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Health and food
Council provides public health related services and functions for the community.
Food safety
Council carries out inspections to ensure local restaurants and other food businesses are adhering to food safety standards.
Hair, skin, beauty
If you want to start a hairdressing, beauty treatment, piercing or tattoo business you need to register your business with Council. You will be given a form during the development application assessment process. Contact the Customer Administration Officer on 02 4974 2525 for further details.
Council carries out inspections of these businesses to ensure they are adhering to health and safety standards.
Guidelines and Codes of Practice
- Guidelines for the Construction and Operation of Hairdressing/Beauty and Skin Penetration - produced by the Hunter Regional Health Education Committee. Contact the Customer Administration Officer on 02 4974 2525 to obtain a copy.
- Guidelines on Skin Penetration produced by NSW Health. Contact the Customer Administration Officer on 02 4974 2525 to obtain a copy or go to NSW Health.
- Skin Penetration Code of Best Practice - contact the Customer Administration Officer on 02 4974 2525 or go to NSW Health.
- NSW Code of Practice for the Control of Legionnaires Disease - contact the Customer Administration Officer on 02 4874 2525 to obtain a copy or go to NSW Health.
