Waste Disposal Vouchers

Published on 18 September 2017

Benalla Resource & Recovery Centre During a Special Meeting of Council on 30 August 2017, the Council adopted the 2017/18 Budget. 

Benalla is a small rural Council and the current economic climate is fiscally challenging. We need to be mindful, in every way we can, to find savings. 

Landfill vouchers for domestic waste were introduced three years ago. During that time, we have analysed how people use the tip vouchers.

The current rates for domestic waste are $173 per tonne. Last year, 394 tonnes of domestic waste was delivered to the Landfill using vouchers. This cost the Council approximately $68,162 in revenue. 

We are not issuing waste disposal vouchers as one of many cost saving measures being implemented in many areas across the Council. In addition, we are no longer providing lump sum early payment of rates discounts. These 2.5 percent discounts represent savings of more than $80,000 in lost revenue.

We were one of the last Councils in Victoria to have provided waste disposal vouchers.