Locals vs garbos as No Parking signs spark trash tiff

There's a turf war brewing over a load of rubbish in Sydney's south-west - or, more specifically, the containers that rubbish is carried in.

Residents of Cherie Place in Bass Hill claim they've lived peacefully in their cul-de-sac for years, until last month, when the council put up four No Parking signs along the road.

The move was in response to claims garbage collectors struggled to make the tight turn when picking up the trash in the cul-de-sac.

However, now residents say they've been prevented from parking on their own street, at their own homes, during the rubbish collection hours of 1am-11am every Monday.

Resident Bill Barake, who has lived in the cul-de-sac for 12 years, said the signs were a load of rubbish.

"We were told they'd consult with us, and when I spoke to them, they said, maybe we can organise to put the bins on one side of the cul-de-sac, truck drives in, reverses out, and that never happened," he told A Current Affair.

"It was their way or the highway."

Mr Barake said he'd parked his boat on the street in front of his home for 11 years, but shortly after the signs went up, he received a warning fine for it.

His neighbour Suzan, a nine-year resident of Cherie Place, said she thought it was "pathetic".

However, the garbage collectors said the signs had made things in Cherie Place a lot better.

"Before, if you were in a big truck, you've got to try and get around it," one driver said.

"Council sends letters out, sometimes they work, and sometimes they don't."

The driver said in the past, the truck model had been different, with one driver and two runners per vehicle.

He also claimed it was a safety issue, saying fire trucks and ambulances would experience similar issues.

However, Mr Barake said if it was a safety issue, permanent no-parking rules should be in place.

Peter Khoury from the NRMA said there were plenty of streets across Sydney that were smaller, and it was up to the council to sort the problem out.

"Residents don't want to be getting warning signs for parking out the front of their house, and I'm sure council don't need the grief of having to see themselves on A Current Affair for not having spoken to their ratepayers properly," he said.

In a statement, a City of Canterbury-Bankstown spokesperson said the signs were installed in locations where bin emptying was difficult for council trucks, and only after affected residents were informed.