Starting this month, the City of Darwin will be conducting its annual pre-cyclone season clean-up across the city. The aim is to remove rubbish and debris from residents' property which may become a dangerous hazard in the event of a cyclone. If you have items that you would like to be collected, you are asked to place your rubbish outside your property, but in such a way that you keep the pavement clear for pedestrians.

If you live in the northern suburbs (Alawa, Anula, Brinkin, Jingili, Karama, Leanyer, Lyons, Malak, Marrara, Moil, Muirhead, Nakara, Tiwi, Wagaman, Wanguri and Wulagi), you should place items for collection on the nature strip on 22 September, and the rubbish will be picked up in the course of that week.

For the rest of the city (Bayview, Coconut Grove, Darwin CBD, Defence Establishment Berrimah, Fannie Bay, Larrakeyah, Larrakeyah Barracks, Ludmilla, Millner, Nightcliff, Parap, RAAF Base, Rapid Creek, Stuart Park, The Gardens, The Narrows and Woolner), rubbish should be put out on 12 October for collection from 13 October.

Items which can be left out for collection include furniture, carpets, timber, white goods (fridges, freezers, washing machines.....), waste building products such as bricks and steel, television sets and computers. As recyclable items will be separated at the time of collection for recycling or reuse, residents are asked to separate recyclables from other rubbish.

The clean-up teams will not collect garden refuse, liquids, paint, asbestos or car bodies. For information on how to dispose of such items call 8930 0300.

If you require assistance to move large items to the nature strip for collection, call 8930 0300 no later than the Friday preceding the dates given above.