What to know about Ballina
- Ballina Shire Council assigns its waste bins to set addresses, so they must stay at the property when the household moves.Source: Ballina Shire Council
- The Ballina Resource Recovery Centre at 169 Southern Cross Drive is open 8am to 4pm every day except public holidays, and its Salvage Shed is now run by the council.Source: Ballina Shire Council
- In Ballina Shire's built-up areas, a heavy vehicle of 4.5 tonnes GVM or more, or a vehicle 7.5 metres or longer, may stop for up to one hour (buses excepted).Source: Ballina Shire Council
- A goods vehicle may use a Ballina loading zone only while the job takes, to a maximum of 30 minutes.Source: Ballina Shire Council
- Because of the Ballina Bridges Duplication works, there has been no access to Norlyn Avenue from River Street since 17 August 2026; drivers use Brunswick Street instead.Source: Ballina Shire Council
The bins stay with the house
Ballina Shire Council supplies its bins to set addresses, so leave them behind when you go (Ballina Shire Council). Bins need to be out by 5am on collection day and the trucks lift no more than 60kg, so a bin crammed with packing rubbish can be missed. Moving a whole house at once? See house removals.
Southern Cross Drive, seven days
The Resource Recovery Centre at 169 Southern Cross Drive takes loads from 8am to 4pm every day except public holidays (Ballina Shire Council). Every vehicle is weighed in and out, with waste measured by weight in each category, so sort the trailer before you set off. The Ballina Salvage Shed on the same site reopened in April and the council now runs it.
Truck limits and the bridge works
In built-up parts of the shire, a vehicle of 4.5 tonnes GVM or more, or 7.5 metres or longer, may stop for up to one hour, and a goods vehicle in a loading zone gets only as long as the job takes, capped at 30 minutes (Ballina Shire Council). Timed parking is patrolled in the Ballina, Lennox Head and Alstonville town centres. The Ballina Bridges Duplication has also closed the turn into Norlyn Avenue from River Street since 17 August 2026: go in by Brunswick Street (Ballina Shire Council).
Leaving Lennox Head, Wollongbar or Wardell instead? Name the town when you ask for a quote.
Common questions
Do the wheelie bins come with me when I leave Ballina?
No. The council assigns bins to each address, so they stay at the property.
Is the Ballina tip open on weekends?
Yes. The Resource Recovery Centre opens 8am to 4pm every day except public holidays.
How long can a big removal truck stop in town?
In Ballina Shire's built-up areas a heavy or long vehicle may stop for up to one hour. Signs can set tighter limits.