection days usually result in using the stuff dumped on footpath for lengthy periods. |
146. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days |
147. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days |
148. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days |
149. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days waste collection we collect heaps of green waste trees bush etc. as burning is very dangerous. we need to remove rubbish not let it build up |
150. |
Scheduled bulky waste collection days and Green Waste Collection |
151. |
scheduled vegetation clean-up |
152. |
See other options above |
153. |
send trucks weekly to collect garbage from our front gate and recycling and green waste like other ratepayers |
154. |
site must not be closed - rates are source of revenge to fund waste collection of residents disposable items |
155. |
Specific green waste collections fortnightly |
156. |
Supply 240L green waste bins. Bulky waste clearly defined - what constitutes bulky waste |
157. |
The best option to reduce costs to council and to ensure people are not dumping rubbish in the national parks that surround this area. |
158. |
The Bush would be full of rubbish |
159. |
The local residence will still need a waste facility or some sort of schedule collection days especially during peak holiday times. |
160. |
The problem for those who own holiday houses is that on call collections mean stuff has to be left out - it gets trawled through, added to etc. and left messy |
161. |
This operates in other areas e.g. Sydney metropolitan but only 1 day per week, very successful, as long as not more expensive |
162. |
We also need a green waste collection bin |
163. |
We consider that a green waste bin is essential for our area for collection on a fortnightly basis, which will assist in stopping illegal dumping |
164. |
We need a green waste bin, like all other councils area have had for years, as well as the waste red bin & the yellow recycle bin we already have. |
165. |
Weekly green waste pickup with multiple free bins provided |
166. |
Weekly recycle pickup |
167. |
who will clean up bush |
168. |
yearly collection for bulk waste |
169. |
You must keep the Bendalong waste facility open. Closure would increase the risk of bush dumping/fire risk |
Comments for Question 6:
Do you have any other comments on how your local waste facility could provide a better customer experience for you?
1 |
Considering a large number of homes in Bendalong/Manyana district are only occasionally occupied, council is already deriving income from services only being used occasionally, i.e. roadside garbage collection charges included in our rates. |
2 |
Closing this tip will result in dumping in the bush which in the long term will cost the council more in clean-ups |
3 |
The other waste facilities West Nowra, Huskisson & Ulladulla are too far away |
4 |
Leave it open because we should process our own waste, in our own area, not dump it elsewhere, so inconvenient for all residents, will cause people to dump illegally |
5 |
We still need Bendalong recycling and waste depot to remain open. It is too far take waste, recycling etc. elsewhere |
6 |
Suggest dig big hole in
your backyard, and reduce cost and save $. |
7 |
Often drive to Ulladulla (inconvenient) as so much cheaper (i.e. once a month or so) |
8 |
People are already
dumping rubbish. If you close our facility this will get much worse. |
9 |
As part of the rates we pay for this area, you losses should be subsidised by our rates. |
10 |
I would not like to see the facility closed. This would promote dumping in bushland. |
11 |
Concerned if Bendalong is closed rubbish will be dumped in the village surrounds. |
12 |
I stopped using Bendalong years ago. The guy there won’t let you dump anything. I use Ulladulla. Close Bendalong |
13 |
Some access to a tip is necessary to keep the village neat and tidy. This is a tourist area and so needs to be kept as attractive as possible. |
14 |
I would not like to see this facility closed as the streets and bush would be trashed. |
15 |
What measures are in
place to prevent illegal dumping in surrounding bushland, if facility is
closed? |
16 |
Please don't close it |
17 |
If closed there will be more illegal dumping. Absent owners pay the same rates as residents, but their waste is only collected when they are there, a cost saving to the council. |
18 |
There is no sense in replacing facility with something else which we can’t afford either. We have been going down to Cunjurong Point for almost 40 years and there has always been a facility of some sort there. |
19 |
In the past green waste collection were cancelled with no reduction in rates. Closure of Bendalong facility will???? illegal dumping |
20 |
Our waste facility is needed due to out geographical location and location near a national park where dumping would threaten our natural environment. |
21 |
If Bendalong tip is close even more rubbish will be dumped in the bush. Who will be responsible for removing it all? |
22 |
Could not imagine our waste facility closing as nothing is as sure as waste will be dumped on roadside and the national park. |
23 |
If waste facility is closed it would most likely be dumped in the bush or beside the garbage bin near the beach |
24 |
If waste facilities where to be closed in my area, hopefully councils visionaries would realise the folly of doing so and re-implement waste facilities. |
25 |
Please do not close facility, as unscrupulous people will dump in bushland. Tip is convenient for aging residents |
26 |
Ulladulla is too far away to make it ???? to drop off waste. Hopefully Bendalong will remain open. |
27 |
If you close our waste facility people will dump their rubbish in our bushland |
28 |
It is also ridiculous to suggest that every service of the council should be self-financing. Often isn't this why we pay rates. If you wish to reduce or withdraw services then reduce the rates |
29 |
A replacement
service/re-assessment of the local tip facilities. My business relies on the
local tip facility and without such, will result in a reduced capacity to
operate and service the residents of the area. It will also force me to
undertake a much more dangerous drive (with a load) along Bendalong Rd to
dispose of my waste generated from my business on a regular basis.
