An easing of camping regulations, the management of circuses, shopping trolleys, noxious weeds and pest animals are all among the changes coming to the shire from September 1.
Council’s endorsement of the Community and Environment Local Law 2022 at its July meeting followed two rounds of community consultation.
Mayor Bill Chisholm said community input had helped shape the law.
“The Local Law affects every resident in one way or another, from behaviour in public places to impacts on our environment from unlawful behaviour,” he said.
“I’d like to thank the community for their input to help shape a local law that reflects the needs of our community.”
The Community and Environment Local Law 2022 replaces the Local Law No 1 Community and Environment Local Law 2013.
Under state legislation local laws are required to be reviewed at least every 10 years.
The new local law incorporates changes to make it easier to understand and to help meet the changing needs of the community.
Some of the changes include:
• Camping: allowed on residential land or land under 0.4 of a hectare without a permit for up to 28 days;
• Shopping trolleys: if a business has more than 25 shopping trolleys, the trolleys will need to be fitted with a functioning coin deposit and release mechanism or other satisfactory locking mechanism;
• Noxious weeds and pest animals: an owner or occupier is required to take all reasonable steps to control, reduce and manage regionally prohibited weeds, prevent the growth and spread of regionally controlled weeds on their land, and prevent the spread, as far as possible, of pest animals; and,
• Circus animals: a person is not permitted to operate a circus that includes animals.
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