Nuisance and Noise

Before making a noise, dust, smell, smoke or other nuisance complaint to Council first discuss any issues with your neighbour or the person responsible about your observations. On many occasions, a person may not even know they are causing a nuisance.

Free mediation service are available that can be of assistance in resolving neighbourhood nuisance issues. The Dispute Settlement Centre may be of assistance.

You can lodge a nuisance complaint by completing a nuisance log detailing your grievance. Your nuisance log, which will support our investigation, must be completed over a minimum of two weeks before being sent to Council.

Southern Grampians Shire Council Community Local Law No.1 of 2015 outlines permitted and not permitted activities and uses of any land within the Shire.

Visit Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Better Health Channel to learn more about protecting the environment and public health.

If you would like to lodge a noise complaint, we recommend you complete a noise diary for a minimum of two weeks. This will allow you to log your noise nuisance issues, which will provide us with evidence to help with the disturbances you are experiencing. This noise diary will also give us a greater level of understanding and validity of the noise issues you are facing.

Your noise diary must be completed over a minimum of two weeks before being sent to the Council.

Once you have completed your nuisance or noise diary, you may lodge your complaint to our Environmental Health Department by calling (03) 5573 0256. Or simply submit your complaint in writing.

Contact
Southern Grampians Shire Council
Environmental Health Department
Locked Bag 685
Hamilton Vic 3300
Phone (03) 5573 0256
Email council@sthgrampians.vic.gov.au

Depending on the nature of your complaint, you may need to contact the appropriate organisation directly. Here are some examples of such grievances: