Joint procurement case studies
Why joint procurement for waste services can deliver better outcomes for Councils and their communities.

Albury Council and the Riverina and Murray Joint Organisation
Eight councils from New South Wales and Victoria jointly procured their kerbside collection and processing services.

Shellharbour and Wollongong City Councils
Wollongong City Council (WCC) and Shellharbour City Council (SCC) are currently in the process of jointly procuring a domestic waste collections contract.

Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils
Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC) is leading a joint procurement initiative for its nine member councils called Comingled Recycling Sustainability Services (CRESS).

Project 24's joint procurement process

Tank design approvals

Veolia directed to manage dam storage capacity

EPA seeking information about poisoned cockatoos
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is appealing for information from the community after a series of sulphur-crested cockatoo poisonings in the Sutherland Shire.

Streets to Sea
The NSW Government will offer up to $1 million for councils, catchment groups and other key stakeholders to deliver catchment-based approaches to reduce the flow of litter into NSW waterways.

Awaba odours
We are aware of community complaints about odours alleged to be from the Remondis Australia Pty Ltd (Remondis) Organics Resource Recovery Facility at Awaba in Lake Macquarie.
