Local Laws are not aimed to prohibit the many various activities that members of the community enjoy, however, Council has a duty to effectively manage these activities, to ensure that they do not inconvenience or unduly interfere with the rights or the quality of life of the community in general. Controls On Noise Council exercises control over certain objectionable noises at unreasonable times by both Local Law and State Legislation. Loud music at night can be reported to police if warnings go unheeded. The Litter Act makes it an offence to place household or trade refuse in street litter bins. It places responsibility for litter being thrown from any vehicle on the owner of that vehicle regardless of who actually committed the offence, the driver or the passenger in that vehicle.
Council spends thousands of dollars cleaning up litter which, ultimately, is paid by the ratepayers.
We all have the responsibility of keeping our municipality clean and tidy. The effects of littering do not stop with appearance. Litter can block drains and cause minor flooding. Litter pollutes creeks and rivers, posing a hazard to health and killing wildlife. It is also an offence to place an advertising leaflet on a vehicle.