(Unnecessary danger imposed on me and all residents) |
30 |
As a long term local, I know that absentee/occasional tenants/landlords would simply not take waste to Ulladulla or Nowra if only down for the weekend. Where would they go (The National Park)? |
31 |
I think council sometimes needs to take a hit financially to provide a service to ratepayers. It would only mean more rubbish in the bush |
32 |
Instead of closing, Do
the right thing and add another day. |
33 |
The large number of holiday houses in our area results in significant rates for council without needing to provide the services required if the area had more permanent residents, the council can subsidised the Bendalong facility with some of the rate income from our area |
34 |
Prefer to keep Bendalong facility open 1 day per week |
35 |
Urgent Suggestion - We need a place at all tips to take private papers to burn |
36 |
I cannot pull bin up to
Bendalong Road on collection days. |
37 |
Clean up the mess people would dump in the side of the road & in the bush. I question the 3 million cost but it would certainly cost more to pick up the mess |
38 |
My concerns is if the tip is closed in Bendalong (or other areas mentioned) people will dump their rubbish in the bush. The tips being cost effective is not always the most important priority especially when it comes to our bushland being wrecked by illegal dumpers. |
39 |
It would simply become the removal of a service, and a necessary one at that. |
40 |
People will dump all their rubbish and waste on the side of the road and fire trials |
41 |
Council schedule pickups as per other council areas otherwise people in the area will just dump in the surrounding bush. You want to prevent this as it will cost you more in the long run to clean. |
42 |
Closing will lead to dumping in the bush |
43 |
I would sell. This tip is a very valuable asset and I expect illegal dumping would resume, costing council a lot of money to clean up. |
44 |
There must be some local provisions, other places are a long way to transport waste |
45 |
We do not get that many
facilities from council as it is. Or roads need a lot of attention, potholes everywhere.
