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The town of Deniliquin is one of the furthest points I’ve journeyed to, which I visited on a Tuesday morning straight after videoing the DSK finger lifts in Berrigan. I firstly caught up with the Country Waste Systems front loader that was doing commercial waste in the area (already uploaded) and then I moved onto the side arm vehicle being run by council works, a truck full of character which I was stoked to catch. This is a badass little rig, very much gone from the council operation it was destined for, but still fulfilling its duties back in September 2017 when I was travelling NSW. I already knew what to expect, as I’d previously laid eyes on a photo of a single axle MJE Iveco side loader, only I wasn’t totally sure if it was still performing bin lifts in the area. Thankfully, it was still around and rocking on, yet it seems the council upgraded to a Gen6 ACCO not overly long after I documented this featured machine. The thing about this ACCO too is that it’s actually a 2005 model and the GenV unit wasn’t released until late 2006, so a unique pairing when you normally see a banging MkIV RotaGrab extending out from these ACCOs.
Sadly and annoyingly, the original red and blue “Deni Works” branding only remains in the form of a faded outline on the compactor body, with a little cab sticker seen identifying the new Edward River Council formed from the merging of the former Deniliquin and Conargo LGAs. Conargo Shire didn’t have any kerbside collections for it’s largely scattered rural population, the only roadside service occurs in Deniliquin, with a classic all-in-one single bin system at play. Whilst back then and still today a single 240L is available to residents for mixed waste and emptied once a week, about July 2024 the council intends to implement the triple bin system with weekly FOGO and fortnightly recycling and garbage. Alongside a little Garwood rear loader, the council runs a sole truck for the residential run, with the town broken up into four zones collected Monday to Thursday, and multiple loads per day dumped at the local landfill situated off the Cobb Hwy on the northern outskirts.
Worth mentioning is that Deni Works was previously appointed by the former Jerilderie Shire to conduct waste pick-ups in the small council once per week, this came to an end when the 2016 amalgamations occurred. Furthermore, at least during the first half of the 2000s, Ellwaste was contracted by Deniliquin to carry out domestic rubbish collections, until council bought this 4x2 side loader and took the job in-house. Something cool about this location as well is the large presence of Brickwood 240L MGBs, which are clearly branded with the Deniliquin Council name, it was sweet seeing so many presented along those extra wide country streets. This brand/size seemed to exist mostly as divided recycling bins in the past and not so much for single waste stream applications. I guess these were the original wheelie bins rolled out for Deniliquin households maybe in the very late 90s, with others appearing to be more modern, but I didn’t think to check any manufacture dates!