Environmental Health

The Central Goldfields Shire Environmental Health Service provides a number of important services to the community including:

 

- Food Surveillance

- Infectious Disease Control

- Health Promotion & Education

- Environmental Health Nuisance Control

- Emergency Recovery Management

- Greenhouse Gas Abatement Officer

 

Central Goldfields Shire Council has reviewed its Public Health and Wellbeing Plan. Click on the link below to download a copy of the new plan. 

 

 Public Health and Wellbeing Plan 2009-2013 (pdf 1.6 MB)

 

 

Food Surveillance

If you are opening, purchasing or selling a food premises or if you plan to serve food as part of your accommodation premises there are a number of permits you need to apply for before you can open your premises.

• Submit Plans for a Food Premises (link)
• Register a Food Premises (link)
• Transfer a Food Premises (link)
• Notification of a Food Premises (link)

The environmental health team at Council can assist you with setting up a food premises within the municipality. For additional information please contact the environmental health team on 5461 0647.

Please note permits may also be required from the Planning and Building Departments. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that all appropriate permits have been sought.

If you are planning to operate a temporary food premises such as a community fundraiser, sausage sizzle or cake stall you need to apply for a temporary food premises registration/permit:

• Temporary Food Permit (link)

  

Infectious Disease Control

Council has a range of information about issues such as vaccinating against preventable diseases, mosquito problems, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis A, B, & C and Legionnaires Disease. A free diabetic needle and syringe disposal service is also available. Council's Environmental Health Officer also monitors hairdressers, beauty parlours and skin penetration premises etc, to ensure correct infection control procedures are practiced

 

Head Lice

Council employs a nurse who conducts head lice checks upon request by schools.  The Council charges a subsidised fee for this service.

 

Septic Tanks in Unsewered Areas

In unsewered areas household wastes must be connected to approved septic tank systems. Council's Environmental Health Officer must be contacted to obtain a permit to install a septic tank system. Advice is also provided on care and maintenance of these systems.

 

 Septic Tank Application form (Word 92kb)

 

 

Environmental Health Nuisance Control

 

Issues of public health significance can be reported to our Environmental Health Officer. Reports are treated confidentially and investigated with the aim of resolving the issue promptly. In the case of issues relating to neighbourhood disputes, Council encourages residents concerned to discuss the matter and attempt to resolve the matter privately before contacting Council.

 

Immunisation

This Service is provided free of charge to all residents of the municipality. Any child or adult who misses an immunisation clinic may be vaccinated on the spot by our public vaccinator.

The types of immunisation provided include:

 

- Poliomyelitis

- Measles/Mumps/Rubella

- Diphtheria

- Tetanus

- Whooping Cough

- Haemophilus Influenzae type b

- Hepatitis B (up to 10yrs free, Adults $30.00)

- Influenza and Pneumococcal - (Free to adults aged 65 years plus).

Further details on immunisations can be directed to the Maternal and Child Health Centre on 5461 1154

 

Immunisations are administered to infants, children and adults through regular monthly clinics at various venues throughout the municipality. It is also conducted via school programs aimed at specific age groups.  

 

 

Adults should receive diphtheria/tetanus booster every 10 years. Women of child bearing age should have their antibodies against rubella (German Measles) checked as the immunisation received as a teenager may no longer be effective.

 

 

Note: The Health Act 1958, now requires that children starting school in Prep Grade have a School Entry Immunisation Certificate. This certificate is issued by Council's Environmental Health Services.

 

 

 

 

Health

Health businesses include hairdressing, beauty parlours, tattooing, ear-piercing and colonic irrigation. These businesses, and any others involving penetration of the skin, must be registered with Council.

If you are opening, buying or selling a health premises you will require some of the following permits.

Permits that may be required include:

• Submit Plans for a Health Premises (link)
• Transfer a Health Premises (link)
• Register a Health Premises (link)

Depending on the type of business and the changes you may be making you may also need to contact Councils Building and Planning Departments to obtain other relevant permits.

 

Accommodation

 

If you are opening, buying or selling an accommodation business including a bed and breakfast, motel or boarding house you need to register with Council. Depending on whether you are establishing a new business, or buying or transferring an existing business you will need to apply for permits using the appropriate forms.

• Submit Plans for an Accommodation Premises (link)
• Register a Prescribed Accommodation Premises (link)
• Transfer a Prescribed Accommodation Premises (link)

 

Contact:

Environmental Health

Phone (03) 5461 0647

Mobile: 0419 134714

After Hours: (03) 5475 1232

Email: eho@cgoldshire.vic.gov.au