Drones and/or remotely piloted aircraft
Our Neighbourhood Amenity Local Law 2014 requires that you obtain a permit to fly a drone or any remotely piloted aircraft within a municipal reserve.
Traffic classifiers
Traffic classifiers are small metal boxes (about the size of two house bricks) that collect traffic speed and volume data from two rubber tubes stretched across the road.
Traffic management - transport planning
Understand your obligations in organising an event in relation to public transport.
Traffic signs and line marking
We install, maintain and remove traffic signs on our local roads.
Public Realm Framework - Section 2.3 - Seating
Subsection 3 details seating requirements.
Liquor licensing
Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation issues all Liquor Licences.
Children's crossings
Stopping or parking your vehicle too close to a children's crossing may mean that a child entering the crossing can’t see or be seen by an approaching car.
Disabled parking bays
You must display a valid and current permit to use one of these bays.
Loading zones
Loading zones are provided to allow the pick up or delivery of loads or people close to their destination. They are not provided for short term parking.
No stopping versus no parking
It's important to understand the difference between the signage for these two situations.
Painted yellow edge lines
If you fail to obey the requirements for continuous or broken yellow edge lines when parking, you will receive an infringement.
Parking for too long
Time limits are set on parking spaces to allow as many people as possible to have access to an area.
Upcoming Council meetings
These regular meetings of Council are generally held on the fourth Tuesday of each month except in January April and December 2023.
Fines Victoria
Fines Victoria deals with the processing and enforcement of infringement notices and penalties.
Infringement payment plans
An infringement payment plan gives you the opportunity to pay for infringements in manageable amounts at fortnightly payment intervals.
Penalty infringement notices
Penalty infringement notices (PINs) may be issued for a variety of reasons.
More on Local laws
Pool and spa safety
If you have a pool or spa in Victoria, you must make sure it is registered, inspected and compliant.
Property Lease Register
Our Property Lease Register contains information about the leases we manage.
Residential noise
There are times when the noise you are making in your neighbourhood may be considered unreasonable to your neighbours.
Road Safety
Our aim is to reduce fatal and serious crashes in the Geelong Local Government Area.
Local laws are advertised for public comment and must be approved by our councillors before they can take effect.
Local laws have the following sections:
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preliminary or key background information
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specific sections relation to the local law
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offences if relevant.
We currently have the following local laws:
Charity collections
You need our approval for all fundraising including door to door, roadside intersection collections. Further approval is required from Victoria Police for roadside and intersection collections.
City cracking down on building waste
The City is committed to driving improvements in the construction industry’s management of waste on building site.
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CCTV used to target illegal dumping
Permanent and mobile CCTV cameras and patrols are being used by the City of Greater Geelong to target illegal dumping in the community.
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Fires and incinerators
Burning off on a residential property and the use of incinerators is banned.
Keeping backyard chickens or ducks
Keeping chickens or ducks is a great way to recycle your household food scraps.
Charity collections
You need our approval for all fundraising including door to door, roadside intersection collections. Further approval is required from Victoria Police for roadside and intersection collections.
Gambling in Geelong
Losses to electronic gambling machines (EGMs) in Greater Geelong exceed $100 million annually, which is one of the highest levels in Victoria.
Penalty infringement notices
Penalty infringement notices (PINs) may be issued for a variety of reasons.
Traffic management roles
It is important that you understand the different roles played by your contracted traffic management provider, the Police, Local Laws officers, Traffic Controllers, event Marshals and Volunteers.