Fraser Coast · QLD 4655 · typically Tuesdays
Schedule data last verified: August 2026
Hervey Bay sits in the Fraser Coast area of QLD, postcode 4655, and follows that council's kerbside schedule.
The suburb sits roughly 290km North of Brisbane.
Locals know it for the the Urangan Pier and the whale watching fleet.
Most streets in Hervey Bay are collected on a Tuesday, but collection days here are set street by street and yours can differ. Search your address to get the day and the bins for your place.
What follows covers the bins, the typical schedule and the quirks that apply locally. The address search on the home page turns that into exact dates for your door.
The standard Hervey Bay lineup from Fraser Coast is listed below. Because the cycles differ, no two weeks put exactly the same bins on the kerb.
You know the bay is close when the wind changes direction the night before bin day.
Every suburb has its rhythms. Knowing your collection day is part of knowing your street.
Hervey Bay falls under Fraser Coast for waste and recycling collections.
Visit Fraser Coast website for the official policy and any service updates.
When collections are pushed back over a holiday period, the gap between pickups grows. General waste and organics can build up faster than usual, especially across the festive season when households produce more of both.
Tip: Squash and flatten where you can, and avoid overfilling. A lid that will not close can mean the truck skips your bin.
It depends on the holiday and the council. When Fraser Coast shifts collections, everything from the holiday onward that week usually moves one day later, so a Tuesday run can become the following day. An address search during a holiday week shows any adjusted dates the council has published.
Fraser Coast collects recycling fortnightly, alternating with the garden organics bin. The typical Hervey Bay collection day is Tuesday, and an address search shows which fortnight you are in right now.
Yes, and it is the safer habit. Fraser Coast asks for bins at the kerb by early morning on collection day, and trucks in Hervey Bay can run early. Putting bins out on the evening before the Tuesday run avoids the dawn sprint. Keep them clear of driveways, parked cars and other bins.
The bay suburbs each run their own collection schedules. Here are the closest ones to check.
The suburb level picture above is a guide; your street is the real answer. Search your address for the next four weeks of collections.
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