Council licenses a number of activities that have the potential to cause harm to human health or safety, harm to the environment, or nuisance.

These activities include:

• Food Premises - fixed, mobile, temporary
• Water Carriers
• Environmentally Relevant Activities (eg metal recovery, metal forming)
• Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds
• Shared Accommodation (e.g. farmstay)
• Tattooing and Body Piercing (Personal appearance services)
• Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy (Personal appearance services)
• Roadside Vending (e.g. Standing stalls and Itinerant vending)
• Footpath Dining
• Goods on Footpaths
• Street stalls / Ticket sales / other activities on footpaths

Goods on Footpaths

In order to display retail goods or advertising signs on the footpath in front of a business premises, the business owner must hold a permit from Council.  Standard permit conditions include:

• Goods are only to be displayed during business hours
• A 2m wide clearway for pedestrians must be maintained at any time
• The permit holder must hold public liability insurance of not less than $20 million.
• Display the sticker provided on each of the goods/signs
• Permit holder must indemnify the Council and State Government (if applicable) against any damages

A small annual fee applies to this permit.

Street Stalls / Ticket Sales / Other Activities on Footpaths

Persons wishing to undertake any of the following activities on a footpath are required to hold a permit with Council:

• street stalls
• ticket sales
• collection of donations
• sausage sizzles
• distributing or exhibiting advertising material
• busking, playing a musical instrument or singing
• using a loud speaker or amplifying device
• displays or information booths

Standard permit conditions include:

• The stall must not create any hindrance to pedestrians
• Noise is to be kept at a reasonable level
• Amplified music is not permitted
• The permit must be on display at all times
• Permit holder must hold public liability insurance of not less than $20 million
• Permit holder must indemnify the Council and State Government (if applicable) against any damages

There are no fees associated wtih this permit for non-profit organsations, however a small fee applies to commercial operations.