Cr Glenn Taylor said he would again call for leniency to be applied by the contractors during the spring mowing season when there was more grass being cut and often it was wet.

Cr Taylor raised the matter at the last council meeting. He said he would again call for help for residents at Tuesday night's meeting.

"I have been contacted by a lot of people," he said.

"It's amazing the number of people who have their bins left on the kerbside. There's got to be a solution to it," he said.

"I'm not saying all year round. It's an issue that's only for a short period of the year, mid-late September to mid-November."

Council was told the weight limit on the garbage trucks was 96 kilograms per bin.

Technical Services director Ian Greenham said lifting bins above that weight would "potentially void their warranty."

Four community groups in Orange are likely to receive donations of $250-$2000 from the council after making requests for help.

Council's Financial Policy Committee has recommended the groups receive funding.

The 3^rd Orange Scout Group would receive $2000 after it said COVID-19 had a major impact on its finances. "Post-lockdown our membership has shrunk by seven youth[s] as a result of COVID-19. This has created a $3080 a year hole in our budget," its application said.

The Orange Girl Guides is set to receive $1500.

"In past years we have had our rates reduced by Orange City Council in the way of a rebate but this is not longer available to use," the group's application said.

Orange Community Broadcasters community radio station is set to receive $2000 toward meeting its ongoing running costs.

And the NSW Servicemens Association will receive $250 for chair hire for its annual Memorial Day parade in Newman Park in February.

Council will be asked to adopt a policy on commercial solar farms.

Mayor Cr Reg Kidd said there was "increasing pressure" on councils to approve solar farms.

He said issues including landuse conflicts and landscape aesthetics needed to be considered.