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Piles of trash: What it is like inside hoarders’ houses

Piles of rusting cars, bike parts, old TVs, empty jars and towers of tissue boxes - this is what it is like in some of the...

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29th Jan. 2021 2:01 PM

Piles of rusting cars, bike parts, old TVs, empty jars and towers of tissue boxes - this is what it is like in some of the worst hoarders’ houses.

Schoolies to blame for spate of Yamba, Iluka incidents?

Authorities claim police coverage in Yamba is adequate despite social media rife with claims of rubbish, vandalism...

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30th Nov. 2020 2:11 PM

A couple get intimate on a bench during Schoolies in Main Beach Park, Byron Bay.

Schoolies rewarded for their bun-real behaviour

A large group of schoolies have been rewarded for their bun-real behaviour with something more valuable to students than...

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26th Nov. 2020 1:11 PM

A large group of schoolies have been rewarded for their nightly clean up efforts on Noosa Main Beach.

How to deal with all the extra rubbish over Christmas

You won’t have to deal with overflowing bins with extra rubbish collection requests available

christmas fccouncil rubbish

19th Nov. 2020 3:11 AM

WAR ON WASTE: How to create less landfill at refill station

Made with love in Australia the all natural, plant-based and vegan products are palm oil, paraben and filler free.

landfill rubbish war on waste waste

30th Oct. 2020 2:10 PM

REFILL NOT LANDFILL: With the help of her seven-year-old son Kelly, Beverley Whip (pictured) has opened a self-serve station with all natural, eco-friendly hair, body and cleaning products. Picture: Rhylea Millar.

RECAP: Dogs and dumps debated at council meeting

Almost an hour of council meeting talking about rubbish...literally

fccouncil rubbish

22nd July 2020 2:07 PM

Fraser Coast councillors spent most of the July council meeting talking about rubbish. Generic dumping image used.

Big changes coming to some Gympie dump fees

After shelving its last proposal, the council has revealed what people will pay this year

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20th July 2020 7:07 AM

Residents will be paying less to dump green waste in Gympie under new fees proposed by the council.

Horror hoarders exposed

Car parts, wheelchairs, mattresses, tyres and more – meet some of the worst hoarders whose backyards are so bad, they’ve...

hoarding rubbish

15th July 2020 4:07 PM

Car parts, wheelchairs, mattresses, tyres and more – meet some of the worst hoarders whose backyards are so bad, they’ve been taken to court.

Dump backlash triggers talk of new Gympie opportunity

What do you think? If a Toolara superdump and Ipswich are out, what’s our best rubbish plan?

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14th July 2020 7:07 AM

One Gympie councillors says the region has a great opportunity to resolve long-standing rubbish issues following community backlash against a proposed waste to energy incinerator in Ipswich.

Region’s beach left trashed after weekend party

Police help locals clean up 100m beach section after finding bottles, pizza boxes, plastic cups and a fire still alight.

bundaberg police clean up community moore park beach party rubbish

07th July 2020 10:07 AM

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