Transfer stations

Residential occupied properties that have a ‘General’ differential rate are entitled.
If your rates notice says ‘General’ you may drop off 1m³ hard waste at no cost.

1. Take your hard waste and your rates notice to a Moorabool Shire Transfer Station
2. Present your rates notice to the transfer station attendant so they can check your property number
3. The entitlement will be marked off the list
4. The whole entitlement must be redeemed in a single visit not multiple trips.
5. Valid until next year's rates notices are issued.

Volumes exceeding 1m³ will be charged as per the 2022-23 Transfer Station Fees.

• Hard waste items such as broken or unwanted furniture
• Household items e.g. bric a brac, toys, sporting equipment and similar
• Household garbage, polystyrene and greenwaste is also accepted

x Mattresses, tyres, gas bottles
x Asbestos & hazardous materials
x Industrial, commercial or renovation waste
x Liquids, chemicals, paint, cooking oil
x Bricks, concrete, stone, clay, sand, soil

Remember: many items (such as e-waste, whitegoods and scrap metal etc) are accepted at the transfer stations and recycled at no cost.

Yes. Ask your real-estate agent to request the entitlement from the property owner. It is the property owner’s decision whether they reallocate the entitlement.

Your real-estate agent / landlord will need to provide written consent in a confirmation email (including property address) to info@moorabool.vic.gov.au. Please allow 10 business days once confirmation is sent before visiting the transfer station.

At the Transfer Station, please present proof of address (e.g. driver’s licence or utility bill).

Yes. At the Transfer Station, please present proof of address (e.g. driver’s licence or utility bill).

A trusted friend or family member may take materials on your behalf if you provide them your rates notice to present to the transfer station attendant.

1m³ is a slightly heaped 1.8m x 1.2m x 0.3m trailer. Material volumes exceeding 1m³ will be charged at cost.
Note the diagram below right shows how full a slightly heaped trailer would look with 1m³ of material in it.

Mattresses incur a per piece processing fee – this is also why they are not accepted within the entitlement service.
However, for the month of March 2023 - mattresses will be half price to assist all residents with the cost of mattress recycling. 

Fridges, whitegoods and electronic/ electric items may be dropped off at the transfer stations for free recycling. Household, NBN, car batteries, scrap metal, yellow-lid recycling bin accepted materials and motor oil are also accepted at no charge.

Unfortunately Council is unable to re-issue misplaced vouchers. It is the responsibility of the resident to keep vouchers in a safe place.

Only one sheet (26 vouchers) can be purchased by residents in a non-serviced area per year.

The expiry date printed on the transfer station vouchers allows for some overlap into the following financial year, however vouchers will not be accepted after the expiry date. There is also no refund on unused vouchers. Please plan ahead to ensure you are able to utilise your current vouchers.

• Acids and alkalis Aerosol cans (empty cans with household recycling)
• Anti-freeze Brake fluid Car body filler Car wax Cleaners – ammonia based
• Cooking oil
• Coolant
• Detergents, disinfectants and drain cleaners
• Fertiliser
• Fire extinguishers
• Floor-care products and waxes
• Fuels – petrol, diesel, kerosene, other
• Glues – water-based and solvents
• Herbicides and weed killers
• Insect spray and pesticides
• Nail polish and remover
• Cosmetics
• Oven cleaner
• Thinners, turps and paint stripper
• Pool chemicals
• Rat poison
• Solvents
• Transmission fluid
• Wood preservatives and finishes (oils and varnish)

Paint won’t be accepted.

Fluorescent lights and batteries may be dropped off at the Transfer Stations during operational hours.

Chemicals can’t be decanted, so bring them in disposable, clearly labelled containers. If you don’t know what’s inside a container, label it as ‘unknown’. The maximum acceptable weight or size for a single container is 20 kilograms or 20 litres.