Waste management
Proterra Group provides comprehensive support for the management and operation of waste facilities across regional areas. The team oversees landfills, transfer stations, resource recovery areas and gatehouse operations, ensuring all sites run safely, efficiently and in full regulatory compliance. By working closely with councils, Proterra Group helps maintain high performance standards and consistent results across every location.
Proterra Group offers a wide variety of services when it comes to Waste Management in regional Australia.
Not only can we manage and operate your facilities for you, but also provide a range of consultancy services to improve the effectiveness and efficiency in managing waste.
Core competencies
- Waste Management Strategic Planning, Training & Education – Developing forward-looking strategies, capacity building, and awareness programs tailored for Councils and communities.
- Waste Management Plans & Licensing – Preparing and managing SBMPs, WFMPs, ERA licensing, and compliance documentation in line with DETSI and local government requirements.
- Waste Facility Design – Delivering practical, cost-effective design solutions for new and existing landfills, transfer stations, and resource recovery facilities.
- Environmental Compliance – Ensuring operational excellence through alignment with DES audits, ERA thresholds, and environmental management plans.
- Operational Management – Proven capability across the full spectrum of waste facilities: landfills, weighbridges, resource recovery areas (RRAs), and transfer stations.
Why Proterra Group?
- Deep understanding of SBMPs, WFMPs, ERA licensing, and DES compliance
- Long-standing operational contracts across remote and regional sites
- Commitment to local jobs and procurement
- Work with Council with the highest professionalism
- Highly Experienced, with 14 Waste Facilities we operate across Regional Australia
- Employ and work with Locals
- Constantly changing and ever evolving – we're on top of it
- Providing a range of support including Design, Environmental & GIS to support Waste Operations.
Our People
Our operations are supported by a skilled Waste Management team, including experienced Waste Managers, Plant Managers, Waste Facility Operators, and Weighbridge Operators — all working together to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient service delivery.
Our Equipment
We maintain a reliable fleet of specialised equipment to support our waste and civil operations. This includes Caterpillar compactors (825C, 826C, 826G, 816K), front-end loaders (Caterpillar 928G x2, 930H), track loaders (953K, 963C), a 320FL hydraulic excavator, a 730 articulated dump truck, a Hino water truck, as well as generators, firefighting trailers, and waste lids.
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FEATURE WASTE PROJECTS
Quarry Network Review In Paroo Shire
Paroo Shire Council
Paroo Shire Council needed to undertake a review of their quarries. The purpose of the review was to bring the quarry network of approximately 200 facilities into compliance. This included liaising with Council personnel to draft a Development Approval (DA) Application and Town Planning Report for two of the quarries and completing an Environmentally Relevant Activity application.
Development Application For Brewarrina Quarry
Brewarrina Shire Council
The Challenge was the Brewarrina Shire Council was seeking a draft Development Approval (DA) application and Town Planning report for a quarry in the Walgett Shire.
Waste Facility Operations Review
Balonne Shire Council
A review of Balonne Shire Council’s Environmental Authority was required. This project was to include an overall review, administrative amendments, and modifications to the existing Site-Based Management Plan for compliance. An assessment of Council's green waste disposal with the provision of green waste disposal options was also needed.






