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Alcohol Free Zones: Any person found consuming alcohol on any of the subject public roads or car parks within these areas is guilty of an offence and will be liable to confiscation of the alcohol and prosecution.

Backyard Swimming Pools: Contains useful information for swimming safely and enjoying your pool at home

Cemeteries: Our vision is for the Warrumbungle Shire to have well planned, respectful and maintained cemeteries, remembrance gardens and niche facilities for the interment of loved ones.

Companion Animals: Companion Animal Pounds Warrumbungle Shire Council operates two companion animal pounds within its boundaries, one located at Coonabarabran and the other at Coolah. Council's pounds are operated in a professional manner in accordance with RSPCA guidelines.

Coolah Heritage Study: Contains information on the Coolah Shire Community Based Heritage Study 2004‐5.

Coonabarabran Heritage Study: Contains information on the Coonabarabran Thematic History and the Coonabarabran Heritage Study

Drinking Water Monitoring: The Role of Council in Monitoring our Drinking Water

Environmental Health Services: Council's Environmental Health Department works in collaboration with the Public Health Network which is a network of 16 Public Health Units, each with a dedicated environmental health section

Fireworks Displays: Councils are advised that ‘Guidelines for Council when Notification of a Fireworks Event is Received’ have been developed by WorkCover and the Local Government and Shires Associations to provide councils with a standard framework when deciding whether to object to WorkCover in regard to a firework display of which council has received a notification.

Food Shops: All new food premises are required to be registered by their local Council. Food which has not been prepared and handled in a hygienic manner presents a public risk of food poisoning from pathogens such as listeria, e-coli and salmonella, or other serious diseases such as Hepatitis A.

Hazard Reduction Burning: A permit from the Rural Fire Service (Local Brigade) is required to light a fire for Agricultural purpose during the Fire season. You cannot burn garden or any other rubbish in an incinerator in your backyard, on vacant land or on roads, without permission.

Installing Modern Services on Heritage Buildings: The Heritage Tasmania website is a great place to find practical information on the approval process for works to heritage-listed properties, general principles for working with heritage properties and a useful set of guidelines for installing modern services on heritage buildings

Places of Public Entertainment: From 26 October 2007, the regulation of the use of buildings or temporary structures as a place of public entertainment (POPE) was transferred to the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act) from the Local Government Act 1993 (LG Act).

Resource Efficiency Toolkit: Designed to assist medium to small business in becoming more sustainable while also implementing simple cost saving measures

Waste Management: The Warrumbungle Shire Council provides the following waste and recycling services for residents within the Shire: Collection Drum Muster Chemcollect

First published: 19 Oct 2010

Last modified: 08 May 2013

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