Flaming piles of garbage are being dumped on Gold Coast streets as the city's rubbish trucks catch fire because of batteries thrown in household waste.

Labor Leader Jared Cassidy said the City of ... said green waste bins were the “recycling of the 21st century and we need to keep pace’’. “As Queensland’s largest council, Brisbane ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Council. Followed categories will be added to My News. On Wednesday, homeless campers at Carey Park in Southport were warned Gold Coast City Council officers ...

Gold Coast City Council said batteries in bins were to blame for the blazes, which broke out after rubbish was loaded into the truck and compacted. “Batteries do NOT belong in your bin.

On Wednesday, homeless campers at Carey Park in Southport were warned Gold Coast ... council workers began removing items from the main camp. A dozen city officials with rubbish bins started ...