Report a problem to the council
The quickest way to get something fixed in Nyngan, Girilambone, Hermidale or Coolabah — a pothole, dumped rubbish, a missed bin, a water or sewer problem — is to lodge it through the council's official channel. Below is where to report each type of issue, plus an independent app that works for any council.
How to report it
- Report to the council (official)
- Council's online Feedback form, or (02) 6835 9000The form has a category picker covering roads, animals, waste and recycling, footpaths, water and sewer, community facilities, parks and gardens, and 'other'.Open the council's form →
- Missed bin
- Same form, or (02) 6835 9000Kerbside collection runs in Nyngan; extra items placed beside the bin are not collected, so those are not a missed-bin report.
- Illegal dumping
- RIDOnline (NSW EPA), or (02) 6835 9000Council directs illegal-dumping reports to the NSW Environment Protection Authority's RIDOnline system, or to the council directly.Report illegal dumping →
- One app for any council
- Snap Send SolveAn independent app that routes your report to the responsible council. Not run by the council.
- Not always the council's job
- Faulty street lights → the electricity distributorStreet lighting is generally the distributor's asset rather than the council's. Essential Energy is the electricity distributor across regional and far-western NSW and takes streetlight fault reports; the council's own website does not publish a street-light contact, so confirm with the council if you are unsure.
- After hours
- No dedicated after-hours line is publishedThe council's published phone number is (02) 6835 9000 and its office hours are 8:00am–4:30pm Monday to Friday. For a life-threatening emergency call triple zero (000); for flood and storm damage call the SES on 132 500 (the Nyngan SES unit is at 11-29 Lawlor Street).
For urgent safety hazards, call rather than filling in a form. Snap Send Solve is an independent third-party app (not run by the council) that routes your report to the responsible authority. Council also publishes a Disaster Dashboard and road-condition reports for the shire's 1,821 km road network.
Sources — check it yourself
- Bogan Shire Council — Contact Us (feedback form and categories) · Aug 2026
- Bogan Shire Council — Illegal Dumping (RIDOnline) · Aug 2026
- Bogan Shire Council — Emergency Service Providers directory · Aug 2026
- Snap Send Solve — report via one app (independent; routes to your council)
- Essential Energy — report a streetlight fault
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.