Jan 10, 2019 - Give your garden a free new year’s boost
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Free garden mulch is available to all local residents at the Cassowary Coast Regional Council’s waste transfer stations.
The mulch is available free of charge to householders who load their own trailers or utes. If a machine is available, station staff can load the mulch at a cost of $5 a cubic metre.
Commercial operators may procure mulch for $5 a cubic metre plus a small loading fee.
The quality mulch can be obtained at the council’s waste transfer stations at Mission Beach, Hull Heads, Tully, Stoters Hill at Innisfail, Cardwell, and Bells Creek.
Cr Jeff Baines said the free mulch offer was “recycling at its best”.
“The mulch is all clean, green waste that local residents have brought to the transfer stations to be mulched,” Cr Baines said.
“Mulch is an important part of garden health, helping to protect roots, retain moisture and stabilise embankments. This also reduces the amount of watering required during the hot summer months. It helps our gardens and helps our environment.”
Stoters Hill transfer station at Quarry Drive, Palmerston, is open 7.30am till 5pm on weekdays and 9am till 5pm on weekends; the Tully station on Tully Gorge Road is open 8am till 5pm weekdays and 1pm till 5pm on weekends; Bells Creek, on the Bruce Highway south of Silkwood, is open Tuesdays, Thursdays and weekends from 10am till 2pm, Mission Beach station on Wheatley Road, Wongaling, and Cardwell station on Lawson Drive, are open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am till 5pm and on weekends 10am till 2pm (closed Tuesdays and Thursdays). The Hull Heads station on the Tully-Hull Heads Road is open on weekends only from 1pm to 5pm on Saturdays and 8am till noon on Sundays.
Residents are encouraged to telephone the facilities prior to visiting to ensure mulch is available and machinery is on site for loading: Stoters Hill phone 40617393, Tully 40683910, Bells Creek 40685000. For Mission Beach, Cardwell and Hull Heads phone 0438 617 454.
For more information please see and find the Waste Management Section under Services and Facilities or contact the CCRC general enquiries line on 1300 763 903.
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