Fire hazard inspections - schedule and information

We undertake fire inspections of the entire municipality annually. Starting dates may alter from year to year. currently under review

Inspection areas

Our municipality is divided into 3 sections or areas for inspection purposes. Towns within these areas are listed below.

North Area	Anakie	Little River
	Avalon	Lara
	Batesford	Lovely Banks
	Bell Park	Moorabool
	Bell Post Hill	Norlane
	Corio	North Geelong
	Hamlyn Heights	North Shore
Central Area	Armstrong Creek	Manifold Heights
	Belmont	Marshall
	Breakwater	Mount Duneed
	Ceres	Newcomb
	Charlemont	Newtown
	East Geelong	South Geelong
	Fyansford	St Albans Park
	Geelong	Wandana Heights
	Geelong West	Warralily
	Grovedale	Waurn Ponds
	Herne Hill	Whittington
	Highton
East Area	Barwon Heads	Mannerim
	Bellarine	Marcus Hill
	Breamlea	Moolap
	Clifton Springs	Ocean Grove
	Connewarre	Point Henry
	Curlewis	Point Lonsdale
	Drysdale	Portarlington
	Indented Head	St Leonards
	Leopold	Wallington

First inspections

The City delayed its annual fire season inspection program due to the wet spring and started inspections on Monday 19 December 2022. Now is the time to reduce fuel loads in and around your properties because our inspectors will be out across the region. The delay of the inspection program means that property owners have been given more time than in previous years to maintain their properties or vacant land. The program sees City staff issuing around 2000 fire prevention notices requiring property owners to address fire risks on private property. Land owners who subsequently do not clear their property may have it deemed as a fire hazard. They will then be sent a Fire Prevention Notice which is an official direction notice stating a date by which specified works must be completed.

Second inspections

Follow up inspections are made to ensure that all work required to be undertaken has been completed.

If the work directed to be undertaken has not been completed a letter advising that Council is now engaging a contractor to undertake the work will be sent. This will incur a fee of a minimum amount of $245.

Failing to comply by the due date will also incur an infringement of $1849 for failing to comply with a Fire Prevention Notice (infringement amount as per CFA Act & FRV Act).

Emergencies

Fire restriction period

The Country Fire Authority look at the conditions to decide when the fire restriction period or fire danger period should apply.

Emergencies

Our role in emergencies

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Information about payment of the following fees can be found on your invoice: Invoice for property clearance by our nominated contractor (minimum amount of $241) The debtor number will be on the invoice. Please quote the debtor number when paying a fee for contractor clearing.