Did You Know - Mobile Transfer Station Service
Published on 26 June 2026
The Mobile Transfer Station Service is a new Mobile Waste & Recycling Service that Council will deliver from 01 July 2026. The service will offer a prebooked collection of hard waste items that can be disposed and recycled at our transfer stations, for a fee.
This service will be open for bookings from Wednesday, 01 July 2026.
Collections will commence from Thursday, 23 July 2026.
Overview
This service is available to eligible residents of Yarriambiack Shire who hold a Seniors Card or Disability Health Care Card, or who live in Yaapeet and Patchewollock.
The pre-booked collections will occur on Thursdays, focusing on different areas of the Shire on a rotational timetable:
- 1st Thursday of the Month: Southern collections area – Murtoa, Minyip, Rupanyup, and Lubeck.
- 2nd Thursday of the Month: Central collection area – Warracknabeal, Brim, and Beulah.
- 3rd Thursday of the Month: Northern collection area – Hopetoun, Woomelang, Speed, Tempy, and Lascelles.
- 4th Thursday of the Month: Special collection area – Yaapeet and Patchewollock.
Bookings
The service works on a pre-booked system.
There are a maximum of 6 collections available for each collection Thursday.
Bookings must be requested at least 2 weeks prior to the collection Thursday (for the associated collection area).
Collections will be allocated to the next available collection Thursday for the associated collection area.
Bookings are made via the Online Form – Mobile Waste & Recycling Services
Bookings can also be made via contacting Council’s Customer Service Team #03 5398 0100.
Collection requests will be acknowledged to the resident within 2 business days from when the request is received by Council.
Payment
A collection will not be taken until payment is resolved – payment can be made via:
Council’s Customer Service Team (Preferred Payment Method):
- Cash, card, and cheque payments accepted at the Customer Service Desk – 34 Lyle Street, Warracknabeal Vic 3393, or
- Only credit card payments can be made via a phone call #03 5398 0100.
On The Collection Day:
- Card payment (subject to availability of telecommunication connectivity), or
- Correct cash payment (change not available).
Collection
Items must be neatly stacked on the nature strip and must fit within 3 cubic metres (3m wide x 1m high x 1m deep).
Individual items should not exceed 1.5 metres in length/width/height and must be able to be safely lifted by no more than 2 people – at the discretion of staff.
Items exceeding the maximum volumes will not be collected.
Only items that are listed on the booking request will be collected.
Items for collection must be put out within the week of the confirmed collection day.
For further information, including a list of accepted items, please view the:
Mobile-Transfer-Station-Service-Guide.v1.pdf(PDF, 2MB)