Kingscliff skip bins on the NSW side

Kingscliff is in New South Wales, about 13 kilometres south of Tweed Heads. That changes two things. A bin on public land goes through Tweed Shire Council. And Tiger Skips keeps Queensland time: NSW daylight saving runs October to April, and in those months our clock reads an hour earlier than yours. Factor that in when picking morning or afternoon. Prices stay the same as the rest of the run, with no NSW surcharge.

Approval for public land

On your own land, no approval is needed. Public land is Tweed Shire Council's call. A bin on the roadway, verge or footpath needs the council's Approval to Place a Skip Bin in a Public Place, which carries a council fee. The application and its conditions are yours; Tiger Skips does not arrange approvals.

The town

The headland's first European name, given by James Cook in 1770, was Sutherland Point. The name shifted to Cudgen Headland, then in 1926 to Kingscliff, partly to end confusion with neighbouring Cudgen. Subdivision started from 1915. Population today: 8,355. Shops and cafes on Marine Parade, the main street, face the creek and the beach. A shared coastal track, the oceanway, links the original town with the newer communities further along the shore. Erosion has been a long-running problem on the beach, and a foreshore revitalisation project got under way in 2016.

Units and holiday lets

Flats and apartments are around 21 per cent of homes, and much of the town is holiday accommodation. Refitting a unit or freshening up a holiday let? The body corporate or building manager has the final say on driveway or visitor-space use. Undercover car parks rarely give the truck the overhead room it needs. Unit jobs seldom call for more than a 4 m³, and plenty fit a 3 m³.

Houses

Houses are 62 per cent of the stock. Median age: 47. A kitchen or bathroom is mostly a 4 m³ job. A whole-house refit sits at 6 m³ or 9 m³. Landscaping that turns up soil stays in a 4 m³ bin, and concrete in a 6 m³.