PHOTO: Fire & Rescue were called to extinguish a fire allegedly deliberately lit by an ‘adult vandal’ in the skip bin being used as part of a trial to support households get rid of bulky waste.
The 'big blue bin' being trialled to collect Coonamble households' bulky waste suffered a setback on the eve of the October long weekend when the contents went up in flames.
Coonamble Shire Council's Manager of Waste, Recycling and Employment Initiatives, Janelle Whitehead, said the community responded quickly when the fire started at around 5pm . . .
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