Independent, useful, open
Why this map exists—and how it stays current.
Brisbane’s kerbside schedule is public information. This project turns it into a fast, searchable map that is easier to use on the phone you are probably holding while deciding when to clear the garage.
The short version
A public-service utility, without the heavy machinery.
Brisbane Kerbside Collection Map is an independent open-source project. It is not operated by, endorsed by or affiliated with Brisbane City Council. The goal is deliberately narrow: help a resident find the next published large-item collection date, see the affected suburb area and reach the official Council information when they need the final word.
There is no account, address form or app installation. The site is statically generated, so the schedule remains quick to load, indexable by search engines and usable on modest mobile connections.
Methodology
From Council data to a map
- Fetch the published schedule.A weekly automated job reads Brisbane City Council’s open-data API for suburb names, collection dates, items-out dates and geographic boundaries.
- Normalise and validate it.The job standardises names and dates, removes past collection weeks, checks that schedule and geometry records exist, then writes small static JSON and GeoJSON files.
- Build every useful route.The site pre-renders the main schedule, each published collection week and each suburb with a current upcoming date. Canonical URLs, metadata, structured data and the sitemap are checked before deployment.
- Publish only after checks pass.GitHub Actions runs the type checks and full static build before Cloudflare Pages receives an update. The current data build was refreshed 4 Aug 2026.
Source and licence
Traceable back to Council
Schedule and boundary records come from Brisbane City Council’s Kerbside large item collection schedule. Council publishes that dataset under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The application code is available separately under the MIT licence.
Limits
Useful is not the same as official
This map presents the currently published suburb-level schedule; it does not determine whether a specific property is eligible. Dates can also change because of severe weather or operational requirements. Check the official Council calendar before placing items out.
Corrections and contributions
See something wrong?
The complete source, data job and deployment configuration are public. If the interface is confusing, a date looks stale or a source changes, open an issue with enough detail to reproduce it. Contributions are welcome; donations help cover the small ongoing costs of running and expanding the project.