The pruning pile will be open to residents 9am -4pm, May, June and July only of this year. Now that residents have council provided green bins, in 2021 this facility will be closed and only used for the small amount of rubbish collected at working bees. The Board has decided on this line of action due to the following reasons:
- Finding suitable time window where material is dry and there are no fire restrictions
- Costs involved in burning the pile, council permit and CFA management charges
- Volunteer time required to monitor the fire as it continues to burn away, up to five days
- Environment concerns, smoke and the risk of fire getting away into our parklands
- Constant need to manage the area as pruning’s are dumped
Reminder green waste only – NO hard waste
Use of the pruning pile for garden pruning’s only.