You'll need to be registered under either the Food Act 1984 or Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 if you're planning on operating one of these businesses:
- food
- hairdressing
- beauty treatment
- electrolysis
- ear and body piercing
- colonic irrigation
- tattooing
- prescribed accommodation.
Accommodation permits
Prescribed accommodation including bed and breakfasts, residential accommodation, hotels, motels, and hostels where five or more residents are capable of being catered for must be registered with us under the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008.
Specific requirements relating to the prescribed accommodation premises are set out in the Health (Prescribed Accommodation) Regulations 2001.
Inspections by our Environmental Health Officers aim to address issues relating to:
- Overcrowding
- Maintenance and cleanliness
- Number of fixtures (such as showers, toilets, hand wash basins, etc) per person accommodated
- Water supply
- Refuse collection and disposal.
Caravan park form 1
Caravan park form 3
Installation of moveable dwelling or rigid annex in a caravan park application
Registration of a prescribed accommodation premises application
Health and beauty permits
All current and new health establishments operating within the Shire are required to be registered with us on an annual basis. All new businesses must ensure they are registered prior to the commencement of operation of the business.
It is the proprietor's responsibility to ensure the premises are registered with Council annually.
Under the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008, health businesses that conduct the following activities must register with us:
Beauty therapy
| Any procedure intended to maintain, alter or enhance a person's appearance by, facial or body treatments, application of cosmetics, manicures or pedicures, application or mending of artificial nail and epilation including by electrolysis or hot or cold wax.
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Hairdressing
| Any procedure intended to maintain, alter or enhance a person's appearance in relation to facial or scalp hair by trimming, styling, cutting, and colouring, treating or shaving hair.
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Skin penetration
| Any procedure performed on a person other than a surgical or medical procedure that involves, piercing, cutting, scarring, branding, scraping, puncturing or tearing of the skin using an instrument.
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Tattooing
| Any process that involves the penetration of a person's skin to make a permanent or semi-permanent mark, pattern or design on the skin.
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Colonic irrigation
| A procedure involving the cleansing of a person's colon.
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Eligible businesses – those that solely provide hairdressing and/or low risk beauty therapy services at their premises – are now able to apply for ongoing registration.
If you would like more information, require your premises to be registered or your registration needs to be renewed contact our Environmental Health Officer.
Details should be updated with us when the address, proprietor or business name changes.
Our Environmental Health Officers have powers under the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 to inspect any premises.
All new businesses must register with us before beginning operation. This process involves submitting plans and specifications, completing a registration application form, and undergoing a final inspection before the new business can begin operating.
Beauty/Hairdressing/Body Art/Therapies Registration Application
FoodTrader
In Victoria, all food premises are required to have a Food Act registration before selling food. This includes fixed premises, such as cafes and restaurants – but also temporary and mobile food premises, water carters and vending machines. FoodTrader is the online registration database for businesses and community groups to register and notify their temporary or mobile food premises, vending machine or water carting business. FoodTrader allows business and community groups to:
- Apply for a Food Act registration with their registering council,
- manage their registration, and
- lodge statements of trade for each of their events.
Apply for a FoodTrader permit
Register of Food Premises Form
Septic tank permits
If you need to obtain a septic tank permit, you can apply for it using the form below.
Apply for a septic tank permit
Find out more
To find our more about septic tank permits, including example site plans or key facts about septic tank systems, please review the following information sheet.
Download the Septic Tank Permit Information Sheet (DOC, 490KB)