No kerbs or gutters out our way. Hardly any maintenance carried out at parks
and coastal areas. Now the tip is on the agenda to go. |
46 |
Don't want the tip closed |
47 |
If facility closes many people will perhaps resort to dumping |
48 |
Noting the Extremely high rates I currently pay - No kerb & guttering no street lamps, no public bins in carparks I find your survey a bit Rich.... Feel free to email me your P&L statement for Bendalong |
49 |
Without our local waste facility, rubbish/waste would end up in our environment/bush/national parks. We can't have this. People will not drive out of the area, but take the option of 'dumping' in our 'backyard' |
50 |
For it to remain open and provide green bins. We need them badly! |
51 |
Don't close Bendalong tip as dumping will occur on the side of the road and in the national park. |
52 |
By not reducing current local services so to minimise dumping of rubbish in bushland (National Parks) and along roadsides |
53 |
I need to be able to get rid of my green waste. This must be in the form of a 'waste disposal' facility at reasonable cost or green waste bins. Currently the dumping of 2 chaff bags costs me $5.50, any more than that I would need to consider other cost effective options. Also, it is impractical (time & cost) to drive 80km (round trip) to Ulladulla, Sussex Inlet or other. Be there when I need you! |
54 |
Yes take the fees off completely
this will reduce the HWS issues with staff, dumping garden waste in bush,
building waste dumped along Bendalong Rd. |
55 |
I am very happy with the way it has been run up to date and pay rates for this service. I am also very worried that dumping in the bush and beside bins will escalate. |
56 |
See previous answers. |
57 |
As an out of area Shoalhaven ratepayer, I feel very strongly that the Bendalong tip stay open. Overtime we go to Manyana, at least, if not more than 1 a month, we use the Bendalong facility. My fear is that if it were closed the beautiful environments - State forests and National Parks, would become a dumping ground for rubbish. A lot of people would be too lazy to drive to the next closest Ulladulla facility. Please help save our beautiful area by leaving the tip open. |
58 |
it’s no experience it’s a service a government utility being assured that I can dispose of my waste conveniently and at my leisure not requiring bookings or phone calls a community asset |
59 |
No |
60 |
If Council closes Bendalong tip, I believe it will face even bigger financial losses as it deals with the rubbish that is dumped in the bush. This is what we pay our rates for, no? |
61 |
open all Saturday only each week |
62 |
No. Current operation at Bendalong is satisfactory. |
63 |
I appreciate that council has costs and that the Bendalong facility is "running at a significant and increasing annual loss"; however, councils are there to provide services and this is a service to the community. If the facility is closed down it will result in illegal dumping in the surrounding environment which will in turn have diverse environmental impacts and polluting effects. It may also result in an increased bushfire threat if people dump flammable materials. The increased costs to council of rangers and collecting illegally dumped materials and perhaps legal action in future if council is found culpable would certainly add up to financial loss. Please keep the Bendalong facility functioning. |
64 |
No |
65 |
It is not practical to expect residents to transfer waste to Nowra, on the payment of council feed s reasonable service is expected which should be accessible |
66 |
If we had a half
Saturday say every second weekend for Bendalong, it’s pretty a minimal
and cost service, but greatly helpful. The philosophy of little and often
small trips to the tip means you never have a problem of hiring trailers or
getting stuff to waste, I did a trip to Ulladulla as the Bendalong guy
wouldn't take my waste, and it was a nightmare going out onto the princes hwy
with a big load. |
67 |
We are very satisfied with the current partial weekend service at Bendalong - certainly a minimal service. |
68 |
Green garden bins and at call pickup 2 times a year if the Bendalong facility is closed |
69 |
nil |
70 |
See above - rubbish collection is a community service provided by council. To impair access by price/ rostering will have adverse effects on the local environment. Increasing council rates to cover the funding shortfall and then providing free entry to local ratepayers on a voucher system- EG 12 vouchers per year, will provide a better environmental outcome |
71 |
Current facilities and personal are first rate. |
72 |
Happy with Bendalong’s service. I am concerned if closed the amount of illegal dumping that may occur. |
73 |
Don't close it |
74 |
It's not needed and too expensive for recycled or green waste. Close it and make green waste free and recycled items cheap to drop in Ulladulla |
75 |
Why were there no questions on this survey addressing environmental and social aspects of the closure of waste facilities in isolated areas such as Bendalong? Included in any decisions must be consideration of the effects of large scale illegal dumping in surrounding bushland for residents, visitors, and bush care groups and rfs volunteers. Also, with the next nearest waste facility over 40km away at Ulladulla, asking elderly residents to load up a trailer and take waste to Ulladulla is ridiculous and dangerous. |
76 |
No, we are currently happy with the facility of Bendalong which is open for 2 days. |
77 |
Happy with current arrangements |
78 |
Organised pick-ups |
79 |
I would like to see scheduled bulky waste collection days. |
80 |
Happy with present setup. |
81 |
If the waste facilities are closed illegal dumping is likely to greatly increase |
82 |
I am happy with the maybe 4 times per year I use the Bendalong facility. |