COMMUNITY UPDATE: Waste Transfer Stations Operating Hours Review

Based on these factors, Officers proposed to introduce amended operating hours (as listed), with further details below:

• No change to the Branxholm and Gladstone Waste Transfer Station total operating hours per week (20hrs and 24 hrs respectively), just allocated differently across the week based on contractor and community feedback.
• A 1hr reduction to the Scottsdale Waste Transfer total operating hours per week (from 36 hrs to 35 hrs), with the positive being that operating times would be consistent for all users.

Council sought feedback from the community on proposed changes to operating times for a 2-week consultation period – being 28 June to 12 July 2024. During this period, Council received 14 submissions from interested community members, with the majority of submissions received providing a positive response to the proposed changes. Other feedback received was to review the total operating hours for the Branxholm Waste Transfer Station. Officers have noted this feedback and will be included for review when the current contract is due for renewal.

Based on the feedback received, it was recommended that the proposed hours, as advertised above, be implemented from Monday, 29 July 2024. This recommendation was approved by Council at its 22 July 2024 Council Meeting.