Residents in the south-east Queensland city of Ipswich could be forced to deal with smelly, overflowing bins over the Christmas break as a pay dispute between unions and the council continues.

The week-long strike that has seen over 90,000 bin collections missed in Ipswich has come to end, with the workers earning an ‘incredible’ payrise win. From today residents are encouraged to ...

The Transport Workers Union and Ipswich City Council touted the deal in ... garden and recycling bins. The council had been attempting catch-up services – set to continue over coming days ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from QLD News. Followed categories will be added to My News. There would be about 120,000 missed bin collections if workers went ahead with planned strikes on ...

"I might leave our bin on Council’s doorsteps ... According to council, three unions rejected an Ipswich City Council bargaining offer and instead announced further industrial action which ...

About 200 Ipswich City Council waste services and field ... before under the fortnightly recycling and garden waste bin schedule. The council has been attempting catch-up services and allowing ...

meaning those residents whose bins were not collected last week would have no collection until after Boxing Day. The news came after a meeting with Ipswich City Council on Monday, December 16 ...

Ipswich City Council says it offered a 12.75 per cent ... NewsWire / John Gass “The only thing that stinks more than a full wheelie bin left out on a summer day in Ipswich is this council ...

The council puts the number of staff under the deals around 500. Strike action affected bin day for the Springfield area to the city’s east last Friday, and from central Ipswich south and west ...