With time running out on the Darebin Sidepaks I made a return in early November 2013 to track down one, which ended up being a success. I thought I would get off a few stations further away from the collection area and circle the borders of the Monday Zone and whilst looking up a side street, I spotted an older Acco cab. Instantly I knew my trip was a success and after close inspection it turned out to be one of the 06 Acco Sidepaks #592.

This was 1 of 3 Sidepaks that were put at work back in 2006 and the numbers were as follows #579, #592 and #594. I originally thought I was going to bump into an older Sidepak #599 but this was the icing on the cake at the time. Growing up I always admired the old Darebin fleet and thought that one day I would be able to capture my own footage of the Sidepaks and sure enough I did. The 6x4 Acco Sidepaks that ruled Darebin Council in the day would be the last ones in full time service day in day out although were phased out with the new GenV's. Ultimately this truck was replaced a few months after and closed another chapter of the 6x4 Acco Sidepaks in Melbourne's Waste Industry History.

When this was shot there was still a handful of Sidepaks kicking around in councils such as Brimbank, Mornington, Geelong, Cardinia, Nillumbik and a few others but now they are nothing but history for most. Cheers to the awesome driver for letting me grab a video of the beast in action and hope you all enjoy!!

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