Clothing bins are removed

Clothing bins have been removed from outside both Ettalong and Umina Uniting Churches after waste was dumped in them.

Several charities removed bins just before Christmas, but have not replaced them.

A local charity worker stated that the bins were no longer attracting quality goods with people dumping all sorts of rubbish into them.

A representative of The Salvation Army said: "We still get a lot of quality donations, but there have been occurrences of people depositing garbage into the collection bins.

"Occasionally people get into them and make a mess, spreading around the contents and vandalising the bins."

She said that unwanted donations had also become a problem, with people donating items such as old car tyres, which had little or no use.

Stuart Baumann, February 4