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    New health premises

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    Starting a new health business

    All health and beauty premises operating in Wodonga must be registered with council’s Environmental Health team.

    All health and beauty premises are required to comply with the requirements of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 (Vic) and the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2019 (Vic). The Environmental Health team have developed a Health and Beauty Premises Guide which can be downloaded from the link below. This outlines all the requirements for health and beauty premises. The Victorian Department of Health has also created the Guidelines for infection prevention and control in the hair, beauty, tattooing and skin penetration industries which may be useful for procedure specific advice: Hair, beauty, tattooing and skin penetration industries.

    It is recommended that you obtain advice on the required set up and layout early in the planning, construction or fit out stage when planning your new health or beauty business. The registration fee includes an assessment of plans by an Environmental Health Officer (EHO) who will assess your plans against the requirements of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 (Vic) and the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2019 (Vic). The EHO will provide written advice on the suitability of your layout and fit out of your premises before any work commences.

    Cost
    Council’s fees and charges are updated on July 1 each year. You can view our current fees and charges here.

    Processing time
    Please allow two weeks (10 business days) from the time we receive your completed application to the time that a pre-opening inspection is organised. To register your health and beauty business, you will need to complete the following:

    Submit a new business approval application form on our website and discuss your requirements with the Business Engagement Officer to ensure you have covered all council requirements (Planning, Building and Environmental Health).

    Once the Business Engagement Officer has referred you to the Environmental Health team, someone will contact you to discuss your proposal and provide guidance on the requirements, including the application process.

    Submit your application to register a health premises form:

    • via email ([email protected]),
    • in person (at 104 Hovell Street, Wodonga) or
    • via the post (at PO Box 923, Wodonga Vic 3689).

    A link to download the application form is below.

    To ensure faster processing times, please ensure that you submit a floor plan with your application for the plans assessment.

    Once the application is received it is processed by the Environmental Health team. You may be asked to provide some additional information before an invoice is generated.

    The invoice will be sent via email with details on how to make an online payment.  

    An Environmental Health Officer (EHO) will look over your plans and provide you with written advice on the suitability of your layout and fit out of your premises before any work commences.

    After receiving this advice  you can commence works.

    Once you are ready to for the preopening inspection, call the Environmental Health team on (02) 6022 9300 to book.

    The Environmental Health Officer (EHO) will conduct the preopening inspection.

    Once the Environmental Health Officer has approved your registration you will be issued with a Certificate of Registration, emailed to your nominated email address.

    Now you can begin trading.

    Note: Unless your registration is ongoing, registration is annual(based on the calendar year) - the renewal process begins in October each year.

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