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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, 152KB)
B
Backyard Burning
(PDF, 6MB)
Banner Poles
(PDF, 155KB)
Beach Debris Management
(PDF, 134KB)
Biodiversity - Compensatory Habitat and Offsets
(PDF, 232KB)
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, 311KB)
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, 200KB)
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, 229KB)
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, 330KB)
Urban Water Quality
(PDF, 242KB)
V
Vegetation Management Plan Guidelines
(PDF, 499KB)
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)
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