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This section contains information about everything from bush fire safety to mosquito information, and roadside vegetation.
Find out more information about Tips and Landfills located within the Shire including opening hours for each of the landfills within the shire.
Council plays an important role in ensuring that the environment is safe, healthy and free from unpleasant nuisance conditions.
Neighbourhood Safer Places are a place of last resort during a bush fire emergency. They are to be used when all other options in your Bush Fire Survival Plan can't be put into action safely.
A kerbside garbage collection service is provided by Council in West Wyalong, Wyalong, Barmedman, Ungarie and Weethalle. Find out when your garbage collection service operates here.
Bland Shire residents have a range of practical recycling options available to do their part to benefit the environment. Council encourages residents to take a pro-active approach to recycling in order to reduce the amount of waste in local landfills and reduce emissions.
Bland Shire Council recognises the importance of having pets within the community and encourages residents to be responsible pet owners.
Find useful information regarding Fruit Fly, Spiny Burr Grass and the Red Guide Post Project regarding noxious weeds and illegal dumping and burning.
To provide information to the community regarding the undertaking of a flood study for Wyalong and West Wyalong.
Information regarding straying stock including what to do if you find livestock on your property.
Composting is natural and inexpensive. It also reduces household waste dramatically.
The Environmental Protection Authority requires Council to display the results of analysis on all Sewerage Treatment Plants in a public forum.
Council has recently undertaken a trial of various road treatment methods to identify practices and products that can deliver sustained benefits to the environment and improve road maintenance effectiveness and efficiencies.
If you spot illegal dumping in NSW such as; used household items, old tyres, green waste or construction waste e.g. bricks and timber, you can report it here.
On 3 February 2022, Bland Shire was one of eight Local Government areas declared a Natural Disaster Area in relation to severe weather and flooding activity during January. On 15 February 2022, Bland Shire was added to the list of natural disaster declared areas relating to severe weather and flooding in November 2021.
Information on the current status of fire bans in Bland Shire Council.