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We will be undertaking planned website maintenance from 5pm Wednesday 24 June until 10am Thursday 25 June 2026. During this time some services may be unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Council’s Property & Payments portal will be unavailable from 12 noon on Tuesday 30 June until 8am Monday 6 July 2026. This planned annual outage allows for critical end of financial year system updates to occur. Alternate payment methods are available during this period.

Application for a Road Opening Permit

Any person wishing to undertake excavation works on Council’s road reserve is required to obtain Council’s approval prior to commencement. The road reserve includes all of the land comprising a public road as well as the carriageway and nature strip from property boundary to property boundary. Excavation of Council road reserve is usually required for service connections to water, sewer, electricity, gas, telecommunications and drainage. 

A completed Application for Road Opening Permit is required for all road opening activities that are not associated with a current development consent. 

A completed Application for Subdivision Works Certificate and other Development related Civil Works is required if works are associated with a current development consent.

Apply online via eServices

Last updated: 08/04/2026