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Waste Watch 36
CHEMCLEAR COLLECTION IS COMING TO NSW AGVET CHEMICAL USERS
Do you have unwanted or obsolete agricultural/veterinary (AgVet) chemicals you need to safely dispose of? ChemClear are holding a collection in New South Wales in March 2022.
Simply register your chemicals by 28 January 2022 and they will be safely collected and disposed of. AgVet chemicals that display the drumMUSTER logo are collected free of charge. Please take note of the following dates:
28 JANUARY 2022 – REGISTRATIONS CLOSE
Register at chemclear.org.au
Return and Earn at the Pools
Return and Earn recycling continues at both the Ballina Memorial Pool & Waterslide and Alstonville Aquatic Centre, thanks to the dedication of the Ballina and Alstonville Lions Clubs to ensure less goes to landfill and more funds go into local causes!
To support their recycling efforts, please remember:
FEBRUARY 2022 – Registered chemical holders disposing of their agvet chemicals will be notified of a collection date and location for their area.
MARCH 2022 – ChemClear collection begins. Eligible cans, bottles and juice boxes only in the return and earn bins No coffee cups please Definitely no nappies or food!
To find out more about Return and Earn, head to returnandearn.org.au
from Ballina Shire Councillors and Staff
Don’t dispose of me yet
Use this issue of Community Connect to wrap kitchen waste and dispose in the green organics bin.
THE MAGAZINE OF THE BALLINA SHIRE COUNCIL ISSUE 45
DEC 2021
Help create a 'green' tree in Alstonville this Christmas
Council services – Christmas and New Year period
2021/2022
LOCATION CLOSING REOPENING
Customer Service Centre 3pm Friday 24 December 2021 8.15am Tuesday 4 January 2022 Alstonville Library 4pm Friday 24 December 2021 9.30am Tuesday 4 January 2022 Ballina & Lennox Head Libraries 4pm Friday 24 December 2021 9am Tuesday 4 January 2022
Northern Rivers Community Gallery 4pm Friday 24 December 2021 10am Wednesday 12 January 2022
Waste Management Centre
4pm Friday 24 December 2021 8am Wednesday 29 December 2021 4pm Friday 31 December 2021 8am Sunday 2 January 2022 4pm Sunday 2 January 2022 8am Tuesday 4 January 2022 Bins will be collected as usual on public holidays. Please have bins kerbside by 5am on your normal collection day, as start times and the order of collection may vary. Alstonville Aquatic Centre 7pm Friday 24 December 2021 10am Sunday 26 December 2021 Ballina War Memorial Pool and Waterslide 7pm Friday 24 December 2021 8am Sunday 26 December 2021
Burns Point Ferry
COMMUNITY SPACES
Jingi Wahla rooms (Ballina Surf Club) Lennox Head Cultural Centre Richmond Room
Ballina Indoor Sports Centre (BISC)
Visitor Information Centre
After hours emergency number 6626 6954
12 noon Saturday 25 December 2021 5.30am Sunday 26 December 2021 Usual hours of operation 5.30am to 12.30am daily
Community Spaces may be hired during the closure period by prior arrangement with Council staff.
5pm Friday 24 December 2021 10am Sunday 26 December 2021 Usual operating hours 7 days a week (excluding above public holiday)
Emergency calls concerning water, sewage, roads, stormwater and health matters.
Please note the following Council services are closed on Australia Day Wednesday 26 January 2022:
Customer Service Centre, Waste Management Centre, Community Facilities, Libraries, Northern Rivers Community Gallery
council contact information
Ph: 1300 864 444 Email: council@ballina.nsw.gov.au Web: ballina.nsw.gov.au Street Address: 40 Cherry Street, Ballina Postal Address: PO Box 450, Ballina 2478 Office Hours: 8.15am to 4.30pm Mon-Fri (excluding public holidays) After hours contact: 02 6626 6954
