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Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority

The FRWA is an authority formed by member councils of the Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island SA

15/09/2026

Goolwa shed rebuild is go! Possible delays and diversions.

❌🔥Please remember: NO batteries in any bin or hidden in Depot waste - FREE disposal at all depots.

🏁🟢The FRWA team is excited to share that there is plenty of action at the Goolwa Waste and Recycling Depot site right now. The much-anticipated rebuild of our main shed is in full swing.

🛠🚧👷During this rebuild stage, there could be short-term delays as the construction crew may need to access more of our undamaged shed bays. We have overflow areas in place to help make these occurrences flow as smoothly as possible, and we thank depot visitors for their patience during this time.

The project is planned to be finished in December. Our operations and driving team are particularly looking forward to getting full access to our purpose-built shed just before our busiest summer peak time with weekly recycling.

A special thank-you and acknowledgement to Robert Heness from the Goolwa Camera Club for the shed fire photo.

Alexandrina Council City of Victor Harbor District Council of Yankalilla

14/09/2026

💚 ♻ DrumMUSTER is coming to collect drums from the Kangaroo Island Resource Recovery Centre (KIRRC) in November.

To make the most of this opportunity, we need your help to get as many compliant drums into the KIRRC Depot ready for removal from the island.

Please clear your farm stockpiles during September and October by dropping off your drums at the KIRRC Depot any time during opening hours (no booking necessary).

👉 How to prepare your drums:
1. Drums must display the eligible drumMUSTER logo
2. Triple-rinse drums to remove any chemical residue
3. Remove lids (unfortunately, lids are not recyclable)
4. Allow drums to dry completely.

Compliant drums are free to recycle through DrumMUSTER.

For further information, please Google Agsafe drumMUSTER.

Kangaroo Island Council

09/09/2026

⚠️ Unfortunately, today's (9/9/26) green FOGO bin collection will be delayed due to a truck breakdown.

The following areas will have their green FOGO collection occur on Thursday or Friday:

✅ Kingscote (partially completed)
✅ Brownlow
✅ Emu Bay
✅ Parndana
✅ Vivonne Bay

Please leave uncollected green FOGO bins out.

We apologise for the delay and thank you for your patience.

Kangaroo Island Council

07/09/2026

It's the law. Please secure and cover all incoming and outgoing waste and recycling loads. Remember to bring and use a tarp if you intend to buy some mulch or soil. The gatehouse staff can not sell landscaping products unless you show and use a suitable cover.

Alexandrina Council District Council of Yankalilla Kangaroo Island Council City of Victor Harbor

06/09/2026

Due to staff illness, unfortunately, the Yankalilla Waste & Recycling Depot will be CLOSED on Monday 7/9/26 - sorry.

District Council of Yankalilla

18/08/2026

🛻 🚛Did you know we do bin deliveries?

Once a week, you'll find one of our operations team members delivering all over the Fleurieu Peninsula mainland. The service is especially popular with residents who may not have access to a trailer, ute, or large vehicle, as well as with new house builds that need several bins at once.

👉There's information about zones and pricing on our website. Bookings are made directly through our customer service team on 8555 2467 (Mon-Fri 8.30 to 4.00).

District Council of Yankalilla City of Victor Harbor Alexandrina Council

06/08/2026

❤️ Red is the new blue (for mainland) and 💚lime is the new dark green, but for new/replacement bins only.

A national standard (AS4123) for kerbside bins has been established, stipulating a consistent colour for each waste stream across Australia to facilitate easier waste sorting and better recycling.

✅ While new bins will feature the new colours, rest assured that existing blue landfill bins and dark green FOGO bins will continue to be collected. To reduce environmental and financial impact, there is no requirement to buy new lids, nor will Council/FRWA do a blanket change of bin lids.

🔄 Through normal bin life-cycle attrition, blue and dark green lids will gradually transition to the new national colours when the existing bin needs replacing. The useful life expectancy of a kerbside bin is deemed around 7 years, though many last a lot longer. Therefore, we expect to see both red and blue landfill, and dark green and lime FOFGO lids out for collection for many years to come.

👉 Exceptional Circumstances (EC) bins will now be denoted only by a current sticker on the front, not by a different lid cover.

District Council of Yankalilla Alexandrina Council Kangaroo Island Council City of Victor Harbor

16/07/2026

✅♻ E-waste recycling totals for 2025-2026 for the Goolwa and KIRRC Depots.

Great work, everyone. You've helped recycle over 51 tonnes of TVs and Information Technology equipment away from landfill last financial year.

📺💻If you have an old TV or laptop lying around, bring it to any FRWA depot for free recycling*.

Thank you for your efforts.

Alexandrina Council City of Victor Harbor Kangaroo Island Council

*NB: E-waste does not need to be operational, but smashed screens need to go to landfill and are charged at landfill charges.

15/07/2026

👷 🛠️ The Goolwa Waste and Recycling Depot shed rebuild has started.

🚧 Short delays and traffic restrictions may occur on site
🚧 We thank customers and visitors for their patience during the construction stages.

🔨 Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority is excited to share that the rebuild of the main Goolwa shed that was extensively damaged by a battery fire in October last year has commenced.

🧰 The rebuild project is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year.

It's a timely reminder for all to dispose of batteries safely:
🔥 No batteries in any bin (not in the recycling or general waste bin)
🔥 Don't place batteries in depot waste
🔥 Separate batteries and bring them to the depots for free disposal, or Google 'bcycle' for other free disposal points
🔥 Watch out for embedded batteries like vapes, rechargeable tools and toys, stick vacuums, electric toothbrushes and rechargeable wearables like watches and ear buds/phones.

Thank you for your patience.

Alexandrina Council City of Victor Harbor

01/07/2026

⚠️ Alert: Wattle Flat area - District Council of Yankalilla

To better serve the region, the Wattle Flat area bin collection day will change from Fridays to Thursdays from 1/7/26. The day change applies to kerbside properties and bin bank collections in the area highlighted blue on the map below.

👉 Key Dates:
1. Friday 26 June 2026 – last Friday bin collection day (blue/red landfill bin week)
2. Thursday 2 July 2026 – first Thursday collection day (yellow recycling bin week) – put bin out Wednesday night
3. Thursdays onwards – both landfill week and recycling week will be Thursday collections. Please place your bin out on Wednesday night

The change is designed to even the workload demands between Thursday and Friday, resulting in a reduction of late afternoon collections or collections being delayed to Saturday.

We thank residents in the Wattle Flat area and look forward to collecting their bins on a Thursday.

District Council of Yankalilla

Address

1226 Port Elliot Road
Goolwa, SA
5214

Telephone

+61885557405

Website

http://www.fleurieuregionalwasteauthority.com.au/

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