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Maidenwell will get a new waste transfer station by mid-2022 that will minimise visual pollution in the town, but plans to spend as much as $350,000 to install bigger bins and automate waste pick-up are unlikely to see the light of day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

May 13, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maidenwell will get a new waste transfer station soon … but it will probably not be automated after councillors queried the estimated $350,000 cost.<\/p>\n

At Wednesday’s standing committee meeting, South Burnett councillors heard the waste transfer station on the town’s southern approach was less than ideal.<\/p>\n

Waste dumped in skip bins was often visible to tourists travelling on Kingaroy-Cooyar Road, despite efforts to hide it behind screens.<\/p>\n

And the idea of moving the dump on to the adjoining J.A. Gorton Sportsground had been discounted because it would reduce the sportsground’s amenity.<\/p>\n

However, recent negotiations with an adjoining land owner will allow Council to build a new waste transfer station further back from the road and out of public view.<\/strong><\/p>\n

To prevent non-residents using the dump site – a common cause of overflowing refuse at the existing transfer station – the new facility will be fenced and be swipe card accessible to local residents.<\/p>\n

But an idea of introducing automated facilities to hoist larger skip bins on to waste cartage trucks raised eyebrows.<\/p>\n

Mayor Brett Otto said he was keen to reconsider the matter:\u00a0“$350,000 is a lot of money,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Is there a real need for an automated transfer station? And will we require an extra truck and driver if we move away from (the current) skip bins?”<\/p>\n

Communities general manager Peter O’May confirmed using bigger skip bins would require a bigger truck to cart the waste away.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cr Kirstie Schumacher said she had been having similar thoughts to the Mayor.<\/p>\n

“How many Maidenwell residents currently receive a waste collection service from (contractor) J.J. Richards?” she asked.<\/p>\n

“And who is missing out?”<\/p>\n

Cr Kathy Duff agreed the current site was “not a good look” for Maidenwell and suggested Council move the skip bins to the new, fenced site but leave the rest of the waste collection system as it was .<\/p>\n

Mayor Otto reminded Councillors the SBRC may be forced to install a weighbridge at Nanango tip at some point in the next few years and if so, Council would be facing a $550,000 bill for it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Waste portfolio chair Cr Ros Frohloff told the meeting Council was currently negotiating with the State Department of Resources about the Maidenwell project.<\/p>\n

Pending a favourable final decision, construction of the new transfer station could begin in the next few months, with completion scheduled for June 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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