Our customer service offices in Stawell and St Arnaud will be closed for the Easter long weekend, starting tomorrow, Friday, April 3. Our offices will reopen on Tuesday, April 7, at 8.30am. In case of emergency, please call (03) 5358 8700.
Council's annual Animal Registration Notices have been issued to pet owners with fees due by Friday, April 10. If your animal is deceased or its details have changed from those on the registration notice, please call us on (03) 5358 9096 to update your records. If you have a new pet and need to register it with council, please click the link below.
Register your pet with council
Our public health team helps to prevent infectious disease and minimise public health risks throughout the shire. Priorities include food safety surveillance, regulation of household wastewater disposal and the investigation of infectious disease outbreaks and public health nuisance complaints.
Do you operate a public aquatic facility? Find out more about the new requirements around public aquatic facilities.
What council can do about noise, odour and smoke complaints.
Information for businesses, community groups and individuals regarding registering fixed food premises, domestic kitchens, market stalls and mobile food vans.
What to do if you think you have food poisoning.
Information about applying for a permit to install or alter a septic or wastewater treatment system.
What you need to know about opening and operating a hair, beauty, tattooing and skin penetration business.
Have you encountered a pest problem? Find out what to do when rats, mice, fruit flies, or wasps create a public issue.
Thinking about opening an accommodation facility? Find out about registering prescribed accommodation and the types of requirements you will need to meet.
Fees and charges for 2025-26