Food Premises
Businesses that store, prepare, handle, serve and sell food are required to notify and register with the Shire. The Shire’s Environmental Health Officer is responsible for administering the Food Act 2008 (WA), Food Regulations 2009 and Australian/ New Zealand Food Standards Code.
All food businesses are required to notify the Shire:
- Before any food business commences operation;
- When the nature of an existing business changes; and/or
- When the ownership of an existing business changes.
Mobile and Itinerant Food Vendors
Temporary food stalls are expected to operate under guidelines that ensure only activities that reflect the level of hygiene control are carried out.
Application Process:
- Applications must be submitted at least 10 working days prior to the event.
- An application fee in accordance with the Shire's Schedule of Fees and Charges to be paid at the time of submitting your application.
- A site plan showing the setup or your site/premise to be submitted with your application.
- A food and drink menu to be submitted with your application.
Click here to download a copy of the Application to Sell Food from a Temporary or Mobile Food Business.
To view the Mobile and Itinerant Traders Policy, click here.
Food Safety
FoodSafe Online is a Food Handler Training Program for individuals. This is a fully online course with training videos and questions. FoodSafe® Online was developed by Environmental Health Australia (Western Australia) in consultation with state governments, academia, local industry and consumers. Being a fully online course, you can log in, in your free time and in the comfort of your home to complete the training. Once you have successfully completed the course, you will receive a certificate.
To complete this course, please click here. FoodSafe Online course - free of charge - using code FSWLLAM391.
Septic Tanks
Any wastewater produced from a property will need to be disposed of in an approved manner. Disposing of wastewater other than rainwater in a stormwater drain is not permitted. For most properties this will mean connecting to the Water Corporation’s reticulated sewerage system. However, in areas where reticulated sewerage is not available, onsite effluent disposal is required.
To obtain approval, an effluent disposal application is required to be lodged with the Shire which will be assessed and subject to approval conditions. Scale site plans (drawn to scale of not less than 1:200) and detail of setbacks from buildings, boundaries, watercourse and other structures must be clear in the application.
Click here to view the Department of Health guidelines for Wastewater Systems.