Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus for collecting debris including grass cuttings, vegetation, fallen leaves and other rubbish frequently encountered on gardens, public highways and parklands. In particular, the apparatus for collecting debris from a surface includes a collection duct having a mouth for receiving debris and an outlet through which debris is discharged into a receptacle, an impeller for establishing a flow of pressure air along the duct for collecting and conveying entrained debris therealong from the mouth to the outlet of the collection duct to the receptacle, and a cutting chamber including a cutting blade or cutting line disposed within the cutting chamber for reducing the size of at least a portion of the collected debris to be discharged into the receptacle.