Kerbside bulk rubbish collection returns to Noosa

For much of the Noosa community it was a 'non-negotiable' part of winning their council back, so the return of kerbside bulk rubbish collections will come as no surprise.

Noosa Council's Infrastructure committee, chaired by Deputy Mayor Bob Abbot, recommended the return of the service, and the full council has wasted no time giving it the green light.

The kerbside collection will run over a seven week period from late April to early June.

Councillor Joe Jurisevic is one of those cheering loudest about the return of the free service.

As co-ordinator of the local Clean-Up Australia Day campaign, he fought hard against the decision of the Sunshine Coast Council to scrap kerbside bulk collections in cost-cutting measures four years ago.

Councillor Jurisevic says "It's no coincidence that illegal dumping around Noosa Shire has increased dramatically since that decision was made."

He says "I'm in favour of anything that adds to the responsible disposal of rubbish and encourages people to do the right thing.  The community is overjoyed to have this service back."

While some council staff raised the possibility of legal problems with piles of junk potentially tripping the unwary or injuring children, Cr Abbot says there have been no problems in the past and he doesn't expect any now.

The return of kerbside bulk rubbish collections is seen as one of the community's first expectations of the new council, with surveys showing it consistently high on the list of former Noosa Council initiatives that people miss the most.

7 February 2014