Disaster Recovery Information
Information and contacts for residents who need assistance following recent flooding can be found by clicking the link below:
Gunnedah Disaster Recovery Information.pdf
Flood Waste Disposal
Updated 6, August, 2025
Gunnedah Shire Council is offering free waste disposal to help residents clear flood-damaged residential and household goods from their properties.
Fees for the Gunnedah Waste Management Facility
Fees for the Gunnedah Waste Management Facility will be waived for eligible flood-generated waste when residents fill out a Flood Declaration Form.
Download the Residential Flood Declaration Form 2025-2026.pdf or pick one up at the Gunnedah Waste Management Facility.
Anyone who has already deposited flood waste at the Gunnedah Waste Management Facility may be eligible for a refund. Please take your receipt to Council’s administration building at 63 Elgin Street or phone (02) 6740 2100 to determine this.
Skip Bins
Council will be placing seven skip bins in the following locations in Gunnedah:
- Opposite 127 Maitland Street on gravel pad;
- Opposite 100 Maitland Street on town side near vacant lot;
- Opposite 163 Marquis Street near vacant lot;
- Tempest Street opposite white house on vacant lot;
- Out the front of 46 Tempest Street;
- Rosemary Street near Brown's Tyre Service on Brown's Tyre Service side; and
- Warrumbungle Street just past number 20.
Residents can dispose of flood waste in the Gunnedah Waste Management Facility or skip bins at Gunnedah until otherwise advised. Please note that some volume limits apply.
✅ Eligible flood waste that can be disposed of includes sandbags, furniture, whitegoods and general sorted domestic waste.
❌ Ineligible waste includes tyres, chemicals, liquid waste, commercial waste, mixed building waste, asbestos-containing materials and medical waste.
Impacted residents can contact the State Emergency Service on 132 500 for assistance with flood clean-up.
Financial Assistance
For flood-related financial assistance inquiries, contact Service NSW on 137 788 (7am to 7pm Mon to Fri - Sydney time) or visit https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/services/financial-assistance-after-a-natural-disaster
