Public Health

Council's Environmental Health Officers play a vital role in safeguarding public health and safety by identifying and managing factors that may affect community health and wellbeing. 

Our responsibilities include assessing risks, educating businesses and the wider community on environmental health matters, implementing measures to protect communities from environmental threats such as natural disasters and communicable diseases, and enforcing relevant legislation.

The following outlines some of the broad range of activities we undertake.

Food Safety

Information for businesses and community groups on the sale of food under the Food Act 1984

Public Health and Wellbeing Premises

Registered Premises under the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008

Needle and Syringe Disposal

Information on needle and syringe disposal

Nuisances

Information on nuisances

Swimming Pools and Spas

Information on swimming pools and spas

Tobacco Reforms

Information on Tobacco Reforms

Onsite Wastewater Management

Information on onsite wastewater management

Mosquitoes

Our mosquito management program involves monitoring and identifying major breeding locations

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