Environmental Health

The City’s Environmental Health Department is responsible for carrying out measures for protecting public health. This is achieved by managing health risks within the community via a range of different approaches and Environmental Health Programs:

Food Safety

• Starting a new food business (including design/construction)
• Purchasing an existing food business
• Free online Food Safety training (I’M Alert)
• Food service safety stars rating
• Routine inspection of food operations, including routine food sampling program
• Complaint investigation (HW01)

Food Stall

• How to register or notify
• Forms and fees

Public Buildings and Events

• Approval of premise
• Routine inspection

Accommodation

• Caravan parks and camping grounds
• Lodging houses

Aquatic Facilities (Public Swimming Pools and Spas)

• Monitoring of recreational water quality
• Monitoring of public swimming pool water quality

Other premise types

• Hairdressers and skin penetration premises
• Offensive trades

Pest Control

• Mosquitoes

Health Nuisance Complaints

• Asbestos/contaminated sites
• Noise
• Dust
• Odour
• House unfit for habitation
• Health Complaint Form (HW01) and Record of Noise (HW06) where necessary

Wastewater Disposal Systems

• Approval of various septic and grey water systems
• Complaint investigation (HW01)

Asbestos

• How to tell the difference between Super Six and Hardifence

Contact us

Please contact the City's Environmental Health department on (08) 9956 6600 or visit us at the Civic Centre on Cathedral Avenue with enquiries relating to these matters.

For more information, visit the Public Health website.