Media response - waste collection at Oakleigh South property

Published on 15 April 2024

Approach from 3AW

We've had a listener tell us properties in Monash, who have been deemed unsuitable for council waste collection are still being made to pay the $331 council waste fee despite them using private collection.

Specific address in Oakleigh South withheld for privacy. 

Response

Monash Council’s annual waste levy is $52 per property, not $331. This is a cost recovery mechanism in response to the global recycling crisis and EPA levies imposed by the Victorian Government.

The property at the address listed is not part of Council’s normal waste collection, this was settled as part of the planning permit process in response to traffic engineering advice that internal roads of the development do not support access requirements for Council’s waste trucks.

Issued: 12 April

To: 3AW (radio station)

Quoting: Mayor Cr Nicky Luo