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Employment

• Current vacancies
• How to apply
• Volunteering

Major projects

Local Laws and fines

• Local Laws
• Fines

Our shire

News and publications

• Community Satisfaction Survey
• Media and public notices
• Newsletters
• Social media
• Budget
• Annual Report

Rates, valuations and payments

• Paying your rates
• Change your address / details
• Payment options
• Rates and valuations explained
• About rate capping
• Fees and charges
• Land management rate

Your Council

• Vision, principles and objectives
• Councillors and wards
• Council Meetings
• Committees
• Council elections
• Council election candidate information requests

Policies, plans and strategies

• Council Plan 2021-2025
• Council policies
• Plans and strategies
• Information Privacy
• Public Interest Disclosures
• Public registers

Advocacy and partnerships

• Community plans
• Timor Leste Friendship Group

Our organisation

Community Consultation – Shape Mount Alexander

Awards, celebrations and ceremonies

• Sorry Day and National Reconciliation Week 2023 activities
• Australia Day
• Citizenship Ceremonies
• Business Awards
• Youth Awards

Community directory

Children and families

• Mount Alexander Early Years Plan
• Mount Alexander Middle Years Plan
• Immunisation
• Maternal and Child Health
• Schools, kindergartens and childcare services
• Playgroups
• Child safety

Animals and pets

• Dog and cat registrations
• Responsible pet ownership
• Desexing and microchipping
• Animal complaints
• Lost or found animals - Council Pound
• Livestock and farm animals
• Animal business registrations
• Wildlife rescue

Emergency Management

• 2022 flood information
• Current emergencies
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates
• Municipal Emergency Management Plan
• Thunderstorm Asthma
• Council’s role in an emergency
• Fire prevention - Fire Ready 2022/2023
• Preparing for an emergency
• Floods and storms
• Heatwave
• Pandemic emergencies
• Planning for pets in emergencies
• Emergency contacts
• Fire Action Week

Customer service

Young people

• Youth programs
• Services and support
• Youth website

Health and wellbeing

• Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan 2021-2025
• Healthy active living
• School crossing safety
• Food safety
• Prevention of violence against women and children
• Public health nuisances and complaints
• Mount Alexander Connectors Network

Parking and transport

• Parking and parking fines
• Parking permits
• Transport

Grants

Seniors and carers

• Commonwealth Home Support Services
• Home and Community Care Program for Younger People
• In home support services
• Social support for seniors
• Healthy Active Living
• Seniors' Stories

Roads, footpaths, bridges and other infrastructure

• Roads
• Bridges
• Road naming
• Drainage
• Driveways and nature strips
• Consultation
• Footpaths
• Rural vegetation
• Street signage, lighting and furniture
• Street trees and vegetation
• Standpipes
• Capital works
• Proactive maintenance program
• Prioritisation of work

New residents

Disability, access and inclusion

Waste and recycling services

• Find your bin collection day
• Bin collection, waste and recycling
• Recycling and waste guide
• Waste facilities, charges and accepted items
• Illegal rubbish dumping

Climate change and sustainability

• Climate-related plans and strategies
• Projects and initiatives
• Climate change forum
• Get involved

Nature conservation

Weed management

Pest control

• Queensland fruit fly

Planning Services

• Understanding planning permits
• Vic Smart planning applications
• Planning registers
• Planning forms, fees and checklists
• Lodge or track an application
• Victorian planning laws and frameworks
• Planning permit determinations and objections

Permits and applications

• Building forms and fees
• Septic tanks
• Planning
• Business and food registrations
• Local Law permits
• Events
• Permit to burn during the Fire Danger Period
• Variation to outdoor dining permits

Building Services

• When do I need a Building Permit?
• Building Services forms and fees
• Septic tanks - on-site wastewater management
• Property Information Requests
• Swimming pool and spa registrations
• Designated bushfire prone areas

Infrastructure

• Infrastructure Design Manual
• Model for Urban Stormwater Improvement Conceptualisation (MUSIC) guidelines

Strategic Planning

• Planning Scheme and Amendments
• Strategic Planning Projects (including current amendments)
• Development Plans
• Development Contributions

Heritage

• Heritage projects & news
• Heritage studies
• Heritage advisory service
• Heritage Overlays

Visiting the Shire

Sports and recreation

• Planning, strategies and projects
• Sports reserves
• Swimming pools

Arts and culture

• Exploring arts and culture
• Supporting our arts

Parks and gardens

• Trees and vegetation
• Local parks and gardens
• Playgrounds
• BMX and skate parks
• Dog walking in parks

Events and venues

• Event planning
• What's on
• Venue bookings
• Box office
• Filming in the shire

Walks, tracks and trails

Library Services

Doing business in Mount Alexander Shire

Tenders and quotations

Build your business profile

• Marketing partnerships
• Business awards
• Local Business Directory

Business support and resources

• Council advice and support
• Business support during COVID-19
• Business training
• Business information and networks
• Business grants and funding
• Environmental upgrade finance

Business permits and registrations

• Business Concierge - Streamlining the permit process
• Food Premises
• Accommodation Premises
• Accommodation, health and beauty, hairdressing and tattooing
• Caravan Parks
• Temporary and mobile food premises and water carters
• Home based business
• Business permit application forms