Cabarita Beach skip bins, Bogangar too
Whether your address says Cabarita Beach or Bogangar, it's the same 2488 township between the lake and the surf. Give 36 hours' notice, choose a date in Queensland time, and keep the skip a full fortnight.
NSW clocks jump ahead for daylight saving from October to April, but ours don't: every booking, date and opening hour here follows Queensland time. During those months, the date shown on the card is counted on the Queensland calendar, an hour behind your kitchen clock.
Earliest date you can book
36 hours from booking
We need 36 hours' notice. Book before midday, Queensland time, and tomorrow is the earliest date you can pick.
Lake, headland and a two-name town
Casuarina lies to the north, Hastings Point to the south, and the town in between goes by two names: Cabarita to most people, Bogangar on many official maps. One explanation offered for Bogangar is 'a place of many pippies'. At the 2021 Census Bogangar was home to 3,313 people, and the first Cabarita Hotel dates from December 1960.
The narrow beachside strip
Homes on the ocean side of Tweed Coast Road occupy a slender band of land, so space is often the deciding factor. Run a tape along the spot first: allow around 2.4 metres for a 3m³ bin and about 3 metres for a 4m³. Council's locality plan for the town calls it quiet and relaxed, with development kept modest by the protected wetlands surrounding it.
Driveways versus shared complexes
Almost two in three Bogangar homes were detached houses in 2021, and townhouses or semi-detached dwellings made up close to 27 per cent. A house with its own driveway can take the bin without any approval. Townhouse residents share their common property, which means the body corporate has the final word on whether a skip can sit there.
Placing a skip on public land in 2488
Private ground needs nothing from council. Anywhere public, such as the verge, a footpath or the roadway itself, needs a Tweed Shire Council permission known as the Approval to Place a Skip Bin in a Public Place. It's granted under the Local Government Act 1993, and council charges a fee for it. Applying is your job, and so is the responsibility. Remember that our booking dates run on Queensland time.
Holiday houses, garages and full renovations
Freshening up a beach house or emptying the garage usually needs no more than a 3m³, which holds 12 wheelie bins' worth, or a 4m³ with room for 16; both squeeze into tighter driveways. Gutting a whole home leans toward a 6m³ or 9m³. Prunings alone belong in Green Waste; garden mess mixed with household odds and ends goes in General Household. Dirt has its own bin capped at 4m³, and concrete tops out at 6m³.
Coastal-block sizes for Cabarita
The big number is the green waste price; general waste is underneath. GST, drop-off, collection and 14 days of hire are all in the figure.
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3m³ skip bin
A shed, a garage shelf-out or one small bathroom.
12 wheelie bins · 3 trailer loadsAbout 2.4 × 1.5 × 0.9 m
from $340general $535 · GST incl.
Book a 3m³ bin -
4m³ skip binMOST POPULAR
The size most people pick: a kitchen or bathroom strip-out, or a dirt job (dirt tops out at 4m³).
16 wheelie bins · 4 trailer loadsAbout 3.0 × 1.5 × 1.0 m
from $380general $590 · GST incl.
Book a 4m³ bin -
6m³ skip bin
Two or three rooms at once, or the contents of a family home.
24 wheelie bins · 6 trailer loadsAbout 3.6 × 1.5 × 1.2 m
from $460general $830 · GST incl.
Book a 6m³ bin
Cabarita Beach questions
Is Bogangar covered as well as Cabarita Beach?
It is. Both names describe one township under postcode 2488, so type your street address at checkout and choose a date 36 or more hours ahead.
Do I get the next-day date if I book before lunch NSW time?
The cut-off is midday Queensland time. In daylight saving months that's 1pm on a Cabarita clock, so a booking made by then can show tomorrow as the earliest date. Your AM or PM choice is only a preference.
I've changed my plans. What does cancelling cost?
Nothing if you cancel more than 48 hours ahead of delivery. Closer than that, the charge is $50.
Can the bin stay longer than a fortnight?
Yes. At checkout, tack on one more week ($35), or pay $50 for unlimited hire instead. It's one add-on or the other.
Clearing out a Cabarita beach house?
Check the driveway length, then choose a Queensland-time date that suits the beach house.