Environment and Health

Environmental Health issues area dealt with by local, state and federal governments.

Staff within the Environment and Health section of Queanbeyan City Council work on issues including.

Food Surveilence and Hygiene
Hair Dressing, Beautician and Skin Penetration Premises
Private Swimming Pool Fencing Safety
Public Swimming Pool Safety
On-site Sewage Management Systems
Microbial Control (Control of Legionairres Disease)
Keeping of Animals
Waste and Recycling
Noise Pollution
Air Pollution
Water Pollution
A variety water sampling programs

Environmental Management and Sustainability

Queanbeyan City Council is dedicated to the protection and improvement of the environment and undertakes a variety of projects and programs to help improve the local environment.

Some of the projects and programs Queanbeyan City Council is involved with include:

Platypus watch & sightings
A variety of water sampling programs;
Queanbeyan River Restoration Program;
Pollution investigation and clean-up;
Illegal dumping;
State of the Environment Reporting;
Groundswell;
Waste Reduction;
Mt. Jerrabomberra; and
Sustaining Our Towns

Contact

Council's Sustainability and Better Living branch: 02 6285 6268