Council Policies

The policies listed below are provided in Adobe PDF Format.

A

• Alcohol Regulation on Public Land(PDF, 161KB)
• Asbestos Management(PDF, 1MB)
• Asset Management(PDF, 151KB)

B

• Backyard Burning(PDF, 6MB)
• Banner Poles(PDF, 155KB)
• Beach Debris Management(PDF, 134KB)
• Biodiversity - Compensatory Habitat and Offsets(PDF, 193KB)
• Building Over or Adjacent to Council Assets(PDF, 435KB)
• Burials on Private Rural Land(PDF, 196KB)
• Busking(PDF, 2MB)

C

• Cemetery Management(PDF, 247KB)
• Child Safety(PDF, 190KB)
• Climate Change(PDF, 214KB)
• Code of Conduct(PDF, 360KB)
• Code of Conduct - Procedures for the Administration(PDF, 278KB)
• Code of Meeting Practice(PDF, 308KB)
• Commercial Activities on Public Land(PDF, 219KB)
• Commercial Activities on Public Land Specifications(PDF, 266KB)
• Commercial Use of Footpaths(PDF, 226KB)
• Community Event Signage(PDF, 203KB)
• Community Event Signage and Banner Pole Guidelines(PDF, 6MB)
• Community Gardens(PDF, 190KB)
• Community Property Leasing and Licensing(PDF, 265KB)
• Companion Animals Management Plan(PDF, 2MB)
• Complaints Management(PDF, 225KB)  
• Compliance and Enforcement Policy(PDF, 3MB)
• Concealed Water Leaks - Financial Assistance(PDF, 162KB)
• Conflicts of Interest for Council-Related Development Applications(PDF, 243KB)
• Containment Backflow Prevention(PDF, 204KB)
• Contaminated Land (Management of)(PDF, 853KB)
• Corporate Sponsorship(PDF, 146KB)
• Councillor and Staff Interaction(PDF, 194KB)
• Councillor Expenses and Facilities(PDF, 5MB)
• Councillor Training and Development(PDF, 181KB)

D

• Developer Contributions Investment Incentive(PDF, 177KB)
• Diversity Equity and Inclusion(PDF, 201KB)
• Donations - Assistance with Council Fees for Community Groups(PDF, 147KB)
• Donations - Australian Representation(PDF, 144KB)
• Donations - Community Resource Recovery Initiatives(PDF, 201KB)
• Donations - Community Sporting Groups Capital Works Assistance(PDF, 152KB)
• Donations - Financial Assistance for Community Groups(PDF, 198KB)
• Donations - Rates and Charges(PDF, 120KB)
• Donations - Support for Environmental Volunteer Groups(PDF, 152KB)
• Donations - Waste Disposal Fees for Not-for-Profit Disposal of Feral, Orphan Animals and Native Fauna(PDF, 153KB)
• Donations - Waste Disposal Fees for Not-For-Profit Groups(PDF, 121KB)
• Dual Water Supply Plumbing(PDF, 189KB)

E

• Equal Employment Opportunity Management Plan(PDF, 350KB)
• Events on Public Land(PDF, 124KB)

F

• Farmland Rating(PDF, 206KB)
• Festival and Events Support Program(PDF, 152KB)
• Filming on Public Land Policy(PDF, 174KB)
• Financial Assistance - Ranger Fees and Charges(PDF, 139KB)
• Financial Assistance (Hardship) - Rates and Charges(PDF, 165KB)
• Fire Asset Protection Zones - Private Use of Public Land(PDF, 101KB)
• Fire Safety Built Environment(PDF, 173KB)
• Four Wheel Drive Beach Access - Seven Mile Beach(PDF, 852KB)
• Fraud and Corruption Control(PDF, 178KB)
• Fundraising and Street Stalls(PDF, 133KB)

G

• Grazing of Stock on Road Reserves(PDF, 111KB)

I

• Illegal Dumping and Litter Prevention Strategy 2023-2028(PDF, 31MB)
• Investments(PDF, 1MB)
• Information Assets(PDF, 147KB)

K

• Kerbside Bin Entitlement and Service(PDF, 165KB)

L

• Liquid Trade Waste(PDF, 701KB)
• Local Directional Signage Within Road Reserves(PDF, 188KB)
• Local Procurement(PDF, 135KB)

M

• Markets on Public Land(PDF, 202KB)
• Metered Standpipes(PDF, 168KB)
• Mobile Vending on Public Land(PDF, 439KB)
• Monuments and Memorials on Public Land(PDF, 122KB)
• Modern Slavery Prevention(PDF, 146KB)

N

• Naming and Addressing(PDF, 282KB)
• Naming of Council Owned Facilities(PDF, 150KB)

O

• On-Site Sewage Management Guidelines(PDF, 11MB)
• On-Site Sewage Management Strategy(PDF, 4MB)

P

• Pesticide Use(PDF, 160KB)
• Pesticide Use Notification Plan(PDF, 190KB)
• Planning Agreements(PDF, 252KB)
• Pressure Sewer(PDF, 248KB)
• Privacy Management Plan(PDF, 325KB)
• Private Structures on Public Land and Roads(PDF, 178KB)
• Private Structures within Council Owned Waterways(PDF, 196KB)
• Private Swimming Pool Barrier Fencing(PDF, 175KB)
• Property Investment and Development(PDF, 143KB)
• Property Reserves(PDF, 135KB)
• Public Art(PDF, 148KB)
• Public Interest Disclosure(PDF, 329KB)

R

• Rates and Charges - Debt Recovery(PDF, 168KB)
• Rates and Charges - Pensioner Concessions(PDF, 134KB)
• Related Party Disclosures(PDF, 235KB)
• Restricted Access Vehicles (RAVs) accessing Local Roads(PDF, 194KB)
• Risk Management(PDF, 208KB)
• Road Closing Applications for Public Roads(PDF, 126KB)

S

• Social Media(PDF, 274KB)
• Sports Facility Management(PDF, 308KB)
• Street Light Shielding(PDF, 123KB)

T

• Temporary Storage Containers on Community Land(PDF, 131KB)

U

• Unused Public Roads - Short Term Leases(PDF, 135KB)
• Urban Vegetation on Public Land(PDF, 238KB)
• Urban Water Quality(PDF, 242KB)

W

• Waste Management for Multi-Unit Developments(PDF, 513KB)
• Water and Wastewater Connections(PDF, 156KB)
• Website - Direct Links and Commercial Advertising(PDF, 141KB)
• Weddings on Public Land(PDF, 96KB)