Council responds to storm clean-up queries

By Nicola Ceccato

Nov 21, 2024

Council has clarified its position on the collection of storm debris from residents’ homes. Photo by Rodney Braithwaite

Following Sunday’s storm, Greater Shepparton City Council announced clean-up efforts to remove debris from roadsides and public areas.

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But while branches from storm-damaged trees on nature strips will be collected, what should people without access to a trailer or transport to a resource recovery centre do with debris from their gardens?

The News reached out to council to find out more.

Director infrastructure Gary Randhawa confirmed council would be collecting debris from fallen trees on home kerbsides, but anything beyond that was up to the resident.

“Regarding residential kerbside waste, we kindly encourage residents to utilise their green lid bins for this purpose wherever possible,” Mr Randhawa said.

“For larger branches or debris that may not fit in the green lid bins, residents can take advantage of the free access to the Shepparton Resource Recovery Centre, which is available until this Saturday.”

When asked what people without access to transport to take debris to the recovery centres should do, and whether residents could put their tree waste at the front of their property to be collected by council, Mr Randhawa said the responsibility was on the resident.

“We appreciate the community’s co-operation in managing green waste responsibly and if you don’t have the means to transport green waste, we recommend reaching out to family or friends who might be able to assist,” he said.