Please note that our Creswick Hub and Duke Street Office, Daylesford, will be opening at 9:30 am on Wednesday 2 July, due to an important staff meeting.
Want to know more about the Victorian Government's south west drought support package?
How much do Council Services cost? See our fees and charges from 1 July in our (PDF, 2MB)Budget 24/25(PDF, 2MB) from page 58.
Council offers a wide range of services to our communities. Discretionary services are those that residents can choose to use, such as recreation services, aged care, applications for planning and building approvals and human services. In most cases Council provides these on a fee-for-service, or user-pays basis, rather than funding them entirely out of rates and other general revenues.
Some of these fees and charges, such as statutory planning fees, are set by state government statute and are commonly known as ‘statutory or regulatory fees'. In these cases, Council has no control over service pricing. Non-regulatory fees and charges, however, are set by Council annually.
Some community facility hire fees can be waived if eligibility criteria are met. See Council’s Affordable Access to Council Facilities(PDF, 140KB) policy for details.
Animal registration
Animal registration - PDF(PDF, 168KB)
Excess dogs and cats permit
Permit to keep other animals
Roadside grazing permit
Request a new bin collection
Request additional bins
Change of address
Change of property use(PDF, 306KB)
Direct debit request(PDF, 124KB)
Email my rates
Farm rate request
Rates hardship form
Outdoor Dining and Trading
Obstruction Permit (Fencing/Hoarding, skip bins etc)
Temporary Street Stall/BBQ
Entertain or busk
Filming permit
Roadside Firewood Collect Permit
Asset protection permit
Accommodation premises - application to register(PDF, 88KB)
Environmental health department inspection - special request
Environmental health request for information
Food, accommodation or health premises - pre-purchase inspection application
Food premises - application to register(PDF, 129KB)
Food premises - notification of class 4 food premises
Health premises - application to register
Temporary Food Permit
Self-assessment tool for businesses
Outdoor dining & trading
Objection to a Planning Application Form(PDF, 234KB)
Withdrawal of an Objection to Planning Permit Form(PDF, 79KB)
Planning permit application
End or amend a Section 173 Agreement
Request an extension of time to planning permit
Request for written planning advice
Request secondary consent
Significant tree nomination
Section 50/ 57A amendment to a planning permit
Archival Search Request
Asset protection permit(PDF, 152KB)
Building information request
Extension of time for a building permit
Fencing - request adjoining landowner's contact details
Legal point of discharge
Obstruction Permit - for building projects
Occupancy certificate
Request under Section 29A of the Building Act - Report and consent on proposed demolition
Report and Consent under the Building Regulations 2018 - Siting concession dispensation
Septic system - alter or register(PDF, 267KB)
Renewal of septic/wastewater permit - extension of time
Swimming pool and spa registration
Works within road reserves
Entertain or busk permit
Place items on a footway or road reserve - short term (e.g. street stall)
Complaint form
Community asset committees nomination
Freedom of Information request
Infringements internal review
Letter of support request
Participate in Council meeting
Report an issue