Fall-out continues in tip pass saga

A Warnbro mother has spoken out about the ongoing cost of making trips to the tip, saying landlords should be allowed to hand over tip passes to tenants.

The City of Rockingham changed its tip pass system last month to an electronic barcode system that requires residents to provide identification at the Millar Road Landfill, causing difficulties for community members.

Alana Hellbusch said it cost her hundreds of dollars a year to maintain her rental property garden.

‘‘We have to use the tip at least once a month because of five palm trees that shed leaves,’’ she said.

‘‘When you already pay up tp $360 a week in rent you don’t want to be adding another $40 at the end of the month.’’

Mrs Hellbusch said she would easily spend more than $200 a year going to the tip.

‘‘I think landlords should be made to give us tip passes for the property because we are maintaining their land and at the end of the day it benefits them,’’ she said.

Ray White real estate agent Murray Brown said tip passes were occasionally issued to tenants in the past.

Rockingham Mayor Barry Sammels said tip passes were always non-transferable and the council now had the processes to manage unlawful transactions.

‘‘The tip passes should be considered a bonus and are worth up to $270 in total,’’ he said.

Cr Sammels refuted claims that tip passes were tradeable for cash and said contractors were never entitled to residential tip passes.