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Blayney Shire Waste Services – Review Updates

Blayney Shire Council’s kerbside waste collection contract is due for renewal in 2028. This renewal provides an opportunity to review how waste services are delivered across the Shire to ensure they remain effective, sustainable and compliant with NSW Government requirements. In June 2025, Council sought feedback from the community to help shape the future of our waste services through surveys and a drop-in session. We thank everyone who took the time to provide their input. At the Council Meeting on Tuesday 21 July 2025: The following was endorsed by Council: 

1. Note the results of the 2025 Waste Services survey. 
2. Include in the tender process for kerbside services the following service options: 
   • a. Weekly collection of the general waste (red lid) bin. 
   • b. Fortnightly collection of the general waste (red lid) bin. 
   • c. Fortnightly collection of the general waste (red lid) bin with a specific contract clause allowing Council to review this after 12 months and, if desired, re-instate weekly collection with 12 months' notice to the contractor. 
3. Receive a further report following the tender process to determine the preferred collection model to be implemented with the new waste services contract. 
4. Write to the New South Wales Environment Protection Authority providing the results of Council’s survey in relation to views expressed by rural and outlying residents regarding potential exemptions from the FOGO service

On our website, you can find the full Council report in the business paper.

Why Changes are being Considered?

• NSW legislation requires all Councils to introduce weekly Green Bin (FOGO) services by 2030.
• With our current waste collection contract ending in 2028, we have the opportunity to align with this requirement while reviewing other waste service options.
• Introducing a Green Bin service will result in additional costs to ratepayers, with estimated costs for comparison being $118–$150 per year in nearby Councils.
• To mitigate these costs, Council has considered a fortnightly red bin service which also reduces the amount of waste going to landfill as it encourages people to consider their waste, reducing the overall impact on the environment. 
• The State Government has indicated there may be some exemptions to FOGO. For example, households that dispose of garden and food waste on their own rural property. If exemptions are permitted, they are likely to be based on rating classifications or property locations (e.g. rural properties), and not on a case-by-case household basis.

Stay Informed

You can continue to check our website and e-newsletter for updates as we move through the planning and procurement stages, ensuring the community remains informed about the changes and timing for waste services in Blayney Shire. If you have questions about this project, please contact Council on (02) 6368 2104 or visit us at 91 Adelaide Street, Blayney. 

Council Update

Youth Council

Council is launching a Youth Council Pilot Program, and we’re looking for young people aged 14–24 who want to make a difference in their community.

This pilot is your opportunity to be part of something new. You won’t just join a Youth Group, you will help create it. As part of the program, you will work with other young people, Council staff and community leaders to design what a future Youth Council could look like for Blayney Shire.

Read more and register interest by visiting Council’s Help Shape the Youth Council Pilot Program page.

The initial meeting will be held on Wednesday 6 August 2025 at the Blayney Shire Community Centre from 4.30pm to 5.30pm.

Proposal to Implement One-Way Traffic Flow on Adelaide Lane

Following the June 2025 Ordinary Meeting, Council is seeking comment on the proposal to implement one-way traffic for Adelaide Lane between Ogilvy and Church Streets, to permit traffic to travel in a southerly direction only (flow from Ogilvy to Church Street)

Council is inviting written submissions to be received prior to 5.00pm Thursday 7 August 2025.

Expression of Interest - Lease of Industrial Land for Agistment purposes – Lot 6 and Lot 7

Council invites Expression of Interests from suitable persons or organisations wanting to lease vacant land, being Lot 6 and Lot 7, in the Blayney Shire Council Industrial Estate for agistment purposes.
 
Closing time: 5.00pm, Friday 16 August 2025 and thereafter until all lots are allocated.

Link: https://www.blayney.nsw.gov.au/council/working-with-council/tenders

Positions Vacant

Current employment Opportunities:

• Apprentice Civil Work Operator
• Apprentice Parks & Recreation Operator
• Cadet Human Resources Officer
• Payroll Officer – Full-Time
• Trainee Administration Officer
• Works Operators – Full Time or Casual Positions

For more information about these positions, please visit Council's Employment Opportunities page.

 

Desexing/Microchipping Program

Did you know Council assists Blayney Shire residents with the cost of microchipping and/or de-sexing companion animals?
The microchipping and de-sexing program includes:

• Free microchipping
• $50 towards the cost of de-sexing of companion animals
• Max two companion animals per person
• Applicants must provide proof of residency within the Blayney Shire  

The program runs from now until all program funds are expended and can only be undertaken at the Blayney Vets. To book your pet in, please contact Blayney Vets at (02) 6368 2264

 

Rates Notices

Rates Notices for 2025/26 have been delivered via mail or email, they also come with an annual newsletter

• Newsletter Highlight:
  • What’s planned for the next financial year
  • What we achieved last financial year
  • Annual community events, and more

Note:
- If you need to change your address, or haven’t received an email, Contact Council
- You can read the newsletter via the Blayney Shire Council website.