Health and safety
Council regulates businesses such as food premises hairdressers beauty salons skin penetration premises swimming pools cooling towers warm water systems and mortuaries.
Central Coast Council regulates businesses such as food premises, hairdressers, beauty salons, skin penetration premises, swimming pools, cooling towers, warm water systems and mortuaries. Council maintains a register of premises and conducts an inspection program for all to adhere by.
Complaints
If you have a complaint about a food business or a public health premise, including beauty salons, public swimming pools or funeral homes, call Customer Contact on 02 4306 7900.
Food related complaints can be referred to Council or the NSW Food Authority. Food borne illness can be reported directly to the NSW Food Authority Contact Centre on 1300 552 406.
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Food safety
Council is tasked with inspecting and licensing food premises to ensure that cooked food is safe for consumption. We support your success by offering essential information on your legal obligations as a food business.
Funeral homes
This page contains the legislative framework under which funeral homes are able to operate in New South Wales.
Hair, Beauty and Skin
Hygiene is important to control infections in premises that involve or may involve penetrating the skin. Find out how Council regulates the industry on the Central Coast.
Liquid trade waste
Businesses proposing to discharge liquid trade waste into a Council sewer must obtain prior approval. Find information on fees and charges exceptions and the application process.
Public pools and spas
Public pool and spas are regulated by Council to ensure the health and wellbeing of the community. All public pools and spas must be regularly tested by Council to ensure compliance with the Public Health Act 2010 and Public Health (Swimming pools and Spa Pools) Regulation 2000.
Water cooling systems
Water cooling systems that are not properly maintained have the potential to spread legionella. Council regulates and inspects water cooling and warm water systems. Find out how.
Underground Petroleum Storage Systems
All underground petroleum storage systems are regulated under the Protection of the Environment Operations (Underground Petroleum Storage Systems) Regulation 2019 by Council due to the potential to leak and contaminate surrounding land and groundwater, creating a risk to human health and the environment.Notification of a pollution incident to the relevant authority is required under Part 5.7 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997.