A final clean-up for remaining kerbside waste in Carindais underway this week after storms wreaked havoc on the village in November 2024.

A Gunnedah contractor will begin on 13 May clearing storm-damaged waste, general refuse, and green waste left by residents.

The contractor will also remove asbestos-contamination from the Carinda Waste Facility, with work slated for completion by early June.

"Additional dates for clean-up will be issued once the contractor mobilises," a Walgett council spokesperson said.

"Council is not using its internal workforce for this operation due to the scale and complexity of asbestos handling."

Walgett council says elderly residents unable to bring waste to the kerbside will be supported.

Contractors will dispose of waste at the tip, which has been closed since November, after a suspicious fire exposed friable asbestos.

The material poses a high risk when you can easily crush it into a powder and breathe it in.

Council said they will work with NSW Public Works and the Reconstruction Authority to develop a new landfill when the old one is closed.

Private buildings, like the former Carinda Store, will take much longer to recover. IMAGE: River McCrossen

"I think most people are fairly optimistic. We're just disappointed with our tip still being closed," Carinda Hotel publican Peter Saunders said on 9 May before the council confirmed the clean-up.

The council release said "ongoing weather conditions" delayed the clean-up.

The storms severely damaged shops and homes, and tore roofing from the Carinda Hotel, although that hasn't deterred local enterprise.

Peter and partner Maz channelled "pure madness" and bought the hotel two months ago.

"You wouldn't take the steps we've taken if you weren't a little bit optimistic. Or mad. One of the two," he said.

"It had to be rejuvenated, and it's the hub of the town."

Since the purchase, they've begun installing a 150 square metre beer garden and plan to create a camping and caravan area.

The venue claims its fame as a film set for David Bowie's 1983 famous music video 'Let's Dance'.

It inspired the village's annual Bowie tribute festival, which draws hundreds of visitors and will go ahead this year.