Public notice of making of Community Amenity Local Law 2025

Published on 25 June 2025

Notice is given, pursuant to section 74 of the Local Government Act 2020, that at its meeting held 26 May 2025 Darebin City Council resolved to make the Community Amenity Local Law 2025 applying throughout the municipal district. 

The Local Law will take effect from 1 July 2025. 

The objectives of this Local Law are to provide for:

(a) provide for the peace, order, and good government of the municipal district of Darebin City Council;
(b) promote a physical and social environment in which residents and visitors to the municipal district can enjoy a quality of life that meets the general expectations of the community;
(c) prevent and suppress nuisances which may adversely affect the enjoyment of life within the municipal district or the health, safety, and welfare of persons within the municipal district;
(d) prohibit, regulate, and control activities which may be dangerous or unsafe or detrimental to   a person's health, amenity, or the environment;
(e) prohibit, regulate and control access to and behaviour in municipal places;
(f) prohibit, regulate and control the use of municipal recreation centres, municipal buildings, and municipal reserves;
(g) define the standards to which persons engaged in building work should adhere;
(h) provide for fair access and use of Council and community assets and prescribe measures to protect those assets; and
(i) prescribe requirements for the administration and enforcement of the Local Law.

A copy of the Local Law may be obtained by calling (03) 8470 8888, or from Council Customer Service Centres at:

  • 274 Gower Street, Preston (Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm)
  • 32—38 Separation Street, Northcote (Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm)
  • 23 Edwardes Street, Reservoir (Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm)

The document may be accessed also on Council’s website www.darebin.vic.gov.au.

Michael Tudball
Chief Executive Officer 

 

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