Building and Planning

If you want to want to build your own home or business, you need to lodge a building application.

Registering a New Food Business

You need to follow the steps bellow to register your food business:

Step 1 - Submit a floor plan

Provide a scaled floor plan of the proposed food premises to Council Environmental Health Department for assessment

Step 2 - Determine the classification

Please review the Classification List at the Food Smart Victoria website to determine which class applies to your business. The food safety requirements are linked to the class of food premises.

Step 3 - Apply for registration

Complete the Application to Register a Food Premises form and return to Council with the applicable fee. Please contact Council's Environmental Health Department on 03 5832 9731 to find out the applicable fee for the class of premises.

As part of the application process Class 1 and 2 businesses need to have a Food Safety Program in place. A Food Safety Program is a written plan that shows what a business does to ensure that the food it sells is safe for human consumption. It is an important tool for helping businesses that handle process or sell potentially hazardous foods and maintain safe food handling practices.

Businesses also need to ensure the person nominated for the role of Food Safety Supervisor has completed the relevant training.

Step 4 - Arrange for a final inspection

An Environmental Health Officer will complete an inspection of the food premises once works are completed.

Step 5 - Approval

Council will then issue a Certificate of Registration. Under the Food Act it is an offence to operate a food business without being registered.